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A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a Copious, Comprehensive, and Satidfactory Abridgement of the Voyage Written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with Cuts. In Four Volumes..

Author : James Cook

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Page : 440 pages

File Size : 45,66 MB

Release : 1784

Category : Northwest Passage

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A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken ... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 ... Vol. I. and II. written by Captain J. Cook ... Vol. III. by Captain James King ... Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the direction of Captain Cook; and with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations of remarkable incidents, drawn by Mr. Webber during the voyage, etc. [Edited by John Douglas. With additions from the journal of William Anderson.]

Author : James Cook

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Page : 606 pages

File Size : 35,40 MB

Release : 1784

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