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along the coast to the southern extremity, from 

 whence he passed through Hudson's Strait, the 

 iiame of which he thought fit to change to that 

 of Christian's Strait, (Fretum Christiani.) The 

 northern part of what is called Hudson's Bay, he 

 converted into Mare Novum, the New Sea, and 

 the southern and eastern side he changed mto Mare 

 Christianum, Christian's Sea ; and either he, or the 

 publisher of his voyage, has accompanied it with 

 a chart in which the whole geography of Hud- 

 son's Sea and its islands is upset and distorted. He 

 made the coast of America in 63° 20', where, 

 meeting with much ice, he was compelled to seek 

 for shelter in an opening in the land which he 

 called Munks Winter Harbour, and to the sur- 

 rounding country he gave the name of New Den- 

 mark. This harbour must be that which has since 

 been named Chesterjield or Bowdens Inlet. The 

 year being far advanced, (having entered the harbour 

 on the 7th September,) and seeing no likelihood of 

 being able to cross Hudson's Sea and Strait, he 

 took the precaution of first hutting himself and 

 his people, and then exploring the neighbouring 

 country, which luckily afforded them a plentiful 

 stock of game, consisting of white bears, black 

 foxes, hares, partridges, and other birds. On the 

 27th of November there appeared in the heavens 

 three distinct suns, and again two, equally distinct, 

 on the 24th January. On the 18th of the preceding 

 December, there was an eclipse of the moon, and 



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