The Voyages Of William Baffin

Historical background and publication of Baffin's recorded Arctic voyages.

Edited, with notes and an introduction from narratives and journals by John Gatonbe, Robert Fotherby, and others, with Baffin's letters, journals, and other observations, and various treatises on the probability of a North-West Passage. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1881. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce 'The Map of Coast of Arabia and entrance to the Pendant Gulf' which appeared on p.xliii of the first edition of this volume.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

William Baffin, geboren 1584, war englischer Entdecker und Seefahrer. Seine Reisen, die der Auffindung und Entdeckung der Nordwestpassage dienten, führten ihn nach Grönland und Kanada. Überdies war Baffin der Erste, der versuchte, die geografische Länge durch Monddistanzen zu bestimmen. Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.

The voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622. 292 Pages.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.