The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Bloody Point
York Sound (Body of Water), Frobisher Bay (Body of Water), Baffin Island (Region), Nunavut (Region), Canada
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Location of a small Inuit settlement on York Sound, Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island that was attacked and destroyed by Frobisher's second expedition in 1577. Ginoct and Nutioc, mother and daughter survivors, were taken hostage here and taken to England by Frobisher. People associated with this location: Ginoct (-1577) - Residence at
Nutioc (-1577) - Residence at
Print Sources linked to this location: N/A - Thomas Platter's Travels in England, 1599: Rendered into English from the German.