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A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world; : 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 ...

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection G420 .V22 1801 v.1-6 (v.1-6)
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vancouver, George, 1757-1798.
Contributor:
Vancouver, John, -1828?
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Discovery (Ship).
Chatham (Ship).
Voyages around the world.
Northwest Passage.
Northwest Coast of North America.
Physical Description:
6 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Edition:
A new edition, with corrections, illustrated with nineteen views and charts. In six volumes ...
Place of Publication:
London : Printed for John Stockdale ..., 1801.
Notes:
Edited by John Vancouver. Cf. p. 7.
Vol. 1: 410 [i]e. 406] p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 418 p., [6] folded leaves of plates; v.3: [2], 435, [1] p., 1 folded leaf of plates; v.4: [2], 417, [1] p., [3] folded leaves of plates; v. 5: [2], 454 p., [3] folded leaves of plates; v.6: [2], 412 p., [3] folded leaves of plates.
Pages 29-32 omitted from pagination in vol. 1.
Cited in:
Sabin 98444
OCLC:
3695400

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