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Georg Vancouver's Reisen nach dem nördlichem theile der südsee, während der jahre 1790 bis 1795. Aus dem englischen übersetzt und mit anmerkungen begleitet von Joh. Friedr. Wilh. Herbst ... Mit zwei kupfern, und einer karte Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
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“Vancouver arrived at Nootka in 1792 to receive the territory seized by Spain, in accordance with the Nootka Sound Convention. He charted the northwest coast from San Francisco to Cook's Inlet and circumnavigated Vancouver Island, r.ef. T.P.L. In the Editor's advertisement, vol.I, p[xxi-xxxii] John Vancouver outlines the state of the text on the death of his brother George, and his own editorial contribution to the finished work ; A voyage . . . [2d. ed.] A new edition with corrections, illustrated with nineteen views and charts, in six volumes. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. ; A re-issue of the first edition, revised by John Vancouver, with many corrections in spelling, etc. As the original plates had been stolen, the illustrations were re-engraved.”-- 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. 308.
Erster Band Welcher den ersten Band und die erste Hälfte des zweiten Bandes von originale enhält. Mit wei kupfern, und einer karte -- Title page
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Georg Vancouver's Reisen nach dem nördlichem theile der südsee, während der jahre 1790 bis 1795. Aus dem englischen übersetzt und mit anmerkungen begleitet von Joh. Friedr. Wilh. Herbst ... Mit zwei kupfern, und einer karte
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Berlin : Vossischen buchhandluhg
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| Date Issued |
1799
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| Description |
“Vancouver arrived at Nootka in 1792 to receive the territory seized by Spain, in accordance with the Nootka Sound Convention. He charted the northwest coast from San Francisco to Cook's Inlet and circumnavigated Vancouver Island, r.ef. T.P.L. In the Editor's advertisement, vol.I, p[xxi-xxxii] John Vancouver outlines the state of the text on the death of his brother George, and his own editorial contribution to the finished work ; A voyage . . . [2d. ed.] A new edition with corrections, illustrated with nineteen views and charts, in six volumes. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. ; A re-issue of the first edition, revised by John Vancouver, with many corrections in spelling, etc. As the original plates had been stolen, the illustrations were re-engraved.”-- 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. 308.
Erster Band Welcher den ersten Band und die erste Hälfte des zweiten Bandes von originale enhält. Mit wei kupfern, und einer karte -- Title page |
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xvi, 386 pages ; 21 cm
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application/pdf
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German
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FC3821.25 .G4 1799 ; II-0582-vii-V01
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.25 .G4 1799
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| Date Available |
2018-06-08
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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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10.14288/1.0368626
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