Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ERRATA
- Introduction
- Note on the Previous Biographical Accounts of Captain John Davis
- Note on the “New Map”, by Mr. C. H. Coote
- The First Voyage of Master John Davis, undertaken for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by John Jane
- The Second Voyage attempted by Master John Davis for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by himself
- Letter from Master John Davis to M. William Sanderson, 14th October 1586
- A Relation of the Course which the Sunshine and Northstarre, being two Vessels of the Fleet of M. John Davis, held after he had sent them from him, by Henry Morgan
- The Third Voyage North-westward made by John Davis, written by John Janes
- A Traverse Booke made by M. John Davis in his Third Voyage for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage
- Letter from M. John Davis to M. Sanderson, 16th September 1587
- The Third Voyage of the Erle of Cumberland to the Azores, by the excellent Mathematician and Engineer, Master Edward Wright
- The Last Voyage of the Worshipfull M. Thomas Candish, Esquire, by M. John Jane
- Letter from John Davis to the Earl of Essex, 1st August 1600
- The Voyage of Captaine John Davis to the Easterne India, Pilot in a Dutch Ship, written by himself
- The Last Voyage of John Davis with Sir Edward Michelborue
- Mr. John Davis his Observations voyaging from Achen to Tiku and Priaman
- The Worlde's Hydrographical Description
- The Seaman's Secrets
- APPENDIX
- Index
- THE MAP OF THE WORLD A.D. 1600
- LIST OF NAMES ON THE MAP OF THE WORLD. A.D. 1600
- Map
The Second Voyage attempted by Master John Davis for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by himself
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ERRATA
- Introduction
- Note on the Previous Biographical Accounts of Captain John Davis
- Note on the “New Map”, by Mr. C. H. Coote
- The First Voyage of Master John Davis, undertaken for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by John Jane
- The Second Voyage attempted by Master John Davis for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by himself
- Letter from Master John Davis to M. William Sanderson, 14th October 1586
- A Relation of the Course which the Sunshine and Northstarre, being two Vessels of the Fleet of M. John Davis, held after he had sent them from him, by Henry Morgan
- The Third Voyage North-westward made by John Davis, written by John Janes
- A Traverse Booke made by M. John Davis in his Third Voyage for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage
- Letter from M. John Davis to M. Sanderson, 16th September 1587
- The Third Voyage of the Erle of Cumberland to the Azores, by the excellent Mathematician and Engineer, Master Edward Wright
- The Last Voyage of the Worshipfull M. Thomas Candish, Esquire, by M. John Jane
- Letter from John Davis to the Earl of Essex, 1st August 1600
- The Voyage of Captaine John Davis to the Easterne India, Pilot in a Dutch Ship, written by himself
- The Last Voyage of John Davis with Sir Edward Michelborue
- Mr. John Davis his Observations voyaging from Achen to Tiku and Priaman
- The Worlde's Hydrographical Description
- The Seaman's Secrets
- APPENDIX
- Index
- THE MAP OF THE WORLD A.D. 1600
- LIST OF NAMES ON THE MAP OF THE WORLD. A.D. 1600
- Map
Summary
The seventh day of May, I departed from the porte of Dartmouth for the discovery of the Northwest passage, with a ship of an hundred and twentie tunnes named the Mermayde, a barke of 60 tunnes named the Sunneshine, a barke of 35 tunnes, named the Moonelight, and a Pynace of ten tunnes named the Northstarre.
And the 15 of June I discovered land in the latitude of 60 degrees, and in longitude from the meridian of London westward 47 degrees, mightily pestered with yce and snow, so that there was no hope of landing: the yce lay in some places 10 leagues, in some 20, and in some 50 leagues off the shore, so that we were constrayned to beare into 57 degrees to double the same, and to recover a free sea, which, through God's favourable mercy, we at length obtayned. The nine and twentieth of June, after many tempestuous stormes, wee againe discovered lande, in longitude from the Meridian of London, 58 degrees 30 minutes, and in latitude 64, being East from us : into which course, sith it pleased God, by contrary windes, to force us, I thought it very necessary to beare in with it, and there to set up our Pynnace, provided in the Mermayde.
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- Voyages and Works of John Davis, the Navigator , pp. 15 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010
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