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Title

  • 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 Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780

Names

  • Cook, James, 1728-1779
  • King, James, 1750-1784
  • Great Britain. Admiralty
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Gore, John,--1730?-1790
  • -  Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800
  • -  Oceania--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pacific coast--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
  • -  Northeast passage--Early works to 1800
  • -  Northwest passage--Early works to 1800
  • -  Clerke, Charles,--1741-1779

Notes

  • -  The plates, including maps, and charts, are numbered 1-87, 64 of which, marked * in the list of plates, are bound separately. Plates bound in Folio in Geography and Map Div.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (2 cards)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-06-26 review
  • -  LAC ael 2021-08-31 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • 3 v. plates (part fold.), maps (part fold.) 30 x 23 cm. and atlas. 58 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G420 .C69 1784
  • G420 .C69 1784 Copy 2 Atlas wanting.
  • G420 .C69 1784 Copy 3 Bequest. Pn. Walter S Steven, January 20 1943. Received: R. B. 1-27-44.
  • G1036 .C69 1784

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05034847

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Chicago citation style:

Cook, James, James King, Great Britain. Admiralty, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. 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 Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years , 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. London, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell, 1784. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/05034847/.

APA citation style:

Cook, J., King, J., Great Britain. Admiralty & Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. (1784) 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 Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years , 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. London, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/05034847/.

MLA citation style:

Cook, James, et al. 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 Captain Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years , 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. London, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell, 1784. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/05034847/>.