Summary observations and facts collected from late and authentic accounts of Russian and other navigators, to show the practicability and good prospect of success in enterprises to discover a northern passage for vessels by sea, between Atlantic and Pacific oceans, or nearly to approach the North pole; for which the offers of reward are renewed by a late act of Parliament.
Contributors: Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: J. Nourse
Published: 1776
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.; Northeast Passage.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: "Short account of some voyages made by order of the King of Spain, to discover the state of the west American coast from California upward. Dated Madrid, 24 March, 1776": p. 28-29.
Sabin 93597.  Attributed to Daines Barrington and De Val Travers.