Voyage of H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham : to the northwest coast of America, 1791-1827.

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Voyage of H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham : to the northwest coast of America, 1791-1827.

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The journal contains two parts: the voyage from Deptford, London, around the Cape of Good Hope to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the northwest coast of America; the search for the Northwest passage, exploring the Straits of Jan de Fuca, Nootka Sound, the Columbia River, San Francisco, and Monterey, then a winter in Hawaii and return to the American coast and Nootka Sound. Along with a description of the trip, the journal notes negotiations with the Spaniards and customs of Indians.

163 p. ; 33 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012011

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Chatham (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wt34kk (corporateBody)

Discovery (Ship : Launched 1789)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h6850 (corporateBody)

Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s75q1d (person)

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

Manby, Thomas, 1769-1834.

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British naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1790-1793. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853992 Rear Admiral Thomas Manby, who entered the Royal Navy in 1783, accompanied Capt. Vancouver on his exploration of the North Pacific Ocean 1790-95, serving as a mate on the Discovery and later as a master on the Chatham. From the description of Voyage of H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham : to the northwest coast of America, 1791-1827. (Unknown). ...