An authentic narrative of a voyage to the Pacific Ocean
performed by Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke, in his Britannic Majesty's ships, the Resolution, and Discovery, in the years, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. : Including, a faithful account of all their discoveries in this last voyage, the unfortunate death of Captain Cook, at the island of O-why-ee, and the return of the ships to England under Captain Gore. : Also a large introduction, exhibiting, an account of the several voyages round the globe; with an abstract of the principal expeditions to Hudson's Bay, for the discovery of a north-west-passage.
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Author
Contributions
- Ellis, William - Contributor
Publication
1783 - Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street. Price two thirds of a dollar.--, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
57,250 words, Guess
Page Count
229 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17179618M
Subjects
Topics
Series Statement
- Early American imprints -- no. 17921
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- An authentic narrative of a voyage to the Pacific Ocean: performed by Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke, in his Britannic Majesty's ships, the Resolution, and Discovery, in the years, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. : Including, a faithful account of all their discoveries in this last voyage, the unfortunate death of Captain Cook, at the island of O-why-ee, and the return of the ships to England under Captain Gore. : Also a large introduction, exhibiting, an account of the several voyages round the globe; with an abstract of the principal expeditions to Hudson's Bay, for the discovery of a north-west-passage.
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