An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780
in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America : including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook : illustrated with a chart and a variety of cuts
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Author
Contributions
- Rickman, John - Contributor
Publication
1782 - Printed for G. Robinson ... J. Sewell ... and J. Debrett ..., London, England
Language
English
Word Count
50,500 words, Guess
Page Count
202 pages
Physical Format
Microform
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecihm_37250
- ISBN-100665372507
- ISBN-139780665372506
- Open LibraryOL24398773M
Classifications
- DDC910.4/1
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- CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 37250
- CIHM/ICMH microfiche series -- no. 37250
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- An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780: in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America : including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook : illustrated with a chart and a variety of cuts
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