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North-west Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage 1635 / by Captaine Luke Foxe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635, author.
- Series:
- Age of exploration.
- Age of exploration
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.
- Voyages and travels.
- Northwest Passage--Early works to 1800.
- Northwest Passage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (269 pages)) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- 1635 /
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1635?]
- Summary:
- Written by Captain Luke Foxe. The First line of the preface states 'Gentle reader, expect not here any flourishing phrases or eloquent termes, for this child of mine begot in the North-wests cold Clime, (where they breed no Schollers) is not able to digest the sweet milk of Rethorick'. Conceded primarily with the discovery of the North West passage, contains topographical descriptions of the countries visited, and stories of encounters with the people who lived there.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer 110 .F7 1635.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018. Digitized from a copy held by The Newberry Library and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
- Description based on online resource; title from scanned document's title page (viewed on May 31, 2018).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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