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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. Atlas] Wales, William, 1734?-1798
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["Plates found bound variously. Lada-Mocarski gives a lengthy note on the subject. He considers that the 62d. plate by Bentolozzi after Webber, representing the death of Cook, is an extra plate not present in many copies. The long delayed official account of the voyage "edited, emended, added to and drastically tidied up by Canon Douglas":- J.H. Parry in the Canadian Historical Review, vo1.49, no.I, March, 1968, P.77. The first edition sold out in three days, ref. Holmes. J.C. Beaglehole gives a detailed history of the publication and its sources in his edition of the Journals (no.I25), vol.3, pt.I, p.cxcviii-cciv. Here are listed only editions and translations of the official account. There were in addition numerous abridgements, collected voyages, and popularizations." -- 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. 62.]
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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. Atlas]
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[London] : [W. and A. Strahan]
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| Date Issued |
[1784]
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| Description |
["Plates found bound variously. Lada-Mocarski gives a lengthy note on the subject. He considers that the 62d. plate by Bentolozzi after Webber, representing the death of Cook, is an extra plate not present in many copies. The long delayed official account of the voyage "edited, emended, added to and drastically tidied up by Canon Douglas":- J.H. Parry in the Canadian Historical Review, vo1.49, no.I, March, 1968, P.77. The first edition sold out in three days, ref. Holmes. J.C. Beaglehole gives a detailed history of the publication and its sources in his edition of the Journals (no.I25), vol.3, pt.I, p.cxcviii-cciv. Here are listed only editions and translations of the official account. There were in addition numerous abridgements, collected voyages, and popularizations." -- 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. 62.]
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136 unnumbered pages : maps (folded), illustrations ; 57 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
The atlas has no pagination or title page
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2337997 |
| Identifier |
FC3821.243 .A1 1784; II-0126-Atlas
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| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.243 .A1 1784
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| Date Available |
2017-02-21
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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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ef7d606b-c5c5-431c-9553-496a125b7c0a
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0342832
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