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Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581 : mines, minerals, metallurgy
- Title
- Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581 : mines, minerals, metallurgy / by D.D. Hogarth, P.W. Boreham, J.G. Mitchell.
- Author
- Hogarth, D. D.
- Publication
- [Hull, Quebec] : Canadian Museum of Civilization, [1994]
- ©1994
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | TN424.C32 B345 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Appraisal of Martin Frobisher's voyages to Baffin Island in 1576, 1577 and 1578 from the viewpoint of his attempt to mine & process gold ore.
- Series Statement
- Mercury series, 0316-1854
- Directorate paper ; no. 7
- Uniform Title
- Mercury series
- Directorate paper (Canadian Museum of Civilization. Directorate) ; no. 7.
- Alternative Title
- Mines, minerals, metallurgy
- Mines, Minerals & metallurgy
- Subject
- Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594 > Travel > Nunavut > Baffin Island
- Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594
- Frobisher, Martin, ca1535-1594
- 1500-1599
- Gold mines and mining > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History > 16th century
- Gold ores > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History
- Ore deposits > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History
- Metallurgy > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History
- Mineralogy > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History
- 15.85 history of America
- Ore deposits
- Mineralogy
- Metallurgy
- Gold ores
- Discoveries in geography
- Gold mines and mining
- Travel
- Ontdekkingsreizen
- Gold Rush
- Minerais > Canada > Baffin, Terre de > Histoire
- Minéralogie > Canada > Baffin, Terre de > Histoire
- Or > Minerais > Histoire. > Canada > Baffin, Terre de
- Métallurgie > Canada > Baffin, Terre de > Histoire
- Baffin Island (Nunavut) > Discovery and exploration
- Nunavut > Baffin Island
- Baffin, Terre de (Canada) > Découverte et exploration
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- "Published ... with the authorization of the Meta Incognita Project Steering Committee."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-169) and index.
- Language (note)
- Abstract also in French.
- Contents
- Units and values of 1578 -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The three voyages -- Ch. 3. The Emanuel of Bridgwater and Ireland -- Ch. 4. Proofs and furnaces -- Ch. 5. Ore and mines -- Ch. 6. Aftermath and conclusions -- Appendix I. Assay technology -- Appendix II. Potassium -- argon ages -- Appendix III. Assignments during and after the voyages.
- ISBN
- 0660140187
- 9780660140186
- LCCN
- 95112420
- OCLC
- ocm29469317
- 29469317
- SCSB-2083227
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library