23. Frobisher sails into the unknown
Martin Frobisher led his small fleet in search of the "Straight of Anian" only to experience a close encounter with the Inuit people of Frobisher Bay.
Why search for the Northwest Passage?
Securing funding for Frobisher’s voyage to search for a north-west passage to the Pacific Ocean was proving to be very difficult. As no concrete evidence was available that this route existed, speculators needed good reasons to back a venture that could potentially ruin them.
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