A vindication of the conduct of Captain Christopher Middleton, in a late voyage on board His Majesty's ship the Furnace, for discovering a North-West passage to the Western American ocean. In answer to certain objections and aspersions of Arthur Dobbs, Esq; with an appendix: Containing The Captain's Instructions; Councils held; Reports of the Inferior Officers; Letters between Mr. Dobbs, Capt. Middleton, &c. Affidavits and other Vouchers refer'd to in the Captain's Answers, &c. With as much of the Log-Journal as relates to the Discovery. The Whole as lately deliver'd to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. To which is Annex'd, An Account of the Extraordinary Degrees and Surprizing Effects of Cold in Hudson's-Bay, North America, read before the Royal Society. By Christopher Middleton, Late Commander of the Furnace, and F. R. S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middleton, Christopher, d. 1770.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hudson Bay--Early works to 1800.

Hudson Bay.

Northwest Passage--Early works to 1800.

Northwest Passage.

Furnace (Ship).

Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765.

Dobbs, Arthur.

Middleton, Christopher, d. 1770.

Middleton, Christopher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],168,177-206,[2]48p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Vindication of the conduct of Captain Christopher Middleton, in a late voyage on board His Majesty's ship the Furnace,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by the author's appointment; and sold by Jacob Robinson, at the Golden-Lion in Ludgate-Street, 1743.

Notes:

Text and register are continuous.

With the 'Logg journal' which is separately paginated and with a half-title.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Sabin, 48858

English Short Title Catalog, T87560.

OCLC:

642720352