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Troisième voyage de Cook, ou Voyage a l'océan Pacifique, ordonné par le roi d'Angleterre, pour faire des découvertes dans l'hemisphere nord, pour déterminer la position & l'etendue de la Coté Ouest de l'Amérique Septentrionale, sa distance de l'Asie, & résoudre la question du passage au nord... Cook, James, 1728-1779
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"Translated by J.N. Démeunier with additions from the journal of William Anderson, ref. British Museum Catalogue." -- 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. 64.
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Troisième voyage de Cook, ou Voyage a l'océan Pacifique, ordonné par le roi d'Angleterre, pour faire des découvertes dans l'hemisphere nord, pour déterminer la position & l'etendue de la Coté Ouest de l'Amérique Septentrionale, sa distance de l'Asie, & résoudre la question du passage au nord : exécuté sous la direction des capitaines Cook, Clerke & Gore, sous les vaisseaux la Résolution & la Découverte, en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 & 1780. Tome second
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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. 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]
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Paris : Hotel de Thou
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| Date Issued |
1785
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| Description |
"Translated by J.N. Démeunier with additions from the journal of William Anderson, ref. British Museum Catalogue." -- 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. 64.
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512 pages ; 21 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
Page 316 is misnumbered as page 516
Volume 2 of 4 and an atlas French translation Alternative title taken from Strathern and Edwards (1970) Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7368443 |
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FC3821.243.A1 F7 1785; II-0126-v-V02
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.243.A1 F7 1785
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| Date Available |
2017-02-21
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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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.
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34c3db69-1b7c-4b6b-ab4a-c6103bbfb93a
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0342836
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