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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835. by Back, George (1796-1878) - 1836

by Back, George (1796-1878)

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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835. by Back, George (1796-1878) - 1836

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835.

by Back, George (1796-1878)

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London: John Murray, 1836. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (218 x 140mm). viii, 456, 12 [ads dated July 1838] pp, 16 engraved and lithographed plates from paintings by Captain Smyth, large folding map (occasional spots to plates). 12 pp. of ads dated May 1836 bound in. -------- [Complete and collated; one plate being used as a frontispiece: Anderson Falls p420,as common] --------- Original blue cloth (sunned). Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Previous owner's small bookplate on upper corner of front paste-down. ---------- The first edition of "one of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration." Back covered over 7500 miles, 1200 of which were previously unknown territory. His narrative holds literary esteem and is "full of details about the Cree, Chippewa, Coppermine Indians, and other tribes, upon whom members of the exhibition were obliged to depend during a terrible winter" [Hill] --------- Back was commissioned to complete the survey of the coast between Prince Regent's Inlet and Turnagain Point but the Terror was beset by ice for nearly a year (August 1837- July 1837), drifting in the pack off northeast Southampton Island. ----------- Map: Map of the Discoveries and Route of the Arctic Land Expedition in the Years 1883 & 1884. Surveyed and Drawn by Captain Back. 49.5 by 54.5 cm. Graphic Scale: about 39 miles to an inch. --------- The expedition's naturalist was Richard King who contributed appendices on meteorology and botany to Back's account of the expedition" (Wikipedia). The appendix also contains zoological remarks by John Richardson with three plates of fishes, and with geological notes by W. Filton. -------- Arctic Bib. 851; Field 63; Hill 42; Sabin 2613; Streeter Sale 3704; TPL 1873; Wagner-Camp 58b:1. .
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  • Date Published 1836
  • Keywords Arctic exploration; Polar exploration; Native Americans; Cree, Chippewa, Coppermine Indians; Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions; Arctic regions; Canada; Description and travel; General; Northwest Territories; Polar Regions; Scientific expeditions;
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An Itinerary : Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel through the Twelve Dominions of Germany,...
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An Itinerary : Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland

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Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1907. Limited Edition. Fine Hardcovers in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Fine with Very Good Dust Jackets. This reprint of the 1617 edition is an exact reprint except the letters i, j, u and v have been altered to conform to modern usages and the adding of an index. Limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper, numbered and initialed by the publisher. Fine in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Four volumes, [complete] large, thick 8vo; 468+466+499+521 pages; Illustrated with 12 plates (8 folding), 5 maps or plans, genealogical tables. Bound with vellum spines decorated with gilt titles and designs over red cloth with circular design in gilt on upper covers, Top edge gilt. Each volume in dust jacket. Jackets have slightly darkened spines and a few minor chips.. Deemed as one of the most excellent works of its kind, one of the greatest contemporary European accounts of its period and "a valuable and much esteemed work." [1] Collectible and rare in this condition with dust jackets.… Read More
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Copperplate 18th Century Engraving Two views of villages on the Islands of St Anthony and St Vincent, East-Indies, populated by the Portuguese and their slaves

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London: John Walthoe et.al, 1740. Very Good. Main author: Churchill, Awnsham, d. 1728. London : Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill for John Walthoe, Tho. Wotton, Samuel Birt, Daniel Browne, Thomas Osborn, John Shuckburgh and Henry Lintot Published: c1740 Engraver undisclosed. Top has this written: V. II. .. In ye east indies ... betwixt page 147 148 and at the lower right .5. --- The plate measures 35.5 by 42 cm (14 by 16.5 in.) Actual engraving 29 by 35 cm (11.5 by 13.875 in.). There is a centerfold beginning to open on the bottom 1.5 in. Light age-toning, two minor edge fox marks on the upper edge. An appealing picture of early colonial life. Turtles are being prepared for eating in a large pot; game is being brought into the camp; domestic goats and chickens are visible in the yards before the huts in the St. Vincent vista. A second style of building and a rather nice observation of the mountains in the distance as 8 portraits of people are observed in the vicinity of the huts… Read More
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Tramps Round the Mountains of the Moon and Through the Back Gate of the Congo State. [Africa Mountaineering]

