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A voyage round the world; but more particularly to the north-west coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. By Captain George Dixon Beresford, William, active 1788

Description

"A reprint of the first edition with the same pagination." -- 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. 19.

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Title
A voyage round the world; but more particularly to the north-west coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. By Captain George Dixon
Creator
Beresford, William, active 1788
Contributor
Dixon, George, -1800?
Publisher
London : Geo. Goulding
Date Issued
1789
Description
"A reprint of the first edition with the same pagination." -- 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. 19.
Extent
xxix, 360, 47 pages : illustrations (some folded), tables, maps (some folded), diagrams (some folded) ; 30 cm
Subject
Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817; King George (Ship); Queen Charlotte (Ship); Voyages around the world; Zoology; Northwest Coast of North America
Genre
Books; Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
Includes errata
Edition: The second edition
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/153921349
Identifier
FC3821.1.P6 B4 1789a; II-0037-i
Collection
British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1.P6 B4 1789a
Date Available
2015-05-08
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=462691
DOI
10.14288/1.0222567
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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.