Author: Thomas James
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781385577325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T133977 First published in 1633 as 'The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James, in his intended discovery of the Northwest Passage into the South Sea'. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of voyages and travels, in three parts' by Daniel Coxe, [ London: printed in 1633, and now reprinted for O. Payne, 1740. [10],142p., plate: map; 8°
The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. Thomas James, in His Intended Discovery of a North West Passage Into the South Sea
Author: Thomas James
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781385577325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T133977 First published in 1633 as 'The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James, in his intended discovery of the Northwest Passage into the South Sea'. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of voyages and travels, in three parts' by Daniel Coxe, [ London: printed in 1633, and now reprinted for O. Payne, 1740. [10],142p., plate: map; 8°
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781385577325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T133977 First published in 1633 as 'The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James, in his intended discovery of the Northwest Passage into the South Sea'. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of voyages and travels, in three parts' by Daniel Coxe, [ London: printed in 1633, and now reprinted for O. Payne, 1740. [10],142p., plate: map; 8°
Captain Thomas James's Strange and Dangerous Voyage
The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. Thomas James, in His Intended Discovery of a Northwest Passage Into the South Sea
Author: Thomas James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. Thomas James, in His Intended Discovery of a Northwest Passage Into the South Sea
Author: Thomas James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. Thomas James, in His Intended Discovery of a North West Passage Into the South Sea
Author: Thomas James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
James was forced by exceptionally bad weather to winter in the southern part of Hudson Bay. His account "contains some remarkable physical observations respecting the intensity of the cold and the accumulation of ice in northern latitudes."--Lowndes.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
James was forced by exceptionally bad weather to winter in the southern part of Hudson Bay. His account "contains some remarkable physical observations respecting the intensity of the cold and the accumulation of ice in northern latitudes."--Lowndes.
The dangerous voyage of Capt. Thomas James
Author: Thomas James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest Passage
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest Passage
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. Thomas James
Author: Thomas James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest Passage
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest Passage
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Dangerous Voyage
The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Author: Frédéric Regard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317321553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage – the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – from the early modern era to the start of the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317321553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage – the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – from the early modern era to the start of the nineteenth century.