[Map of Nootka Sound, British Columbia]. 1799.

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[Map of Nootka Sound, British Columbia]. 1799.

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Rough sketch map of Nootka Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Forms part of appendix 10, note A in a 1799 manuscript compiled by an anonymous naval officer, chronicling Spanish exploration of the Pacific coast of North America between 1768 and 1796: Compendio historico de las navegaciones practicadas por oficiales, y pilotos en buques de la Real Armada, sobre las costas septentrionales de las Californias (Ayer MS 1068). Appendix 10 is a partial ms. translation of Meares, John. Authentic copy of the memorial to the Right Honourable William Wyndham Grenville ... dated 30th April, 1790, and presented to the House of Commons, May 13, 1790 (London: J. Debrett, 1760 [i.e. 1790]). The Meares memorial details the 1790 seizure of British ships under his command in Nootka Sound by Spanish ships commanded by José Estében Martinez, causing the so-called Nootka Sound controversy; the published memorial contains neither a printed map nor notes at end.

1 ms. map ; 68 x 52 mm.

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