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Malaspina, 1791. 



Capt. Alessandro Malaspina, an Italian navigator in the service of 

 Spain, in command of the DescuMerta and accompanied by Bustamente 

 in the Atrevida, arrived on the Alaskan coast on June 2, 1791, near 

 Sitka and surveyed along the coast to Prince William sound, looking 

 for the Northwest passage reported by Maldonado. The journals of 

 the voyage were long suppressed. A sketch of the voyage was pub- 

 lished in^the Introduction to Galiano\s Kelacion del viage hecho por los 

 goletas Sutil y Mexicana, etc.; de orden del rey, 8°, Madrid, 1802; 

 yet, strange to say, the name of Malaspina, whose work is highly 

 praised, can not be found in the book. On his return to Spain, the 

 infamous Godoy, known as the Prince of the Peace, confined him in a 

 dungeon at Corunna and there kept him till the peace of Amiens in 1802, 

 when, at the express desire of Napoleon, he was liberated. An account 

 of his work was published in Salva (Miguel) y Baranda (Pedro Sainz 

 de), Coleccion de documentos ineditos, etc., 8=, Madrid, 1849, Vol. 



XV, plp. 268-320. 



Mansfield, 1889-1891. 



Lieut. Commander Henry B. Mansfield, U. S. N., succeeded Thomas 

 as commander of the Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer PaMerson in 

 the spring of 1889 and remained in command until succeeded by Moore 

 on Febru^ary 2, 1892; thus he made surveys in Alexander archipelago 

 during the seasons of 1889, 1890, and 1891. In 1889, April 27 to 

 September 29, his work was chiefly or wholly in Frederick sound, 

 where surveys were made of Cleveland passage. Steamboat bay, Eliza 

 harbor. Gambler bay, Mole harbor. Windfall harbor, Holkham bay, 

 etc. The season's work of 1890 began at Port Simpson on April 28 

 and ended at Juneau on September 17. During this season U harbor 

 and large-scale charts were made, chiefly in and about Lynn canal. 

 This included Barlow cove, William Henry harbor, Pyramid harbor. 

 Portage cove, Gastineau channel, Juneau harbor, etc. Work dunng 

 the season of 1891 began on April 30 at Burroughs bay and ended on 

 September 18 at Thorne arm. The surveys of this season were chiefly 

 or wholly in the waters surrounding Revillagigedo island, southeastern 

 Alaska. For an account of his work see Coast and Geodetic Survey 

 Reports, 1890, pp. 75-77; 1891, pp. 78-81; 1892, pp. 82-83; also Coast 

 Survey charts 8075, 8170, 8216, 8218, 8224, 8235, and 8302. 

 Maurelle and Quadra, 1775-1779. ' 

 Spanish exploration on the northwest coast of America north of 

 California began in 1774. In that year Perez and Martinez reached 

 and anchored in Nootka sound, Vancouver island. 



In 1775, bv command of the :Mcxican Viceroy Bucareli there was 

 despatched the royal galiot tionora, under command ot Don Juan J^ ran- 



