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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 Beresford, William, active 1788
Description
"Some copies issued on large, heavy paper, with the eight natural history plates in colour. Plate 10 is the score of a Nootka Indian song. Forty-nine letters by Beresford, the supercargo on the Queen Charlotte, edited, with an introduction and two appendices, by Dixon, ref. D.N.B. The Queen Charlotte and the King George under the command of Nathaniel Portlock who also wrote an account of the voyage (no.450) were outfitted by the King George's Sound Company to trade for furs on the northwest coast. In May, 1787, the ships separated, Dixon returning to Nootka and the Queen Charlottes, while Portlock explored the Alaskan Coast. Dixon established the insularity of the Queen Charlottes of which Beresford gives a good description. The two works have been confused, especially in translation, in several bibliographies." -- 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. 18-19.
Item Metadata
| 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
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| Alternate Title |
A voyage round the world, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by Capt. Geo. Dixon
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| Publisher |
London : Geo. Goulding
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| Date Issued |
1789
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| Description |
"Some copies issued on large, heavy paper, with the eight natural history plates in colour. Plate 10 is the score of a Nootka Indian song. Forty-nine letters by Beresford, the supercargo on the Queen Charlotte, edited, with an introduction and two appendices, by Dixon, ref. D.N.B. The Queen Charlotte and the King George under the command of Nathaniel Portlock who also wrote an account of the voyage (no.450) were outfitted by the King George's Sound Company to trade for furs on the northwest coast. In May, 1787, the ships separated, Dixon returning to Nootka and the Queen Charlottes, while Portlock explored the Alaskan Coast. Dixon established the insularity of the Queen Charlottes of which Beresford gives a good description. The two works have been confused, especially in translation, in several bibliographies." -- 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. 18-19.
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| Extent |
xxix, 360, 47 pages : maps, illustrations, score, tables ; 30 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/4541667 |
| Identifier |
FC3821.1.P6 B4 1789; II-0037
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1.P6 B4 1789
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| Date Available |
2015-09-15
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| Provider |
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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eeaedab8-5cfc-43db-9417-2e5ea51b9dca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0222775
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