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Voyage of discoveries in the ship Columbia Rediviva, 1791-1793.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haswell, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814.
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.
- Adventure (Ship).
- Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801).
- Animals.
- Canoes and canoeing.
- Compradors.
- Death.
- Diseases.
- Fishing.
- Food.
- Fur trade.
- Hides and skins.
- Hunting.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Murder.
- Navigation.
- Prices.
- Sea otter.
- Seafaring life.
- Ships--Cargo.
- Tea.
- Tribes.
- War.
- Weapons.
- Weather.
- British Columbia.
- China--Macau.
- Hawaii.
- Indonesia--Jakarta.
- Japan.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- North Carolina--Cape Lookout.
- Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca.
- Pacific Ocean--Sunda Strait (Java Sea).
- Saint Helena.
- Washington (State)--Cape Flattery.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1791-1793.
- Summary:
- Log and narrative of the second voyage of the ship Columbia Rediviva from Boston to the northwest coast of America, to Canton, China, and home to Boston, recorded by Robert Haswell, 1st mate.The narrative covers the period 14 Aug 1791 (on Hancock's River) to 26 May 1793 (on St Helena). The Columbia, commanded by Captain Robert Gray, sailed up and down the northwest coast trading with the native Americans for sea otter furs, sailed to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and then traded the furs in Canton for tea and other Chinese wares.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Special Collections Haswell
- Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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