Meta Incognita: a discourse of discovery - volume 1

Meta Incognita: a discourse of discovery - volume 1
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Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9781772824339
ISBN-13 : 177282433X
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Download or read book Meta Incognita: a discourse of discovery - volume 1 written by Thomas H. B. Symons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meta Incognita Project was initiated to cast new light on the Arctic voyages of Martin Frobisher and their significance for the histories of North America and Britain. Although the Elizabethan venture failed to discover a northwest passage to mines and precious metals, and to establish a colony in the future Canadian Arctic, it left valuable legacies.


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