A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the Eastern coast of Asia and the Western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea. Also Mr. Hearn's discoveries to the north westward of Hudson's Bay in 1772. [cartographic material]

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A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the Eastern coast of Asia and the Western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea. Also Mr. Hearn's discoveries to the north westward of Hudson's Bay in 1772. [cartographic material]

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3834329

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Date:

1814].

Reference:

R11981-300-7-E, Volume number: 569

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection # 569

Local class no.:

H3/1- 4000/[ca. 1814] copy 1

Type of material:

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3834329

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

Western Provinces

A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the Eastern coast of Asia and the Western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea. Also Mr. Hearn's discoveries to the north westward of Hudson's Bay in 1772.
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Date(s):

1814].

Place:

[Philadelphia:

Place of creation:

United States

Publisher:

M. Carey,

Extent:

1 map : hand col. ; 16 x 27 cm on sheet 27 x 43 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Shows America's Pacific Northwest Coast from the Gulf of California (the Baja Peninsula), New Albion (California) to the Alaskan coast, Prince William Sound and Cook's River. Depicts the Bering Strait, the Aleutian Islands and Russian Kamtchatka. The tracks of Capt. Cook in his ship "The Resolution" and Capt. Clerke in "The Discovery" are shown crossing the North Pacific Ocean from the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) to the coast of Alaska and returning, in 1778 and 1779. The discoveries of Samuel Hearne (1745-92) to the north of Hudson's Bay are depicted, as well as the area where he located the Coppermine River in 1770.

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Publisher: Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

Cook, James, 1728-1779

Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779

Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792 - Discovery and exploration - Canada - Maps - Early works to 1800
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General Note:

Longitude west from Greenwich., "Deg. W. from Philadelphia"., Ms. "57" in upper left margin.

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Kershaw, Entry 1182, State 3.

Copy/version note:

The microfiche version is NMC 27748.

Exhibitions note:

Over the Rockies: The Discovery & Mapping of the Canadian West 1700-1886.
An Exhibition held at the The Royal Ontario Museum, March and April, 1956

Date of issue:

Date of issue based on information appearing in Kershaw entry 1182. This copy has no publication information.

Related material:

For other copy of this map see Mikan 3835028 (NMC 9797).

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Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration - Maps - Early works to 1800

North Pacific Ocean - Discovery and exploration - Maps - Early works to 1800

Pacific Coast (North America) - Discovery and exploration - Maps - Early works to 1800

Northwest, Canadian - Discoveries and exploration - Maps - Early works to 1800
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Private

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80101/245 CA
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[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist.

Microfiche [R11981] NMC27748

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569 Item no. assigned by LAC 569

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A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the Eastern coast of Asia and the Western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea. Also Mr. Hearn's discoveries to the north westward of Hudson's Bay in 1772. [cartographic material]

A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the Eastern coast of Asia and the Western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea. Also Mr. Hearn's discoveries to the north westward of Hudson's Bay in 1772. [cartographic material]