Books by Arthur Dobbs
Total count: 18
An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of Americacontaining a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c. shewing the benefit to be made by settling colonies, and opening a trade in these parts; whereby the French will be deprived in a great measure of their traffick in furs, and the communication between Canada and Mississippi be cut off. With an abstract of Captain Middleton's journal, and observations upon his behaviour during his voyage, and since his return ... The whole intended to shew the great probability of a north-west passage, so long desired; and which (if discovered) would be of the highest advantage to these kingdomsPrinted for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in Ludgate-Street1744-01-01
An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America ...Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in Ludgate-Street1744-01-01
An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of Americacontaining a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c., shewing the benefit to be made by settling colonies, and opening a trade in these parts, whereby the French will be deprived in a great measure of their traffick in furs, and the communication between Canada and Mississippi be cut off : with an abstract of Captain Middleton's Journal, and observations upon his behaviour during his voyage and since his returnPrinted for J. Robinson ...1744-01-01
Remarks upon Capt. Middleton's defencewherein his conduct during his late voyage for discovering a passage from Hudson's-Bay to the South-Sea is impartially examin'd, his neglects and omissions in that affair fully pro'd, the falsities and evasions in his defence expos'd, the errors of his charts laid open and his accounts of currents, streights, and rivers, confuted, whereby it will appear, with the highest probability, that there is such a passage as he went in search of : with an appendix of original papers and a map of the in-land and sea-coast of North-America in and about Hudson's BayPrinted by the author's appointment, and sold by Jacob Robinson ...1744-01-01
A Thanksgiving Sermon, Preach'd October the 9th, 1746.: For the Happy Suppression of the Late ...Printed in the year1746-01-01
A Short narrative and justification of the proceedings of the committee appointed by the Adventurers, to prosecute the discovery of the passage to the western ocean of Americaand to open and extend the trade, and settle the countries beyond Hudson's Bay, with an appology for their postponing at present their intended application to Parliament : to which are annexed, the report and petitions referred to in the narrative, and the papers prepared to be delivered to the Lords and Commons, upon presenting the petition, as the foundation for a parliamentary enquiry, and the facts they were prepared to support : now laid before the publick, for their future considerationPrinted for J. Robinson ...1749-01-01