Title Information
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Title
account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America
Subtitle
containing a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c. shewing the benefit to be made by settling colonies, and opening a trade in these parts; whereby the French will be deprived in a great measure of their traffick in furs, and the communication between Canada and Mississippi be cut off. With an abstract of Captain Middleton's journal, and observations upon his behaviour during his voyage, and since his return ... The whole intended to shew the great probability of a north-west passage, so long desired; and which (if discovered) would be of the highest advantage to these kingdoms
Name: Personal (usage="primary")
Name Part
Dobbs, Arthur
Name Part: Date
1689-1765
Name: Personal
Name Part
Fuentes, Bartolomé de
Name Part: Date
17th cent
Name: Personal
Name Part
Middleton, Christopher
Name Part: Date
d. 1770
Type of Resource
text
Origin Information
Place
Place Term: Code (MARC Country Code)
enk
Place
Place Term: Text
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in Ludgate-Street
Date Issued
M DCC LXIV. [1744]
Date Issued (encoding="marc")
1744
Issuance
monographic
Language
Language Term: Code (ISO639-2B)
eng
Language
Language Term: Code (ISO639-2B)
iku
Physical Description
Form (marcform)
print
Extent
[2], ii, 211, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 30 cm. (4to)
Note: Statement of Responsibility (altRepGroup="00")
By Arthur Dobbs, Esq;
Note
Remainder of title: To which are added I. A letter from Bartholomew de Fonte, vice-admiral of Peru and Mexico, giving an account of his voyage from Lima in Peru, to prevent, or seize upon any ships that should attempt to find a north-west passage to the South sea. II. An abstract of all the discoveries which have been publish'd of the islands and countries in and adjoining to the great western ocean between America, India, and China, &c. pointing out the advantages that may be made, if a short passage should be found thro' Hudson's Streight to that ocean. III. The Hudson's Bay Company's charter. IV. The standard of trade in those parts of America; with an account of the exports and profits made annually by the Hudson's bay company. V. Vocabularies of the languages of several Indian nations adjoining to Hudson's bay.
Note
"Vocabulary of English and Eskima words": p. 203-205.
Note
"A short vocabulary of the language spoke among the Northern Indians inhabiting the north-west part of Hudson's Bay, as it was taken at different times from the mouths of Nabiana and Zazana, two Indians, who were on board His Majesty's ship the Furnace, in the year 1742, by Edward Thompson, surgeon of the said ship": p. 206-211.
Note
Signatures: [A]² B-2D 2E² (2E2 verso blank)
Note
Errata: p. 211.
Note
Engraved head and tail pieces; intitials.
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Subject (LCSH)
Name: Corporate
Name Part
Hudson's Bay Company.
Subject (LCSH)
Topic
Fur trade
Geographic
Canada
Subject (LCSH)
Topic
Indians of North America
Geographic
Canada
Subject (LCSH)
Topic
Eskimo languages
Genre
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Subject
Topic
Indian linguistics
Topic
Eskimo languages
Subject (LCSH)
Geographic
Northwest Passage
Subject (LCSH)
Geographic
Northwest, Canadian
Topic
Description and travel
Subject (LCSH)
Geographic
Great Lakes (North America)
Subject (LCSH)
Geographic
Northwest Coast of North America
Subject
Topic
Imprint 1744.
Subject
hierarchicalGeographic
country
England
city
London
Classification (LCC)
F1060.7 .D63
Location
Physical Location
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shelfLocator
D744 .D632a 1-SIZE
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Part Number
5798
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Part
Part Detail: Part
Part Number
4697
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Title
Goldsmiths' Lib. cat.
Part
Part Detail: Part
Part Number
8053
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Title
Alden, J.E. European Americana,
Part
Part Detail: Part
Part Number
744/80
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ESTC
Part
Part Detail: Part
Part Number
T90486
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Title Information
Title
Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800,
Part
Part Detail: Part
Part Number
III:766
Identifier: LCCN
02001947
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20051024214744.0
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