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Editore: Routledge, 1984
ISBN 10: 0904180166ISBN 13: 9780904180169
Da: Arete Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. light wearto jackets not price clipped.
Editore: Taylor & Francis, 1999
ISBN 10: 0904180166ISBN 13: 9780904180169
Da: moluna, Greven, Germania
Libro
Condizione: New.
Editore: The Hakluyt Society, 1984
ISBN 10: 0904180166ISBN 13: 9780904180169
Libro
Hardback. Four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - Cook's third voyage, the French expedition commanded by La Pérouse, the Malaspina expedition sent out by Spain, and George Vancouver's Voyage of Discovery. All four visited the northwest coast of North America, but weather and circumstances prevented Cook from making more than what Beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; La Pérouse only touched the coast in a significant way at Yakutat Bay and Lituya Bay, and Malasina's memorable visits were to Yakutat Bay and Nootka Sound. Vancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from Lower California to Cook Inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of Puget Sound and the western coast of mainland Canada. It was an achievement that places him with his mentor, Cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors. As a midshipman Vancouver had been with Cook when he discovered the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands in 1778. They attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise many. This is the first annotated edition of Vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication in 1798. The original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survived. These supplement Vancouver's narrative at many points. It has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that Vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicated. Book 1 of a new and annotated edition of A Voyage of Discovery . (London, 1798). The main pagination of this and the following three volumes is continuous. The voyage to Australia and Tahiti, 1984, First thus. All 4 volumes are in fine, unmarked condition. The d/w's are all very good with only the usual shelf rubbing. A lovely set. Scans available if required.
Editore: Ashgate, 1999
ISBN 10: 0904180166ISBN 13: 9780904180169
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Libro
Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1752 pages. 9.21x6.14x5.59 inches. In Stock.