A journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean : and in quest of a north-west passage, between Asia & America ; performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779.
Title
A journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean : and in quest of a north-west passage, between Asia & America ; performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779.
Creator
Ledyard, John, 1751-1789
Publisher
Hartford [Conn.] : Printed and sold by Nathaniel Patten
Date
1783
Type
EBook
Subject
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Voyages around the world.
Tahiti--Discovery and exploration.
Description
Parts of this narrative, including the chart, were copied literally from John Rickman's Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage (London, 1781). Cf. Holmes, Maurice. An introduction to the bibliography of Captain James Cook (London, 1936), p. 36-37.
Dedicated to Jonathan Trumbull.
"First issued in parts to subscribers. No. I, in June, 1783, No. II. in July"--Evans. The parts were issued in printed wrappers, with advertisements of goods for sale by Patten.
Dedicated to Jonathan Trumbull.
"First issued in parts to subscribers. No. I, in June, 1783, No. II. in July"--Evans. The parts were issued in printed wrappers, with advertisements of goods for sale by Patten.
Source
HathiTrust
Contributor
John Rickman
Identifier
T0001
ISBN: 0665182813
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t7gq7gh7v
Original Format
208 pages, [1] leaf of plates : 1 map ; 19cm
Files
Citation
Ledyard, John, 1751-1789, “A journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean : and in quest of a north-west passage, between Asia & America ; performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779.,” Mark Edwin Peterson, accessed April 25, 2024, https://markedwinpeterson.omeka.net/items/show/1.