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Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America : to which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. The fourth edition, considerably enlarged Coxe, William, 1747-1828

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""List of the principal books referred to in this work": pp[493-495] "The reader will therefore find in this edition, a complete series of voyages from 1711 to 1792, comprising all that is known on the subject":- Pref., p [v] "Most of these narratives had already been published by Pallas in Neue nordische Beytraege ... but this fourth edition presented them in English for the first time":- Lada-Mocarski, p.117." -- 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. 69.

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Title
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America : to which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. The fourth edition, considerably enlarged
Creator
Coxe, William, 1747-1828
Publisher
London : Cadell and Davies
Date Issued
1803
Description
""List of the principal books referred to in this work": pp[493-495] "The reader will therefore find in this edition, a complete series of voyages from 1711 to 1792, comprising all that is known on the subject":- Pref., p [v] "Most of these narratives had already been published by Pallas in Neue nordische Beytraege ... but this fourth edition presented them in English for the first time":- Lada-Mocarski, p.117." -- 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. 69.
Extent
xxiv, 500 pages : maps (some folded), illustration ; 23 cm
Subject
Discoveries in geography--Russian; Islands of the Pacific; Siberia (Russia)--History
Genre
Books
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
Includes index
Includes bibliographic references
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1198639
Identifier
F5907 .C84 1803a; II-0130-iii
Collection
British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5907 .C84 1803a
Date Available
2016-11-02
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=1590192
AIPUUID
10fb72f9-27b3-48fd-a658-b4028e501e97
DOI
10.14288/1.0320872
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