A voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean, and round the world
Subtitle: in which the coast of North-West America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed : undertaken by His Majesty's command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, in the Discovery sloop of war, and armed tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 41864
Publisher: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson ... and J. Edwards ...
Published: 1798
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Discovery (Navire); Discovery (Ship); Découverte et exploration; Déecouverte et exploration; Chatham (Navire auxiliaire armé); Chatham (Armed tender); Discovery and exploration
Notes: "In three volumes. Vol. III".

Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set, see CIHM microfiche nos. 41861-41864.

Tables.

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of the Public Archives of Canada. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1983.

[5], 505, [3] p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Table of contents: label: BOOK THE FIFTH
pagenum: 1
title: Third visit to the Sandwich islands — Conclude the survey of the coast of North-West America; label: CHAPTER I
pagenum: 1
title: Leave the Coast of New Albion — Arrive off the east point of Owhyhee - Examine Whyeata bay — Visited by Tamaahmaah — Proceed to Karakakooa bay - Transactions there - Departure of the Daedalus for New South Wales; label: CHAPTER II
pagenum: 21
title: Sequel of transactions at Karakakooa — Cession of the island of Owhyhee — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER III
pagenum: 59
title: Quit Karakakooa — Visit Tyahtatooa and Toeaigh bays — Some description of the anchorage at those places — Examine the northern sides of Mowee, Woahoo and Attowai — Observations on the anchorage at Attowai and Onehow — Leave the Sandwich islands; label: CHAPTER IV
pagenum: 83
title: Quit the Sandwich islands — Part company with the Chatham — Indications of land — see Tscherikow island — Pass Trinity isles — Proceed along the coast — Enter and proceed up Cook's river; label: CHAPTER V
pagenum: 110
title: Dangerous situation of the ship in consequence of ice — Examination of the upper part of Cook's river — Its final termination proving it to be only an extensive arm of the sea, it obtains the name of Cook's inlet — Joined by the Chatham — Mr. Puget's narrative, during the separation of the two vessels — Visited by Russians — Quit Cook's inlet — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER VI
pagenum: 150
title: Passage from Cook's inlet to Prince William's Sound — Meet a large fleet of canoes — Spring the bowsprit in a gale of wind — Carry away the foreyard — Arrive in port Chalmers — Survey of Prince William's sound by the boats — A violent storm — Visited by a few Russians — Some account of their establishments in the sound — Chatham dispatched to continue the survey of the coast eastward from cape Hinchinbrook — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER VII
pagenum: 189
title: Quit Prince William's sound — Geographical and other observations respecting the adjacent country and its inhabitants — Proceed in the examination of the exterior coast — Pass port Mulgrave — Intelligence received of the survey having been completed to that station by the Chatham — Arrive in Cross sound — Joined by the Chatham there; label: CHAPTER VIII
pagenum: 216
title: Mr. Puget's narrative of his transactions and survey of the coast, between Prince William's and Cross sounds; during the Chatham's separation from the Discovery; label: CHAPTER IX
pagenum: 238
title: Transactions in Cross sound — Proceed to sea — Account of a boat excursion — Description of port Althorp and Cross sound — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER X
pagenum: 264
title: Proceed to the southward along the exterior coast of King George the Third's archipelago — Arrive in port Conclusion — Transactions there — Two boat excursions — Complete the survey of the continental shores of North-West America — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: BOOK THE SIXTH
pagenum: 297
title: Passage to the southward along the western coast of America; double cape Horn; touch at St. Helena; arrive in England; label: CHAPTER I
pagenum: 207
title: Depart from port Conclusion— Arrive at Nootka—Transactions there — Visit Maquinnar at Tahsheis— Astronomical observations for correcting the survey between cape Douglas and cape Decision; label: CHAPTER II
pagenum: 319
title: Depart from Nootka sound— Violent storm— Arrive at Monterrey — Receive on board the deserters from the Chatham and Daedalus — Excursion into the country — Examine a very remarkable mountain — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER III
pagenum: 319
title: Leave Monterrey — Some account of the three Marias islands — Proceed to the southward — Astronomical and nautical observations; label: CHAPTER IV
pagenum: 357
title: Visit the island of Cocos—Some description of that island — astronomical and nautical observations there— Proceed to the southward — Pass between Wenman's and Culpepper's islands—See the Gallipagos islands and ascertain their situation; label: CHAPTER V
pagenum: 389
title: Proceed to the Southward— The Discovery springs her main-mast — Scurvy makes its appearance— Pass the islands of Massafuero and Juan Fernandez—Arrive at Valparaiso - Visit St. Jago, the capital of Chili; label: CHAPTER VI
pagenum: 464
title: Quit Valparaiso— Proceed to the southward- Pass to the south of cape Horn —Useless Search for isla Grande— Part company with the Chatham- Arrive at St. Helena— Join the Chatham there— Capture the Macassar Dutch East India Man—Astronomical and nautical observations— Leave St. Helena— Proceed to the northward— Discover a number of vessels under convoy of His Majesty's ship Sceptre - Join the convoy, and proceed with it to the Shannon— Discovery proceeds from thence to the river Thames; title: Notes and Miscellaneous Observations
pagenum: 487