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A voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean : for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring births in certain islands and coasts in those seas at which the ships of the... Colnett, James, 1755?-1806.

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A voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean : for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring births in certain islands and coasts in those seas at which the ships of the British merchants might be refitted
Alternate Title
A voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean : for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring berths in certain islands and coasts in those seas at which the ships of the British merchants might be refitted
Creator
Colnett, James, 1755?-1806.
Contributor
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Publisher
London : Printed for the author by W. Bennett
Date Issued
1798
Extent
xviii, 179 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, folded maps, portrait ; 30 cm
Subject
Voyages and travels; South America--Description and travel--Early works to 1800; Pacific Coast (South America)--Description and travel
Genre
Books
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
Compiled by William Combe from Captain Colnett's notes. cf. Dict. nat. biog., under Combe.
Identifier
F5817_31_C71
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5817.31 .C71
Date Available
2015-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
These images are provided for research and reference use only. Written permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/
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http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1586536
DOI
10.14288/1.0056078
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These images are provided for research and reference use only. Written permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/