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Title(s)
A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean : in which the coast of Asia, from the lat. of 35⁰ north to the lat. of 52⁰ north, the island of the Insu (commonly known under the name of the land of Jesso,) the north, south, and east coasts of Japan, the Lieuchieux and the adjacent isles, as well as the coast of Corea, have been examined and surveyed : performed in His Majesty's sloop Providence and her tender, in the years 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798 / by William Robert Broughton.
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Published/Created
London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies on the Strand, 1804.
London : Printed by A. Strahan, New-Street-Square -
Physical Description
xx, 393, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates (7 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DS506 .B76 1804+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Engravings by Samuel Neele.
Printing statement from title page verso.
Eberstadt no. III-27.
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 436
Howes, W. U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition), no. B.82
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, by Zaehnsdorf, London. Includes publisher's advertisements, [2] pages at end, not included in pagination. -
Subject Terms
Japan -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Japan -- Description and travel. | Korea -- Description and travel. | Providence (Sloop : Great Britain) | Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel. | Scientific expeditions.
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