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William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798, Hardback Book

William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798 Hardback

Edited by Andrew David

Part of the Hakluyt Society, Third Series series

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Edited and richly annotated by Lt Cdr Andrew David, this volume offers for the first time a complete transcript of the handwritten journal kept by William Broughton on his voyage to the North Pacific (1795-1798), together with supplementary letters and the journal of Broughton's journey across Mexico (1793).

An extensive introduction by Professor Barry Gough places the voyage in its historical context.

Broughton had first visited the North Pacific in 1792 in command of the brig Chatham during Vancouver's voyage.

When negotiations between Vancouver and Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra reached an impasse, Broughton was sent back to London to seek fresh instructions, travelling across Mexico and returning to Europe in Spanish ships.

Back in London in July 1793 he was appointed in command of the sloop Providence with orders to rejoin Vancouver in the Pacific, taking with him the astronomer John Crosley.

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