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The adventures of John Jewitt : only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston during a captivity of nearly three years among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Brown, Ph. D., M. A., F. L. S. commander of the first Vancouver exploring expedition... Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821

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"The introduction comprises a brief resume of the early history of Vancouver Island and an account of Brown's personal observations on a voyage in 1863, with notes on botany and the Indian population. Published after Brown's death, ref. Walbran. British Columbia coast names, p.68." -- 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. 146-147.

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Title	The adventures of John Jewitt : only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston during a captivity of nearly three years among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Brown, Ph. D., M. A., F. L. S. commander of the first Vancouver exploring expedition with thirteen illustrations
Alternate Title	The adventures of John Jewitt
Creator	Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821
Contributor	Brown, Robert, 1842-1895; [Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815]
Publisher	London : Clement Wilson
Date Issued	1896
Description	"The introduction comprises a brief resume of the early history of Vancouver Island and an account of Brown's personal observations on a voyage in 1863, with notes on botany and the Indian population. Published after Brown's death, ref. Walbran. British Columbia coast names, p.68." -- 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. 146-147.
Extent	256 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; photographs, illustrations, advertisements ; 20 cm
Subject	Indian captivities; Nootka Indians; Nootka Sound (B.C.)
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Contributor taken from Strathern and Edwards (1970). Includes index. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8586982
Identifier	F5817.51 .N2 1896 ; II-0280-ix
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5817.51 .N2 1896
Date Available	2016-04-22
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=1586592
AIPUUID	d2291a88-3afb-4f9a-aa5d-74f2bc54061d
DOI	10.14288/1.0307482
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.