Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581 : mines, minerals & metallurgy

Title
  1. Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581 : mines, minerals & metallurgy / by D.D. Hogarth, P.W. Boreham and J.G. Mitchell.
Published by
  1. [Hull, Que.] : Canadian Museum of Civilization, [1994], ©1994.
Author
  1. Hogarth, D. D.

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Additional authors
  1. Boreham, P. W. (Peter W.), 1955-
  2. Mitchell, J. G. (John G.), 1943-
  3. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Description
  1. xiii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Martin Frobisher led three voyages to the Canadian Arctic between 1576 and 1578. He initially sought the Northwest Passage to Cathay, but his voyages became Canada's first "gold rush" when gold was reported after his first trip.
  2. Sadly, the Arctic ore proved worthless, and the Cathay Company that financed the exploration was ruined. Mysteries, however, remain. Was the ore truly worthless? If so, why was it so easy to finance the expeditions? Was fraud involved? And why did some of the ore mysteriously disappear off the coast of Ireland? This book takes the reader from Frobisher Bay to Ireland and England in a quest for answers.
Series statement
  1. Mercury series, 0316-1854
  2. Directorate paper / Canadian Museum of Civilization ; no. 7
Uniform title
  1. Directorate paper (Canadian Museum of Civilization. Directorate) ; no. 7.
  2. Mercury series.
Subject
  1. Gold ores > Baffin Island > History
  2. Ore deposits > Baffin Island > History
  3. Metallurgy > Baffin Island > History
  4. Mineralogy > Baffin Island > History
  5. Or > Histoire. > Baffin, Île de
  6. Gîtes minéraux > Baffin, Île de > Histoire
  7. Métallurgie > Baffin, Île de > Histoire
  8. Minéralogie > Baffin, Île de > Histoire
  9. Baffin Island (Nunavut) > Discovery and exploration
  10. Baffin, Île de (T.N.-O.) > Découverte et exploration
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Includes abstract in French.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references p. 155-169.