CH. XI] 
John Davis 
the coast of Malacca. As chief pilot of the first Dutch 
expedition to the East Indies in 1598, and again in the 
service of the East India Company under Sir James 
Lancaster, he did good work in eastern waters. But his 
Arctic explorations were over. As a consummate pilot, 
a scientific seaman, and a great discoverer he takes rank 
among the foremost sea worthies of the glorious reign of 
Queen Elizabeth 1 . 
1 The following names were given by John Davis in the Arctic regions. 
1. Chidley (or Chudleigh) Cape, S. entrance to Hudson Strait. 
2. Cumberland (Earl of) Gulf. 
3. Darcy Island, Labrador. 
4. Desolation Land and Cape, S. Greenland. 
5. Dyer Cape, North point of Exeter Sound. 
6. Exeter Sound, Baffin Land. 
7. Farewell Cape, S. point of Greenland. 
8. Furious Overfall, Hudson Strait. 
9. Gilbert Sound, Greenland 64 0 15' (Godthaab). 
10. God's Mercy Cape, N. entrance of Cumberland Gulf. 
11. London Coast, West Coast of Greenland. 
12. Raleigh Mount, Baffin Land. 
13. Sanderson His Hope, 72 0 12' N., Baffin Bay. 
14. Tornes Road, 66° 40' N., Baffin Land. 
15. Walsingham Cape, Baffin Land. 
16. Warwick (Earl of) Foreland, Baffin Land. 
