Sunday, July 17, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: Northwest Passage

July 17, 1577: Martin Frobisher, commanding Gabriel and in search of a Northwest passage to the Pacific, drops anchor in what he will name Frobisher Bay and is the first European to set foot on Canada's Baffin Island.  Frobisher will later sail with Drake and command vessels against the Armada of Spain.

Header: Martin Frobisher by Cornelis
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!July 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! Well, he was the first that we know of, anyway. I imagine some Vikings might have gotten there first, but maybe not...

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  2. PaulineJuly 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    You're probably right but evidently "Erik Bay" didn't stick.

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