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 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hartford : printed and sold by Nathaniel Patten, a few rods North of the Court-House, 1783. |
| Description | 208 pages, plate : map ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Parts of this narrative, including the chart, were copied literally from John Rickman's 'Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage', London, 1781. |
| General note | Dedicated to Jonathan Trumbull. |
| General note | "First issued in parts to subscribers. No. I, in June, 1783, No. II. in July" (Evans). |
| General note | The parts were issued in printed wrappers, with advertisements of goods for sale by Patten. |
| General note | CtHi report a variant with "soldom" on the last line of p.34, p.107 l.30: "consiered", p.150 l.3 "bodies, and p.151 l.11 "pieces". |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 17998 |
| References | Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 968 |
| Citation/References note | M. Holmes, 'An introduction to the bibliography of Captain James Cook', London, 1936, pp. 36-37 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW27492. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |