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Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Discovery, performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, illustrated with cuts, and a chart, shewing the tracts of the ships employed in this expedition. Faithfully narrated from the original ms. [Rickman, John]
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"Caption title: A voyage performed in His Majesty's ship Discovery in company with the Resolution, Captain Cook, Commander. Rickman's authorship was proved by F.W. Howay in the Washington Historical Quarterly, vol. 12, no. I, January, 192 I, PP.5I-58. It has also been attributed to John Ledyard and to WilIiam ElIis. Copies vary in mispagination and list of errata, ref. Graff. B.C. Archives copy: P.231 wrongly numbered 331, PP.393-396 wrongly numbered 381, 378, 379, 388. The first published account of Cook's third voyage. Published against the instructions of the Admiralty." -- 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. 247.
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Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Discovery, performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, illustrated with cuts, and a chart, shewing the tracts of the ships employed in this expedition. Faithfully narrated from the original ms.
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| Publisher |
London : E. Newbery
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| Date Issued |
1781
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| Description |
"Caption title: A voyage performed in His Majesty's ship Discovery in company with the Resolution, Captain Cook, Commander. Rickman's authorship was proved by F.W. Howay in the Washington Historical Quarterly, vol. 12, no. I, January, 192 I, PP.5I-58. It has also been attributed to John Ledyard and to WilIiam ElIis. Copies vary in mispagination and list of errata, ref. Graff. B.C. Archives copy: P.231 wrongly numbered 331, PP.393-396 wrongly numbered 381, 378, 379, 388. The first published account of Cook's third voyage. Published against the instructions of the Admiralty." -- 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. 247.
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| Extent |
xlvi, 396 pages : illustrations (folded), Map (folded), advertisements ; 23 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Page vi misnumbered as iv.
Page 225 misnumbered as 22. Pages 395-396 misnumbered as 381, 378, 379, 388. Author taken from Strathern and Edwards. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78094209 |
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FC3821.243 .R5 1781 ; II-0468
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.243 .R5 1781
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| Date Available |
2016-06-17
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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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.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0305031
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