A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world; in which the coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed : undertaken by his Majesty’s command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans
“Vancouver arrived at Nootka in 1792 to receive the territory seized by Spain, in accordance with the Nootka Sound Convention. He charted the northwest coast from San Francisco to Cook's Inlet and circumnavigated Vancouver Island, r.ef. T.P.L. In the Editor's advertisement, vol.I, p[xxi-xx...
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London : Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0367756 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0367756 |
| Summary: | “Vancouver arrived at Nootka in 1792 to receive the territory seized by Spain, in accordance with the Nootka Sound Convention. He charted the northwest coast from San Francisco to Cook's Inlet and circumnavigated Vancouver Island, r.ef. T.P.L. In the Editor's advertisement, vol.I, p[xxi-xxxii] John Vancouver outlines the state of the text on the death of his brother George, and his own editorial contribution to the finished work A voyage . . . [2d. ed.] A new edition with corrections, illustrated with nineteen views and charts, in six volumes. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. A re-issue of the first edition, revised by John Vancouver, with many corrections in spelling, etc. As the original plates had been stolen, the illustrations were re-engraved.”-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 308. A new edition, with corrections, ... |
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