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Declaration and counter-declaration, signed and exchanged at Madrid, the 24th of July, 1790, between his Britannick Majesty's ambassador, and the minister of the King of Spain Great Britain

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"Text in Spanish [sic] and English in parallel columns. The Declaration was signed by Count Floridablanca and the Counter-declaration by Allardyce Fitz-Herbert. By these agreements, Spain agreed to indemnify the owners of British ships seized at Nootka, but deferred any question of sovereignty." -- 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. 116.

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Title	Declaration and counter-declaration, signed and exchanged at Madrid, the 24th of July, 1790, between his Britannick Majesty's ambassador, and the minister of the King of Spain
Creator	Great Britain
Publisher	London : Edward Johnston
Date Issued	1790
Description	"Text in Spanish [sic] and English in parallel columns. The Declaration was signed by Count Floridablanca and the Counter-declaration by Allardyce Fitz-Herbert. By these agreements, Spain agreed to indemnify the owners of British ships seized at Nootka, but deferred any question of sovereignty." -- 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. 116.
Extent	6 pages ; 22 cm
Subject	Nootka Sound (B.C.); Great Britain--Foreign relations--Spain; Spain--Foreign relations--Great Britain; Pacific Ocean
Genre	Legislative proceedings
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English; French
Notes	Strathern & Edwards note that the text is in English and Spanish. It is actually in English and French. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28205556
Identifier	FC3821.9.N6 G74 1790; II-0226
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.9.N6 G74 1790
Date Available	2015-05-11
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3189773
DOI	10.14288/1.0222522
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.