| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 220 p.) |
| Contents |
Alaska and the North Pacific : a crossroads of empires / James K. Barnett Spain's role in Pacific exploration during the age of enlightenment / Iris H.W. Engstrand -- George Vancouver, the admiralty, and exploration / Glyndwr Williams -- Lapérouse 1786 : a French naval visit to Alaska / Robin Inglis -- Ethnology in the enlightenment : the voyage of Alejandro Malaspina in the Pacific / Phyllis S. Herda -- Health of mariners : Vancouver's achievement / John M. Naish -- Evolution of shipbuilding in the eighteenth century / John Kendrick -- Testing a new technology : Vancouver's survey and navigation in Alaskan waters, 1794 / Alun C. Davies -- From Cook to Vancouver : the British contribution to the cartography of Alaska / Andrew David -- Russian mapping of the North Pacific to 1792 / Carol Urness -- Vancouver : cautious collector / J.C.H. King -- Images of native Alaskans in the work of explorer artists / Kesler E. Woodward -- Publication and readership of voyage journals in the age of Vancouver, 1730-1830 / Anthony Payne -- Efforts at humane engagement : Indian-Spanish encounters in Bucareli Bay, 1779 / Stephen J. Langdon -- George Vancouver and the native peoples of the northwest coast / Robin Fisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Explorers -- Alaska -- History -- 18th century
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Explorers -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 18th century
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Discoveries in geography -- European.
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Explorers.
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Ontdekkingsreizen.
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Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
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Spanjaarden.
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Fransen.
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Britten.
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Explorateurs -- États-Unis -- Alaska -- Histoire.
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Explorateurs -- Pacifique (région ; nord-ouest) -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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| SUBJECT |
Alaska -- Discovery and exploration -- European
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Alaska -- History -- To 1867.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003151
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Northwest, Pacific -- Discovery and exploration -- European
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Alaska.
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Pacific Northwest.
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Alaska (États-Unis) -- Découverte et exploration européennes.
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Alaska (États-Unis) -- Histoire.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Haycox, Stephen W
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Barnett, James K., 1947-
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Liburd, Caedmon A
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Cook Inlet Historical Society.
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Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
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| LC no. |
2021694854 |
| ISBN |
9780295806853 |
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0295806850 |
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