[The North West Coast : lot of eight offprints / introductions and notes by T.C. Elliott].

Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...

Haswell, Robert, 1768-1801

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Robert Haswell was the third officer on the Columbia and then became second mate on the Washington. From the description of Voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington: typescript /by Robert Haswell, transcribed by B. L. Eddy, 1896 Apr 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126613 ...

Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

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British naval officer and explorer. From the description of George Vancouver papers, 1793-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981522 ...

Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943

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Thompson Coit Elliott resided in Walla Walla, Washington, from 1886 until his death in 1943 at the age of 80. Born in Newington, Connecticut and educated at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Elliott traveled west and made his living as an investment banker. He married Anna A. Baker in Walla Walla in 1890. His passion for history is revealed by an outpouring of historical publications, mostly in the Oregon Historical Quarterly and the Washington Historical Quarterly, and in his years...

Hitchman, Robert

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Robert Hitchman was an insurance agent, book collector, bibliographer, and an amateur historian of the Pacific Northwest. His specific area of focus was the origin of local place names, as the author of the book Place Names of Washington (Tacoma, Wash. : Washington State Historical Society, 1985). He also published a bibliographic newsletter on local historical writings entitled Sighted From the Crow's Nest (Seattle). Hitchman was born in Denver, Colorado on October 28th...

Colnett, James, 1755?-1806

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James Colnett (1755?-1806), ship's captain for the British South Sea Company, tried to establish a trading post at Nootka Sound. From the description of Letter, 1789 Jul 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128671 ...

Bishop, Charles

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Meares, John, 1756?-1809

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Howay, F. W. (Frederic William), 1867-1943

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