Excerpt from Early Dutch and English Voyages to Spitsbergen in the Seventeenth Century: Including Hessel Gerritsz Histoire Du Pays Nomme Spitsberghe, 1613 Asher

This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the early explorations of the Arctic region. It includes accounts of Dutch and English voyages to Spitsbergen in t

'Early Dutch and English Voyages' translated into English, for the first time, by Basil H. Soulsby, F.S.A., of the British Museum; Segersz's text translated int