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. : Illustrated with a chart, shewing the tracts of the ships employed in this expedition. / Faithfully narrated from the original ms. of Mr. John Ledyard.

Author/creator Ledyard, John
Other author Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785, dedicatee.
Other author Rickman, John.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHartford : Printed and sold by Nathaniel Patten, a few rods north of the court-house, M.D.CC.LXXXIII. [1783]
Description208 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 1 map ; 19 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 17998. ^A478749
General noteParts 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.
General noteDedicated to Jonathan Trumbull.
General note"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.
References Evans 17998
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 968
References Forbes, D.W. Hawaii, 52
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17998).
Genre/formMaps Pacific Ocean.
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