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- 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 First Voyage of Master John Davis, undertaken for the Discoverie of the North-west Passage, by John Jane
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
Certaine Honourable personages and worthy Gentlemen of the Court and Countrey, with divers worshipfull Marchants of London and of the West Countrey, mooved with desire to advance God's glory and to seeke the good of their native Countrey, consulting together of the likelihood of the Discoverie of the Northwest passage, which heretofore had bene attempted, but unhappily given over by accidents unlooked for, which turned the enterprisers from their principall purpose, resolved after good deliberation, to put downe their adventures to provide for necessarie shipping, and a fit man to be chiefe Conductour of this so hard an enterprise.
The setting foorth of this action was committed by the adventurers, especially to the care of M. William Sanderson, Marchant of London, who was so forward therein, that besides his travaile which was not small, hee became the greatest adventurer with his purse, and commended unto the rest of the company one M. John Davis, a man very well grounded in the principles of the arte of Navigation, for Captaine and chiefe Pilot of this exployt.
Thus, therefore, all things being put in a readines, wee departed from Dartmouth the seventh of June, towards the discoverie of the aforesayd Northwest passage, with two Barks, the one being of 50 tunnes, named the Sunneshine of London, and the other being 35 tunnes, named the Mooneshine of Dartmouth.
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- Voyages and Works of John Davis, the Navigator , pp. 1 - 14Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010