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Earlest mention of Hudson Bay?
Earlest mention of Hudson Bay?
Item # 706009
November 23, 1693
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 23, 1693 The back page has a brief report that mentions "Hudson's Bay", the earliest we have seen this part of the New World menioned in a newspaper.
It reads in part: "This day arrived in the Downes the homeward bound Bilboa fleet, with the Benjamin from India, and several other merchant ships from Hudson's-Bay, Barbdoes, and other parts...".
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 1/4 bhy 11 inches, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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