Frobisher Bay for the English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher, who, during his search for the Northwest Passage in 1576, became the first European to visit it. Until Hall's voyage in 1861, the Bay was thought by Europeans to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island. The first Church of England service recorded on North American soil was a celebration of Holy Communion at Frobisher Bay in the last days of August or early September 1578. The Anglican Church of Canada's Prayer Book fixes the day of commemoration as September 3. The chaplain on Frobisher's voyage was " 'Maister Wolfall (probably
The Map and the Territory prior novel, "The Possibility of an Island". "The Map and the Territory" was among the most eagerly awaited and discussed novels of the 2010 literary season in France. The first printing was for copies, as announced by the publisher. An English translation by Gavin Bowd was published in January 2012. "The Map and the Territory" received the Prix Goncourt on 8 November 2010 on the first ballot with seven votes against two for "Apocalypse bébé" by Virginie Despentes. The novel tells the story of the life and art of "Jed Martin", a fictional French artist who becomes famous by photographing