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An authentic statement of all the facts relative to Nootka Sound : its discovery, history, settlement, trade and the probable advantages to be derived from it, in an address to the King Etches, John Cadman
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"Signed: Argonaut. Richard Cadman Etches and his brother John financed the King George's Sound Company to trade for furs. Several ships were despatched, latterly the Prince of Wales, Captain Colnett, and Princess Ro}'al, Captain Duncan, with John Etches as supercargo. Their ships were among those seized by the Spanish at Nootka. Etches summarizes the commercial undertakings of the brothers and denies the rights of Spain to a monopoly of trade."-- 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. 87.
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An authentic statement of all the facts relative to Nootka Sound : its discovery, history, settlement, trade and the probable advantages to be derived from it, in an address to the King
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| Publisher |
London : [Printed for J. Debrett]
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| Date Issued |
1790
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| Description |
"Signed: Argonaut. Richard Cadman Etches and his brother John financed the King George's Sound Company to trade for furs. Several ships were despatched, latterly the Prince of Wales, Captain Colnett, and Princess Ro}'al, Captain Duncan, with John Etches as supercargo. Their ships were among those seized by the Spanish at Nootka. Etches summarizes the commercial undertakings of the brothers and denies the rights of Spain to a monopoly of trade."-- 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. 87.
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| Extent |
26 pages ; 21 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Facsimile of original
Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1313175055 |
| Identifier |
spam9574; II-0170
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. spam9574
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| Date Available |
2022-06-28
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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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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0415847
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