Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh: Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region"Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh: Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region" by B. G. Kohlmeister and Georg Kmoch chronicles an extraordinary expedition to the remote and uncharted regions of Labrador and Ungava Bay. Kohlmeister and Kmoch, Moravian missionaries, document their encounters with the Inuit people, their struggles with harsh natural conditions, and their efforts to bring Christianity to these remote lands. Their journal offers valuable insights into the geography, culture, and customs of the Inuit, as well as the challenges faced by early explorers and missionaries. "Journal of a Voyage" is a compelling historical account that provides a unique perspective on the exploration of the Canadian Arctic and the interactions between European missionaries and indigenous peoples. |
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... occasion of a visit paid by him to his relations and friends in Germany, as to the mode of putting it into execution, he returned to Labrador in 1810, and prepared to undertake the voyage early in the spring of 1811. For several years a ...
... occasion of a visit paid by him to his relations and friends in Germany, as to the mode of putting it into execution, he returned to Labrador in 1810, and prepared to undertake the voyage early in the spring of 1811. For several years a ...
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... occasion. Brother KMOCH, his companion, joined to other essential qualifications, great cheerfulness and intrepidity. All the parties having met at Okkak, in the autumn of 1810, the winter was partly spent in preparations for the ...
... occasion. Brother KMOCH, his companion, joined to other essential qualifications, great cheerfulness and intrepidity. All the parties having met at Okkak, in the autumn of 1810, the winter was partly spent in preparations for the ...
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... occasion, as the greatest part of our own Esquimaux thought the voyage impracticable, and expected that we should all perish in doubling Cape Chudleigh, (Killinek) on account of the violence of the currents, setting round between the ...
... occasion, as the greatest part of our own Esquimaux thought the voyage impracticable, and expected that we should all perish in doubling Cape Chudleigh, (Killinek) on account of the violence of the currents, setting round between the ...
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... occasions he was seduced to commit many irregularities and sins, but always returned to us with a show of great contrition and repentance. After many relapses, he was informed, that this would do no longer, but that if he went again to ...
... occasions he was seduced to commit many irregularities and sins, but always returned to us with a show of great contrition and repentance. After many relapses, he was informed, that this would do no longer, but that if he went again to ...
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