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Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, 1792 - Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

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Title
Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, 1792

Author
Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra

format
Hardback

Publisher
Arthur H. Clark

Language
English

UK Publication Date
20120507

Description

In 1792, Spanish naval officer and explorer Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra sailed from San Blas, Mexico, to Nootka Sound, on the west coast of present-day Vancouver Island. For nearly three years, he had been immersed in the aftermath of the Nootka Crisis of 1789, a dispute between Britain and Spain over sovereignty in the North Pacific. He was journeying north as his government's commissioner to hand over Spanish-occupied territory at Nootka. This book offers the first published English translation of Bodega's journal, a remarkable account of his travels along the Northwest Coast of America, encounters with Native peoples-most notably, Chief Maquinna-and the friendship that developed between Bodega and his British counterpart, George Vancouver.

Until now, Bodega's journal has been available only in Spanish publications or in manuscript form. This much-needed English-language edition results from the collaboration of three preeminent scholars of the Pacific Northwest, who provide an in-depth introduction and extensive footnotes that make the translation accessible to a contemporary audience.

Also included in this edition is a generous selection of Bodega's original charts and illustrations created by the artists who worked with Jos Mariano Mozio and Jos Maldonado, two scientists who-at Bodega's insistence-accompanied him on his expedition to Nootka.

Type
BOOK

Keyword Index
Indians of North America - Northwest Coast of North America - Early works to 1800.|Northwest Coast of North America - Discovery and exploration - Spanish - Early works to 1800.

Country of Publication
Oklahoma

Number of Pages
200