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A voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken, by the command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Vol. II Cook, James, 1728-1779

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"Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, in three volumes.
Vol. I. and II. writer by Captain James Cook, F.R.S., Vol. III. by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S.
Illustrated with Maps and Charts, from the Original Drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the Direction of Captain Cook.
Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." -- Title page

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Title	A voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken, by the command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Vol. II
Creator	Cook, James, 1728-1779
Contributor	King, James, 1750-1784; Roberts, Henry, 1757-1796
Publisher	Dublin : H. Chamberlaine, W. Watson, Potts, Williams, Cross, Jackson, Moncrieffe, Walker, Jenkin, Burnet, Wilson, Wogan, Exshaw, Vallance, Beatty, White, Whitestone, Burton, Byme, Mills, J. Porter, Stewart, Wallace, Higly, Cash, Herey and McKenzie
Date Issued	1784
Description	"Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, in three volumes. Vol. I. and II. writer by Captain James Cook, F.R.S., Vol. III. by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, from the Original Drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the Direction of Captain Cook. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." -- Title page
Extent	549 pages ; 23 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	Page 526 numbered as 26 Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/858621524
Identifier	FC3821.243 .A1 1784a; II-0126-i-V02
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 1784a
Date Available	2016-09-14
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=386001
AIPUUID	d684e8a0-2d80-4e1d-b15c-30d472779a03
DOI	10.14288/1.0314565
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.