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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. Demeunier 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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Title	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 troisième
Alternate 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. 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]
Creator	Cook, James, 1728-1779
Contributor	Démeunier, M. (Jean Nicolas), 1741-1814; Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779; Gore, John
Publisher	Paris : Hotel de Thou
Date Issued	1785
Description	"Translated by J.N. Demeunier 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.
Extent	592 pages ; 21 cm
Subject	Voyages around the world; Northeast Passage; Northwest Passage; Oceania--Discovery and exploration; Northwest, Pacific
Genre	Books
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	French
Notes	Volume 3 of 4 and an atlas French translation Alternative title taken from Strathern and Edwards (1970) Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7368443
Identifier	FC3821.243.A1 F7 1785; II-0126-v-V03
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	Troisième voyage de Cook
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.243.A1 F7 1785
Date Available	2017-03-03
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=386256
AIPUUID	266cb53e-02e2-4cb2-862b-686f8a0bee1e
DOI	10.14288/1.0343218
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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