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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Publisher's pictorial cloth with gilt spine titles and black stamped front title and decoration. Bindings are tight and square with minor opening after the front free end page. Text clean, moderate even toning, some foxing to text block and preliminary pages. Modest shelf handling wear with a sun-faded spine. 8vo; 8 inches tall; v, 350 pages with index. Illustrated with 50 plates, mostly from photographs. Folding and in-text map. 8vo; 8 inches tall; v, 350 pages with index. Illustrated with fifty plates, most from photographs. Folding and in text map. First Edition, First Printing.. A narrative comprising of the author's missionary work and local native leaders joined to an account of hunting in Uganda and the Belgium Congo for elephant, lion, antelopes, and his rambles about the great mountain range of Central Africa. Background Information: 'Mr. Johnson has had many strange… Read More
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In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
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In Darkest Africa or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria: A classic 19th century African exploration

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Near Fine Rebound Hardcovers. Near Fine. Two Volumes Complete, First American Edition. Handsomely rebound in a dark textured leather; with spine decoration and title in a red label; endpages renewed; all edges marbled. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 547, 540 pages with index; Two steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations.. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and the conduct of many members of the expedition. A classic 19th century African exploration wildly popular and published in six languages.  'A bit of trivia: Stanley began his account of the rescue at the Hotel Victoria, Cairo, on 25 January 1890, demonstrating a feverish capacity for rapid reporting, Stanley wrote continuously… Read More
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Travels and Discoveries in The Levant

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London: Day & Son, Limited, 1865. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcovers. Very Good. Hardcovers; Complete plates and Maps.. Original blind-stamped green cloth, 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 360; 2 p.l., [vi]-xiv, [2], 275. with half-titles. Properly illustrated with 12 engraved and lithographed maps and plans including a map frontispiece in each volume (most folding) Condition: Vol. I: light rubbing to covers, corners worn, shaken, binding split at center signatures, which are nearly detached; foxing mostly to front endpapers, frontispiece, first few pages, back endpapers and last few pages. Owner's labels on front and back pastedowns. Vol. II: light rubbing to covers, corners worn, binding split at about three signatures in, and also about six in, with those signatures/pages nearly detached. Endpapers, frontispiece map, title page, and back endpapers with considerable foxing and toning, light foxing throughout. Owner's labels on back pastedowns. Illustrations: 12 mounted albumen… Read More
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An Itinerary : Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel through the Twelve Dominions of Germany,...
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An Itinerary : Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland

by Moryson, Fynes (1566 - 1630)

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Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1907. Limited Edition. Fine Hardcovers in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Fine with Very Good Dust Jackets. This reprint of the 1617 edition is an exact reprint except the letters i, j, u and v have been altered to conform to modern usages and the adding of an index. Limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper, numbered and initialed by the publisher. Fine in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Four volumes, [complete] large, thick 8vo; 468+466+499+521 pages; Illustrated with 12 plates (8 folding), 5 maps or plans, genealogical tables. Bound with vellum spines decorated with gilt titles and designs over red cloth with circular design in gilt on upper covers, Top edge gilt. Each volume in dust jacket. Jackets have slightly darkened spines and a few minor chips.. Deemed as one of the most excellent works of its kind, one of the greatest contemporary European accounts of its period and "a valuable and much esteemed work." [1] Collectible and rare in this condition with dust jackets.… Read More
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Greece. Soft cover. Good. 26 b/w photographs of the region around the Temple of Delphi, Greece. No date, c1900 - 1920 minimal text and no publishing information but Greek on rear of wraps. String tied wraps. 6.75 by 10 inches. Wraps worn, toned and chipped. The photos are all in good condition with minimal age-toning. Captions in three languages, one is English.
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Scrapbook of a Trip to Ontario, Canada in 1979

