A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, 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

By

Cook, James, 1728-1779

King, James, 1750-1784
Great Britain. Admiralty.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell, 1784

Notes

The plates, including maps and charts, are numbered 1-87, 64 of which, marked * in the list of plates, are bound separately.

Subjects

1741-1779 , Clerke, Charles, , d. 1790 , Discovery and exploration , Gore, John, , Northeast Passage , Northwest Passage , Oceania , Pacific coast , Voyages around the world

Call Number

G420 .C69 1784

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6762
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/05034847
OCLC: 5325900