Book/Printed Material 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
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- 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 Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
- Contributor Names
- Cook, James, 1728-1779.
- King, James, 1750-1784.
- Great Britain. Admiralty.
- Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
- Created / Published
- London, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell, 1784.
- Subject Headings
- - Gore, John,--1730?-1790
- - Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800
- - Oceania--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
- - Pacific coast--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
- - Northeast passage--Early works to 1800
- - Northwest passage--Early works to 1800
- - Clerke, Charles,--1741-1779
- Notes
- - The plates, including maps, and charts, are numbered 1-87, 64 of which, marked * in the list of plates, are bound separately. Plates bound in Folio in Geography and Map Div.
- - LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (2 cards)
- - LAC rwp 2019-06-26 review
- - LAC ael 2021-08-31 update (2 cards)
- Medium
- 3 v. plates (part fold.), maps (part fold.) 30 x 23 cm. and atlas. 58 cm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- G420 .C69 1784
- G420 .C69 1784 Copy 2 Atlas wanting.
- G420 .C69 1784 Copy 3 Bequest. Pn. Walter S Steven, January 20 1943. Received: R. B. 1-27-44.
- G1036 .C69 1784
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Pre1801.34847v1.1
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Pre1801.34847v2.1
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Pre1801.34847v3.1
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 05034847
- Online Format
- image
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/05034847
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