1851.10
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Rounders on the Ice
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Princess Royal Island, Nunavet, Canada |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Rounders - BritainRounders - Britain |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
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| Text | The crew of a British ship investigating a northwest passage was trapped in the ice alongside Princess Royal Island in Feb. 1851, and while there the men played Rounders on the ice. |
| Sources | "The Discovery of the Northwest Passage by HMS Investigator" (1856), p. 160 |
| Warning | |
| Comment | British sailors played rounders on the ice in Melville Bay, Aug. 20, 1857. See Lloyd, "The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas" Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1851.10 Rounders on the Ice"
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