Voyages made in the Years 1788 and 1789 From China to the North West coast of America. To which are prefixed An Introductory Narrative of a Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal, in the ship Nootka; observations on the probable existence of a north west passage; and some account of the trade between the north west coast of America and China; and the latter country and Great Britain
por Meares, John
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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London: Printed at the Logographic Press, 1790. First edition. 4to, viii, xcv,372, [108] pp, 10 maps (3 folding), 18 plates (1 colored and 5 folding). Later full calf. Offsetting from the plates, closed tears to maps.but a fine, clean copy (285 mm. x 220 mm). Meares visited the Northwest coast in 1786 and 1788. He explored the strait of Juan de Fuca, but missed discovering the Columbia River. His discoveries were part of Great Britain's claim to the Oregon Territory. The seizure of his ships by the Spanish authorities nearly provoked a war between Great Britain and Spain. "This important narrative, compiled from Meares's papers...gives a very full account of the Indian nations of Northwest America"-Hill. Forbes 201; Hill 1126L; Howes 469.
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- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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- 33029
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- Voyages made in the Years 1788 and 1789 From China to the North West coast of America. To which are prefixed An Introductory Narrative of a Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal, in the ship Nootka; observations on the probable existence of a north west passage; and some account of the trade between the north west coast of America and China; and the latter country and Great Britain
- Autor
- Meares, John
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- Usado
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- 1
- Edição
- First edition
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- Printed at the Logographic Press
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1790
- Palavras-chave
- , PACIFIC AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, NORTH WEST, HAWAII,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- VOYAGES AND TRAVEL;
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