An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America
Subtitle: containing a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c. shewing the benefit to be made by settling colonies, and opening a trade in these parts, whereby the French will be deprived in a great measure of their traffick in furs, and the communication between Canada and Mississippi be cut off : with an abstract of Captain Middleton's journal, and observations upon his behaviour during his voyage, and since his return : to which are added, I. A letter from Bartholomew de Fonte, vice-admiral of Peru and Mexico, giving an account of his voyage from Lima in Peru, to prevent, or seize upon any ships that should attempt to find a north-west passage to the South Sea, II. An abstract of all the discoveries which have been publish'd of the islands and countries in and adjoining to the Great Western Ocean, between America, India, and China, &c. pointing out the advantages that may be made, if a short passage should be found thro' Hudson's Streight to that ocean, III. The Hudson's Bay Company's charter, IV. The standard of trade in those parts of America, with an account of the exports and profits made annually by the Hudson's Bay Company, V. Vocabularies of the languages of several Indian Nations adjoining to Hudson's Bay : the whole intended to shew the great probability of a north-west passage, so long desired, and which (if discovered) would be of the highest advantage to these kingdoms
By: by Arthur Dobbs, Esq
Contributors: Middleton, Christopher, -1770, writer of supplementary textual content; Fuentes, Bartolomé de, active 17th century, writer of supplementary textual content; Robinson, John (Bookseller), writer of supplementary textual content
Series: Indigenous Peoples: North America; Indigenous Peoples: North America
Publisher: Printed for J. Robinson
Published: 1744
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Description and travel; Indians of North America; Fur trade; Hudson's Bay Company
Notes: Head- and tailpieces; initials.

Errata: foot of page 211.

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Reproduction of the original from the Lost Cause Press.
Table of contents: title: An account of the situation, climate and trade, of the countries adjoning to Hudson's Bay, &c.; title: A letter from Bartholomew de Fonte, vice-admiral of Peru and Mexico, giving an account of his voyage from Lima in Peru, to prevent or seize upon any ships who should attempt to find a North-West passage to the South-Sea; title: An abstract of all the discoveries which have been publish'd of the islands and countries in the Great Western Ocean, between American, India and China, and how great a tract yet remains to be discovered between the Arctick and Antarctick Circles: with the advantage to Britain from such discoveries, in case a passage should be found from Hudson's Bay to that Western Ocean, which has lately been undertaken with great probability of success; title: Appendix, containing His Majesty's royal charter to the governor and company of Hudson's Bay: and other papers relating to the trade to that place: together with a vocabulary of some of the adjoining Indian nations.