412 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



1625. EDGE, THOMAS Continued. 



yeelds little or no Gyle.'' 7. Scdena Negro . . . "with abumpe on h : s backo" = ? Megoptcrtt 

 longimana. 8. Scwria, "of colour as white as snow," etc. Beluga, catodon. 



A map (pp. 472, 472 b; ") of Greenland (i. e., Spitsbergen) accompanies Captain Edge's memoir, 

 with border at sides and bottom consistingof views illustrative of the Whale and "Seamorce' 1 

 fisheries. At the upper left corner is a picture of a Whale lying on its side, with the legend 

 "A Whale is ordinarily about GO footelonge." Immediately below this is a scene illustrating 

 the capture of a Whale, with 4 lines of descriptive text. Below this are two others illus- 

 trating respectively the cutting in of the Whale and the trying out of the blubber, each with 

 a descriptive legend 4 to 6 lines in length. On the right-hand border four of the live scenes 

 depict respectively the towing of the Whale to the ships, the towing of the blubber to shore, 

 the preparation of the fins (the legend reads: " Thus they make cleano and scrape y whale 

 fins"), and "A tent and Coopers at worke." [54.] 



1625. FOTHERBYE, R. A Voyage of Disconerie to Greenland, &c. Anno 1014. Written 

 by RO. FOTHERBYE. <^Piirchas his Pilgrimes, iii, 1625, pp. 720-728. 



Gives an account of the capture of Whales during the voyage. [55.] 



1625. HELEY, W., and others. Diners other Voyages to Greenland, wiih Letters of 

 those which were there employed, communicated to race by Master William 

 Heley. <Purcha8 his Pilgrimes, iii, 1625, pp. 732-738. 



Eleven letters, written by various persons, relating briefly to the history of Whaling by 

 the English during the years 1617 to 1623 inclusive. [56.] 



1625. "LAET, J. PE. Nienwe Wereldt | ofto | Beschrijvinghe | van | West-Indien, | 

 wt veelerhaude Schriften ende Acn-teekeningen | van verscheyden Natien by 

 eeii versainelt | Door | loanues de Laet, | Endo metNoodighe kaerten enTafels 

 voorsien. Tot Lcyden, | In de Druckerye van Isaack Elzevier. | Anno 1625. j 

 Met Privilegie der Ho. Mo. Heeren Staten Generael, voor 12 Jaren. | fol. pp. 

 (2), xxii, 5-26. Maps. 



" See ASHER'S 'Essay,' no. 1. This invaluable work was much improved in the subsequent 

 editions and translations by the author, but the maps were unchanged." 



Editio princeps. !Not seen; title and comment from Sabin. Bibl. Am., x, 1878, p. 15. For 

 notice of the account of the Manatee in Laet's work, see infra the Latin ed., 1G33. [57.] 



1625. [MuscovY MERCHANTS.} A Commission for Thomas Edge onr seruaut, appointed 

 to goe as our Five tor in the Ship called the Mary Margaret, of the burthen of one 

 hundred and fit'tie Tunnes, for the killing of the Whale and Morses vpou the 

 coast of Greenland, or any other place in the North Ocean : Ginen the 31. of 

 March, 1611. <Purchas his Pilgrimes, iii, 1625, pp. 709, 710. 



This is a letter of instruction issued by the "right Worshipfull Company of Xew Trades," 

 or "Muscouie Merchants," as above. Among other things it directs the ' procuring of sixo 

 men of Saint lohn de Luz " to act as whale-men ; describes the different kinds of Whales to bo 

 sought, and their products, etc., this information being evidently based on Thomab Edge's 

 'Description of the seuei'Hll sorts of Whales, with the manner of killing them," as given in 

 Purchas, iii, pp. 471, 472. [58.] 



1625. POOLE, JONAS. A briefe Declaration of this my Voyage of discouery to Green- 

 land, and towards the West of it, as followeth: being set forth by the right 

 Worshipfull Sir Thomas Smith, Gouernour of the right Worshipfnll Company 

 of new Trades, &c., written by JONAS POOLE. <^Purchas his Pilgrimes, iii, 1625, 

 pp. 711-713. 



Short history of the first English whaling voyage to "Greenland" (i. e.. Spitzbergen), 

 made in the year 1611. [59.] 



1625. POOLE, JONAS. A relation written by Jonas Poole of a Voyage to Greenland, 

 in the yeere 1612. with two ships, the one called the Whale; the other the 

 Sea-horse, set out by the Right Worshipful the Muscouie Merchants. <Pwr- 

 chas his Pilgrimcs, iii, 1625, pp. 713-715. [60.] 



1625. [PURCHAS, SAMUEL.] Extracts of GONZALO FERDINANDO DE OVIEDO his Surn- 

 marie and Generall Historic of the Indies. <^Purckas his Pilgrimes, iii, 1625, 

 pp. 970-1000. 



Description of the "Manati" at pp. 987, 989. [61.] 



