BC Historical Books

BC Historical Books

BC Historical Books

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

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"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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