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1 online resource (366 pages) |
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""Contents""; ""Illustrations and Maps ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""How the Squamish Remember George Vancouver""; ""Introduction""; ""1 James Cook and the European Discovery of Polynesia""; ""2 Myth and Reality: The Theoretical Geography of Northwest America from Cook to Vancouver""; ""3 Vancouver's Survey Methods and Surveys""; ""4 Vancouver's Chronometers""; ""5 A Notable Absence: The Lateness and Lameness of Russian Discovery and Exploration in the North Pacific, 1639-1803""; ""6 Nootka Sound and the Beginnings of Britain's Imperialism of Free Trade"" |
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""7 Seduction before Sovereignty: Spanish Efforts to Manipulate the Natives in Their Claims to the Northwest Coast""""8 Dangerous Liaisons: Maquinna, Quadra, and Vancouver in Nootka Sound, 1790-5""; ""9 Art and Exploration: The Responses of Northwest Coast Native Artists to Maritime Explorers and Fur Traders""; ""10 Kidnapped: Tuki and Huru's Involuntary Visit to Norfolk Island in 1793""; ""11 Banks and Menzies: Evolution of a Journal""; ""12 The Intellectual Discovery and Exploration of Polynesia""; ""13 The Burden of Terra Australis: Experiences of Real and Imagined Lands"" |
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""Appendices: Vancouver's Instruments, Charts, and Drawings""""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Contributors"" |
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Print version record |
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 -- Travel -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 -- Travel -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 fast |
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Discoveries in geography -- British
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Travel
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Northwest Coast of North America -- Discovery and exploration -- British
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Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- British
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British Columbia -- Pacific Coast
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North America -- Northwest Coast of North America
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Pacific Area
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United States -- Pacific Coast
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774853897 |
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0774853891 |
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