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1979. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. A well-constructed color photo representation of the trip. Fully captioned and includes cut paragraphs from brochures added to explain and describe the journey. Two envelopes have been affixed to the front and rear endpages and contain brochures and maps. 14 pieces in total. There are 42 pages all filled with photos. Over 150 photos plus a few postcards. Several additional brochures are inserted into the pages. . The trip begins with an overview of the St. Lawrence seaway and historical sites on and near Lake Ontario. The travelers journeyed along the Rideau Canal and had quite a visit in Ottawa showing many views of the cities striking architecture. Moving into Quebec, they stopped in the mining town of Timmins and then discovered the rustic beauty of Kettle Lakes Provincial Park. Looks like they took a ride on the Polar Bear Express in Cochrane as they moved north to James Bay. On to Lake Nipigon and Ouimet Canyon, hiking in the Silby… Read More
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Album of Photographs and Postcards from Travel in Japan and Europe. 1924-1927
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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835

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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834 AND 1835

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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835

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London: John Murray, 1836. First edition. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6". Capt Back. An exquisite first edition, first impression copy of Captain George Back's seminal Arctic travel work. Complete, with all plates. Rebound in a very smart quarter morocco binding. This work is one of the finest nineteenth century travel books on the Arctic. It follows the 1832 expedition which was launched to search for the supposedly lost Ross expedition. Upon the return of Ross, Back pursued the expeditions secondary objective of navigating the length of the river known as Thlueetessy to the indigenous people. Back is credited with discovering the river and named it 'The Great Fish River' which has since become known as the 'Back River'. He travelled the full 440 miles of this river and his journey was 7,500 miles total. This work describes Back's voyage via Montreal to north central Canada, along the Slave River Lake and down the Great Fish River to the Arctic coast It is for this expedition that Back is… Read More
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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835

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London, 1836.. x,[2],663,[1]pp. plus sixteen plates on India paper and folding map. Thick quarto. Modern three-quarter blue morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Minor rubbing, spine slightly sunned. Minor marginal foxing to plates. Very good. A large paper copy of this major source both in the early exploration of the Far North and in ethnology. "...Full of details of his commerce with the Cree, Chippewa, and Coppermine Indians...a fundamental source of information about Indian life along the route of the Arctic expedition" - Streeter. This private expedition was undertaken to search for the second Ross expedition. Back and his party went from Montreal to Great Slave Lake, then overland to the Arctic Ocean. The narrative also contains valuable information on Arctic flora and fauna. A basic Arctic exploration. The Streeter copy sold to parties unknown for $90 in 1969. It was not a large paper copy, but it did have a short letter from Back tipped in. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 851. STREETER SALE 3704. FIELD 63.… Read More
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South American Journals 1858-1859

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Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.
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A Holiday in Italy

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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose

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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal

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lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,… Read More
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and...
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and annotated by Professor G. Schweinfurth, Professor F. Ratzel, Dr. R.W. Felkin, and Dr. G. Hartlaub.

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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND

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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.
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A Naturalist in the Guianas

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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.
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The Silence Of The North

The Silence Of The North

by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East

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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)

by William Edward David "W E D" Allen (1901-1973) editor

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2 Volumes: xxxii+368 pages with frontispiece, five folding maps and ten plates; ix+[369]-640 pages with frontispiece, two folding maps, six plates, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 138 and 139. First edition.By the early sixteenth century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarch of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires, and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle seventeen embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kins ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. W E D Allen and Anthony… Read More
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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher...
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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742; The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747.

by Barr, William (1950- ) and Glyndwr Williams (editors)

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2 Volumes: Volume 1 subtitled: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 xii+333 with 8 maps, 3 illustrations including frontispiece, bibliography and index; Volume 2 subtitled: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746 1747 xv+393 pages with frontispiece, 13 maps, 6 illustrations, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 177 and 181. First edition.The eighteenth century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of navigable passage to the Pacific. The expedition was commanded by Christopher Middleton, until his resignation in March 1741 a sea-captain in the service of the Hudson Bay Company. With his actions closely scrutinized by his former… Read More
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