Vancouver's discovery of Puget Sound
Subtitle: portraits and biographies of the men honored in the naming of geographic features of northwestern America
By: by Edmond S. Means.
Publisher: The Macmillan company
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Vancouver, George, 1757-1798; Puget Sound (Wash.); Northwest Coast of North America; Nootka Sound (B.C.)
Description: Chapters 5-12 (p. 61-334) include a portion of Vancouver's journal, reprinted from v. 2 of his Voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean, and round the world, 2nd edition, London, 1801. The reprint "is designed to follow the explorer from the time he strikes the shore of the present state of Washington ... on into Puget Sound, and around Vancouver Island, and, finally, through the negotiations at Nootka."