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Date:1717-1832.Reference:R17039-0-1-E, MG40-P1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105564Date(s):1717-1832.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:4 microfilm reels positive.Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, Wakashan languagesScope and content:Collection consists of microfilmed selections from the Home Miscellaneous Series of the India Office. Especially noteworthy for Canada are certain papers which pertain to fur trading ventures to the North West Coast of America during 1785-1786. Included are correspondence regarding proposals for establishing a trade between the North West Coast of America, China and Japan, microfilm reels A-1478 to A-1479; a 'Narrative of a Voyage to the North West Coast of America', and 'Additions to Captain Cook's Vocabulary of the Nootka Sound Language in 1786', microfilm reel A-1480. Interestingly the "Narrative" offers descriptions of the land and natives who were encountered by James Strange's Expedition in 1786.Provenance:Additional information:General note:The Home Misc. Series of the India Office Library and Records, 1717-1832, was copied from originals held by the India Office Library and Records, London, England, by University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Location of originals note:The originals are held by the India Office Library and Records, London, England.Subject heading:- Northwest Coast of North America - Description and travel, [1717-1832] "Narrative of a Voyage to the North West Coast of America", [1717-1832]
- Northwest Coast of North America, 1785-1786, [1717-1832] "Additions to Captain Cook's Vocabulary of the Nootka Sound Language in 1786", [1717-1832]
- Northwest Coast of North America - Commerce, [1717-1832] Captain Cook, 1786, [1717-1832]
- China - Commerce, [1717-1832] James Strange, 1786, [1717-1832]
- Japan - Commerce, [1717-1832]
- Explorers, 1786, [1717-1832]
- Indians of North America - British Columbia - Languages, 1786, [1717-1832]
- Nootka Indians
- Indians of North America
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG40-P1 -
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