GOUGH, BARRY

Juan de Fuca's Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550175734. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages; "Gough provides meticulously researched insight, delving into diplomatic records, narratives of explorers and commercial aspirants, legal affidavits and court records to illuminate the journeys of Martin Frobisher, James Cook, Francis Drake, Manuel Quimper, José Maria Narvaez, George Vancouver and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, among others." in their search for the Northwest Passage.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21550

Catalogue: Exploration::West Coast

Keywords: 1550175734 Juan de Fuca Exploration Northwest Passage History::Canada EXPLORATION

PETHICK, DEREK

First Approaches to the Northwest Coast

North Vancouver, BC: J. J. Douglas Ltd, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888940564. Price clipped DJ and board show light shelf wear, dust jacket lightly chipped.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches; 232 pages; "Before 1792 twenty-nine voyages reached land between what is now the California - Oregon border and the Bering Sea. Each of these voyages permanently altered the balance of power amongst the European courts - as well as setting the tone of relations between the native peoples and the "mau mau'l ney : those who came floating on the water without land".. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19247

Catalogue: Exploration::West Coast

Keywords: 0888940564 British Columbia oregon California History::USA History::Canada EXPLORATION

PETHICK, DEREK

First Approaches to the Northwest Coast

North Vancouver, BC: J. J. Douglas Ltd, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888940564. DJ and board show light shelf wear, dust jacket lightly chipped, 1" tear top front panel, previous owner's name on front free end paper.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches; 232 pages; "Before 1792 twenty-nine voyages reached land between what is now the California - Oregon border and the Bering Sea. Each of these voyages permanently altered the balance of power amongst the European courts - as well as setting the tone of relations between the native peoples and the "mau mau'l ney : those who came floating on the water without land".. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19680

Catalogue: Exploration::West Coast

Keywords: 0888940564 British Columbia oregon California History::USA History::Canada EXPLORATION