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A chronological history of the north-eastern voyages of discovery; and of the early eastern navigations of the Russians Burney, James, 1750-1821
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"Burney, son of the musician Charles Burney and brother of Fanny, Madame D'Arblay, sailed with Cook on his second and third voyages and rose to the rank of Captain. After his retirement, he wrote a five-volume history of discoveries in the Pacific Ocean to 1723, a number of pamphlets, and this work. Although primarily concerned with the Russian voyages on the northwest coast, it includes his account of Cook's third voyage." -- 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. 40.
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A chronological history of the north-eastern voyages of discovery; and of the early eastern navigations of the Russians
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| Publisher |
London : Luke Hansard & Sons
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| Date Issued |
1819
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| Description |
"Burney, son of the musician Charles Burney and brother of Fanny, Madame D'Arblay, sailed with Cook on his second and third voyages and rose to the rank of Captain. After his retirement, he wrote a five-volume history of discoveries in the Pacific Ocean to 1723, a number of pamphlets, and this work. Although primarily concerned with the Russian voyages on the northwest coast, it includes his account of Cook's third voyage." -- 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. 40.
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| Extent |
viii, 310 pages : maps (folded) ; 23 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Includes errata
Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4630834 |
| Identifier |
G680 .B9 1819; II-0080
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G680 .B9 1819
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| Date Available |
2015-09-02
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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.
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74d5a0d5-c921-4ea8-92ac-302f2b6b6b1d
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0222706
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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.