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A voyage round the world; but more particularly to the north-west coast of America : performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. Embellished with twenty copper-plates. Dedicated, by permission, to His Majesty Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817
Description
"A few copies printed on heavy paper with the 5 ornithological plates coloured. Beresford's account of the voyage (no.3 7) 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, p. 239-240.
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A voyage round the world; but more particularly to the north-west coast of America : performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. Embellished with twenty copper-plates. Dedicated, by permission, to His Majesty
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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.3 7) 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, p. 239-240.
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Extent |
xii, 384, xl pages : map (folded), illustrations ; 32 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/5217877
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Identifier |
FC3821.1 .P6 1789; II-0450
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Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1 .P6 1789
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Date Available |
2016-07-06
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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 |
10.14288/1.0305880
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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.