He was one of those navigators who tried so hard to find the 'north-west passage' by sailing through Hudson's Straits.

During the first half of the eighteenth century, the London merchants sent out expeditions nearly every year in the hope of finding a passage through here to China and India.

This Button was one of their captains." "Then this low land to the south-west of us is Cape Chidleigh, is it not ?" said Wade.
"No," said Raed.

"Cape Chidleigh is the main land of Labrador down to the south-east of the Button Isles.

You couldn't see that, could you, captain ?" "Saw some high peaks to the south, far down on the horizon.