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On the discovery of the Mississippi, and on the south-western, Oregon, and north-western boundary of the United States. With a translation from the original ms. of memoirs, etc. relating to the discovery of the Mississippi, by Robert Cavelier de la Salle and the Chevalier Henry de Tonty Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882
Description
"Errata for pt.I , leaf following t.p.; for pt.2, on verso of p.99. A closely argued investigation of the respective rights of the United States and Great Britain to the ownership of the disputed Oregon territory, based on documents in the Archive Maritime at Paris. Concludes Britain has the greater rights, based on the territorial acquisition of French explorers which reverted to Great Britain on the cession of New France." -- 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. 88.
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On the discovery of the Mississippi, and on the south-western, Oregon, and north-western boundary of the United States. With a translation from the original ms. of memoirs, etc. relating to the discovery of the Mississippi, by Robert Cavelier de la Salle and the Chevalier Henry de Tonty
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| Creator | |
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| Publisher |
London : Samuel Clarke
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| Date Issued |
1844
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| Description |
"Errata for pt.I , leaf following t.p.; for pt.2, on verso of p.99. A closely argued investigation of the respective rights of the United States and Great Britain to the ownership of the disputed Oregon territory, based on documents in the Archive Maritime at Paris. Concludes Britain has the greater rights, based on the territorial acquisition of French explorers which reverted to Great Britain on the cession of New France." -- 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. 88.
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| Extent |
96, 99 pages : map (folded) ; 20 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475792044
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| Identifier |
F352 .F18; II-0172
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F352 .F18
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| Date Available |
2015-10-21
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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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| Catalogue Record | |
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3901f8ed-5939-4562-bb6c-193f19c84303
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0222830
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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.