1801 1ed Vancouver Voyage to North Pacific Canada Alaska Illustrated Navigation

1801 1^ed Vancouver Voyage to North Pacific Canada Alaska Illustrated Navigation

Rare first edition on the most important voyage of the North Pacific!

In 1791, Royal Navy officer George Vancouver set out on an expedition to North America’s Pacific Northwest, exploring western Canada, Alaska, and parts of Northwest United States. The specifics of this voyage were published in 1801 by Stockdale, in an impressive six-volume set, which is often considered to be the most accurate account of the Pacific Northwest.

According to Howes, of all modern expeditions to the Pacific, Vancouver’s is one of the most important. In this work Vancouver also describes Alaskan and Canadian natives, nautical and astronomical wonders, and encounters with Spanish missions.

Per Hill,

“This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.”

Item number: #7147

Price: $2500

VANCOUVER, George

A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and round the world : in which the coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed. Undertaken by His Majesty’s command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans ; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, in the Discovery, sloop of war, and armed tender, Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver.

London : Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: textually complete with all pages
  • 5 volumes
  • wanting volume 3
  • 9 engravings and one folding map
• References: Howes V 23; Sabin 98441; Zamorano Eighty 77; Streeter Sale 3497; Hill 1754
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
• Extremely rare

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