Early Dutch and English voyages to Spitsbergen in the seventeenth century : including Hessel Gerritsz "Histoire du pays nommé Spitsberghe," 1613 and Jacob Segersz van der Brugge "Journael of Dagh register," Amsterdam, 1634 / edited by Sir W. Martin Conway, Basil H. Soulsby and J.A.J. De Villiers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THIS WORK; NOTE ON THOMAS EDGE, BY SIR JOHN EDGE, K.C., ETC.; INTRODUCTION TO HESSEL GERRITSZ, HISTOIRE DU PAYS NOMME SPITSBERGHE, 1612; COPY OF ORIGINAL TITLE-PAGE, AND OF THAT OF THE SECOND EDITION; TRANSLATION, BY BASIL H. SOULSBY, F.S.A., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM; INTRODUCTION TO TROUBLES AT SPITSBERGEN IN 1618; TROUBLES AT SPITSBERGEN IN 1618; INTRODUCTION TO JACOB SEGERSZ VAN DER BRUGGE, JOURNAEL 1634 ; 2. FACSIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE, FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM COPY, OF TWEE JOURNALEN, AMSTERDAM, 1635.

3. facsimile of title page, from the british museum copy, of jacob segersz van brugge, journael, amsterdam, 1634translation, by j. a. j. de villiers, of the british museum; 4. facsimile of chart of ""de hollantsche ofte mauritius-bay, "" from the british museum copy; 5. facsimile of illustration of spitsbergen tents and bears, from the british museum copy; a short journal of seven other seamen, left at spitsbergen 1634-5; disputes between english whalers, 1636; a true relation of the differences in greenland [spitsbergen] with the shipps of yarmouth, 1634; index, by basil h. soulsby; a; b; c.

De; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z; 1. john daniel's map, drawn in london in 1612, from materials belonging to the muscovie company; 6. map of spitsbergen at the present day, by j. w. addison, of the royal geographical society.

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