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Summary observations and facts collected from late and authentic accounts of Russian and other navigators, to show the practicability and good prospect of success in enterprises to discover a northern passage for vessels by sea, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, or nearly to approach the North... [Unknown]
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"Attributed by Meusel to De Val Travers and by Cushing to Daines Barrington, ref. H.R. Wagner. Cartography (no.597), vol. I, p. 184; ref. also Sabin, variously attributed. Pp.28-29 with caption title: Short account of some voyages made by order of the King of Spain to discover the state of the West American coast from California upward, dated Madrid, 24 March 1776. [An account of the voyages of Perez, Hezeta and Bodega y Quadra] The main text discusses the possibility of a route north of Europe and Asia from the Atlantic to the Pacific." -- 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. 281.
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Summary observations and facts collected from late and authentic accounts of Russian and other navigators, to show the practicability and good prospect of success in enterprises to discover a northern passage for vessels by sea, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, or nearly to approach the North Pole; for which the offers of reward are renewed by a late Act of Parliament
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London : John Nourse
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| Date Issued |
1776
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| Description |
"Attributed by Meusel to De Val Travers and by Cushing to Daines Barrington, ref. H.R. Wagner. Cartography (no.597), vol. I, p. 184; ref. also Sabin, variously attributed. Pp.28-29 with caption title: Short account of some voyages made by order of the King of Spain to discover the state of the West American coast from California upward, dated Madrid, 24 March 1776. [An account of the voyages of Perez, Hezeta and Bodega y Quadra] The main text discusses the possibility of a route north of Europe and Asia from the Atlantic to the Pacific." -- 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. 281.
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| Extent |
29 pages : 27 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/80685910
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| Identifier |
G638 .S9 1776A; II-0529
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G638 .S9 1776A
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| Date Available |
2016-04-26
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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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| AIP UUID |
b2206706-ea6b-4847-ac7f-6f9dbdada2e4
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0308185
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