An authentic narrative of a voyage to the Pacific Ocean: performed by Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke : in his Britannic Majesty's ships, the Resolution, and Discovery, in the years, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Including, a faithful account of all their discoveries in this last voyage, the unfortunate death of Captain Cook, at the island of O-why-ee, and the return of the ships to England under Captain Gore. Also a large introduction, exhibiting, an account of the several voyages round the globe; with an abstract of the principal expeditions to Hudson's Bay, for the discovery of a north-west-passage. By an officer on board the Discovery. Volume the first[-second].
| Author/creator | Rickman, John |
| Other author | Ellis, W. (William), -1785, author. |
| Other author | Ellis, William. |
| Other author | Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784 printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street. Price two thirds of a dollar, M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783] |
| Description | 3 unnumbered pages, 10-96, 99-229, 3 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Erroneously attributed to William Ellis by Evans and others. Textually a reprint of Rickman's Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean. |
| General note | The second volume (p. [113]-[230]) has separate title page. |
| General note | Bookseller's advertisement, p. 112. |
| General note | With a final advertisement leaf. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | Evans, 17921 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4294 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W11723. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
| Other title | Authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke. |
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