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Tales of an old sea port : a general sketch of the history of Bristol, Rhode Island, including, incidentally, an account of the voyages of the Norsemen, so far as they may have been connected with Narragansett Bay: and personal narratives of some notable voyages accomplished by sailors from the Mount... Munro, Wilfred Harold, 1849-1934

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"Includes John D'Wolf's Voyage to the North Pacific reprinted from the 1861 edition (no.145), with a short biographical introduction."-- 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. 214.

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Title
Tales of an old sea port : a general sketch of the history of Bristol, Rhode Island, including, incidentally, an account of the voyages of the Norsemen, so far as they may have been connected with Narragansett Bay: and personal narratives of some notable voyages accomplished by sailors from the Mount Hope lands
Alternate Title
Tales of an old sea port
Creator
Munro, Wilfred Harold, 1849-1934
Contributor
D’Wolf, John, 1779-1872
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press; London : Humphrey Milford; Oxford : Oxford University Press
Date Issued
1917
Description
"Includes John D'Wolf's Voyage to the North Pacific reprinted from the 1861 edition (no.145), with a short biographical introduction."-- 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. 214.
Extent
292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject
Potter, Simon, 1720-1806; Yankee (Brig); Bristol (R.I. : Town)--History; Oyapoc, Fort, Guiana; Northwest Coast of North America; Alaska--Description and travel; Siberia (Russia)--Description and travel
Genre
Books
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
Includes index.

Alternative title from cover.

Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/974612
Identifier
F5817.5.D4 M94 ; II-0390
Collection
British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5817.5.D4 M94
Date Available
2016-02-24
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=1586555
DOI
10.14288/1.0224818
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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.