An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America
containing a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c. shewing the benefit to be made by settling colonies, and opening a trade in these parts : whereby the French will be deprived in a great measure of their traffick in furs, and the communication between Canada and Mississippi be cut off : with an abstract of Captain Middleton's journal, and observations upon his behaviour during his voyage, and since his return : to which are added : I. A letter from Bartholomew de Fonte ... giving an account of his voyage from Lima in Peru, to prevent, or seize upon any ships that should attempt to find a north-west passage to the South Sea : II. An abstract of all the discoveries which have been publish'd of the islands and countries in and adjoining to the great western ocean between America, India, and China, &c. ... : III. The Hudson's Bay Company's charter : IV. The standard of trade in those parts of America : with an account of the exports and profits made annually by the Hudson's Bay Company : V. Vocabularies of the languages of several Indian nations adjoining to Hudson's Bay : the whole intended to shew the great probability of a north-west passage ...
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Author
Contributions
- Middleton, Christopher, -1770 - Contributor
- Fuentes, Bartolomé de, active 17th century - Contributor
Publication
1744 - Printed for J. Robinson, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
52,750 words, Guess
Page Count
211 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44623700M
Subjects
Series Statement
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world
- Slavery & anti-slavery
Other Editions
- An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America
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