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Humphrey Gilbert

noun

English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583). Synonyms: Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert.

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... or true oceanic rivers which traverse the sea, bring warm water into higher and cold water into lower latitudes. To the first class belongs the celebrated Gulf Stream,* which was known to Anghiera, and more especially to Sir Humphrey Gilbert ...

— COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 • Alexander von Humboldt

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... how Cartier, who had set out first to seek for the north-west passage, had been led to take possession of the country and to lay the foundations of the colony of Canada. In England a similar movement had begun, set on foot by the writings of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and of Richard Wills. They ended by carrying public opinion with them, and demonstrating that it was not more difficult to find this passage than it had been to discover the Strait of Magellan. One of the most ardent partizans of this search was a bold sailor, ...

— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part I. The Exploration of the World • Jules Verne

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Words linked to "Humphrey Gilbert" : navigator, gilbert