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Conway, William Martin, Sir, 1856-1937, editor.

Title Early Dutch and English voyages to Spitsbergen in the seventeenth century : including Hessel Gerritsz "Histoire du pays nommé Spitsberghe," 1613, translated into English for the first time by Basil H. Soulsby .. and Jacob Segersz van der Brugge "Journael of dagh register," Amsterdam, 1634, translated into English for the first time by J. A. J. De Villiers .. / Edited with introductions and notes by Sir W. Martin Conway..

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London : Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1904.

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Description	1 online resource (229 pages).
Series	Whaling anthology
	Hakluyt Society. Works, 2d ser. ; no. 11.
	Whaling anthology.
	BiblioBoard Core module.
Note	Includes index.
	Original document: Book.
	GMD: electronic resource.
Bibliography	Bibliography: page [ix]-xiv.
Summary	The archipelago of islands known today asℓSvalbard isℓlocated in the arctic region north of Norway andℓincludes the main island of Spitsbergen. The islands, Spitsbergen in particular,ℓwere central to European whaling beginning in the earlyℓ17th century, when both English and Dutch interests sought to lay claim to them and established whaling stations there. This volume contains several translated accounts of the history and significance of the region.
Subject	Whaling.
	Spitsbergen Island (Norway) -- Discovery and exploration.
Added Author	Soulsby, Basil H. (Basil Harrington), 1864-1933, translator.
	De Villiers, John Abraham Jacob, Sir, 1863-1931, translator.
	Gerritsz., Hessel, approximately 1581-1632. Histoire du pays nommé Spitsberghe. English. 1967.
	Brugge, Jacob Segersz van der, active 1634. Journael. English. 1967.

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