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Sir Martin Frobisher (/ ˈfroʊbɪʃər /; c. 1535/1539 – 22 November 1594 [1]) was an English sailor and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the Northwest Passage.
Sir Martin Frobisher (born c. 1535, Yorkshire, England—died November 22, 1594, Plymouth, Devon) was an English navigator and early explorer of Canada’s northeast coast.
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Aug 2, 2023 · Martin Frobisher was an English explorer who became a licensed pirate and plundered French ships off the coast of Africa. In the 1570s, he made three voyages to discover a Northwest Passage.
Jun 16, 2020 · Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) was an Elizabethan adventurer and explorer who embarked on three expeditions in the 1570s CE to chart the waters of the North American Arctic and find the Northwest Passage to Asia.
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Jan 2, 2008 · Sir Martin Frobisher, mariner, privateer, explorer (born ca. 1535 near Wakefield, England; died 22 November 1594 in Plymouth, England). Frobisher was an English seaman who completed three voyages to North America, first in search of the Northwest Passage and then mineral treasure.
May 18, 2018 · Sir Martin Frobisher (ca. 1538-1594), English explorer, naval commander, and soldier, initiated Europe's search for a Northwest Passage to the Orient and discovered the Hudson Strait. Martin Frobisher, born in Yorkshire, went to London as a boy to be educated by a relative.
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Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535 – 22 November 1594) was an English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before entering Frobisher Bay and landing on present-day Baffin Island.
