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Auteur(s) : Vancouver, George (1757-1798)
Titre(s) : A Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean and round the world [Texte imprimé], in which the coast of North-West America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed, undertaken by His Majesty's command principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans, and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795 in the "Discovery", sloop of war, and armed tender "Chatham", under the command of Captain George Vancouver. In three volumes.
Publication : London : printed for G. G. and J. Robinson and J. Edwards, 1798
Description matérielle : 3 vol., pl. ; in-4
Comprend : I. Transactions from the commencement of the expedition until our departure from Otaheite.
Visit the Sandwich Islands ; proceed to survey the coast of New Albion ; pass through
an inland navigation ; transactions at Nootka ; arrive at Port-St-Francisco ; II.
Transactions at two Spanish settlements in New Albion ; examination of Columbia river
; occurences on board the "Daedalus" ; second visit to the Sandwich Islands. Second
visit to the North ; survey of the American coast from Fitzhugh's Sound to Cape Decision,
and from Monterrey to the southern extent of our intended investigation ; III. Third
visit to the Sandwich Islands : conclude the survey of the coast of North-West America.
Passage to the southward along the western coast of America ; double Cap Horn ; touch
at St. Helena ; arrive in England
Note(s) : La relation du voyage de George Vancouver a été terminée par le capitaine Pierre Puget
et éditée par John Vancouver, frère de l'auteur
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Vancouver, John. Éditeur scientifique
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb31528980p
Notice n° :
FRBNF31528980
