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An abridgement of Portlock and Dixon's voyage round the world, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788 Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817
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"A few copies printed on heavy paper with the 5 ornithological plates coloured.
Beresford's account of the voyage (no.37) complements this. In some bibliographies the various editions, abridgements and translations have been confused.
Appendix: pp[i]-xl. Tables of the route of the King George and Queen Charlotte, the variations of the compass and meteorological observations during the 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, pp. 239-240.
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An abridgement of Portlock and Dixon's voyage round the world, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788
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| Publisher |
London : John Stockdale; London : George Goulding
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| Date Issued |
1789
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| Description |
"A few copies printed on heavy paper with the 5 ornithological plates coloured.
Beresford's account of the voyage (no.37) complements this. In some bibliographies the various editions, abridgements and translations have been confused. Appendix: pp[i]-xl. Tables of the route of the King George and Queen Charlotte, the variations of the compass and meteorological observations during the 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, pp. 239-240. |
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272 pages : map (folded) ; 22 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
FC3821.1.P6 A25 1789; II-0450-i
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| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1.P6 A25 1789
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| Date Available |
2016-03-02
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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 | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0225979
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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.