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A voyage to the Pacific Ocean : for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, performed under the direction of Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, illustrated with elegant plates and a large chart. In four volumes. Vol. I Cook, James, 1728-1779; King, James, 1750-1784

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"The introduction has been rewritten and the account transposed into the third person." -- 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. 63.

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Title	A voyage to the Pacific Ocean : for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, performed under the direction of Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, illustrated with elegant plates and a large chart. In four volumes. Vol. I
Creator	Cook, James, 1728-1779; King, James, 1750-1784
Contributor	Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779
Publisher	New York : Tiebout and O'Brien
Date Issued	1796
Description	"The introduction has been rewritten and the account transposed into the third person." -- 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. 63.
Extent	xii, xxxiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject	Voyages around the world; Northwest, Pacific; Discovery & exploration; Northwest Passage; Oceania--Discovery and exploration; Northeast Passage; Pacific Coast (North America)
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/208374514
Identifier	FC3821.243 .A1 1796; II-0126-iv-V01
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.243 .A1 1796
Date Available	2016-06-28
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=387257
AIPUUID	8c1713da-0ba6-4ae4-a213-c892ac808fe6
DOI	10.14288/1.0305641
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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.