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1. A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, L.L.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...

A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, L.L.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...

Creator:: Cook, James, 1728–1779
Date:: 1784
Physical Description:: 3 v. plates (part fold.) maps (part fold.) charts (part fold.) 30 cm. and atlas. 57 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Voyage de découvertes a l'océan Pacifique du Nord et autour du monde : dans lequel la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée : ordonné par le roi d'Angleterre, principalement dans la vue de constater s'il existe, à travers le continent de l'Amérique, un passage pour les vaisseaux, de l'océan Pacifique du Nord à l'océan Atlantique septentrional : et exécuté en 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795 / par le capitaine George Vancouver ; traduit de l'anglais ...

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Creator:: Vancouver, George, 1757–1798
Date:: an 8 [1799 or 1800]
Physical Description:: 3 v. : ill., maps ; 33 cm. + 1 atlas ([4] p., [26] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 67 cm.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East passage : undertaken in the years 1815-1818, at the expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, under the command of the lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto von Kotzebue : illustrated with numerous plates and maps : in three volumes.

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Creator:: Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787–1846
Date:: 1821
Physical Description:: 3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Voyage de découvertes, a l'océan Pacifique du Nord et autour du monde : entrepris par ordre de Sa Majesté britannique exécuté pendant les anées 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, & 1795 / par le capitaine George Vancouver ; traduit de l'anglais par P.F. Henry ; et accompagné d'un atlas composé de diverses planches et de cartes géographiques.

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Creator:: Vancouver, George, 1757–1798
Date:: an 10 [1801 or 1802]
Physical Description:: 6 v. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere. To determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 ... Vol. I. and II. written by Captain James Cook, F. R. S. Vol. III. by Captain James King, L. L. D. and F. R. S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...

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Creator:: Cook, James, 1728–1779
Date:: 1784
Physical Description:: 3 v. plates (part fold.) maps (part fold.) charts (part fold.) 30 cm. & atlas 57 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts