A voyage to Hudson's-Bay : by the Dobbs galley and California, in the years 1746 and 1747, for discovering a north west passage; with an accurate survey of the coast, and a short natural history of the country : together with a fair view of the facts and arguments from which the future finding of such a passage is rendered probable / by Henry Ellis, gent., agent for the proprietors in the said expedition ; to which is prefixed, an historical account of the attempts hitherto made for the finding a passage that way to the East-Indies ; illustrated with proper cuts, and a new and correct chart of Hudson's-Bay, with the countries adjacent.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for H. Whitridge, at the Royal Exchange, MDCCXLVII [1748]
Physical Description:
xxviii, 336 [i.e. 344] pages, [9] leaves of plates, (4 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Page iv misnumbered vi and pages 89-96 repeated.
Subject Terms:
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | Hudson Bay -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | Hudson Bay -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | California (Ship : 1746–1747) -- Early works to 1800. | Dobbs Galley (Ship) -- Early works to 1800. | Westport House -- Bookplate.