Exhibition History: Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) / Subject Terms: Voyages around the world. - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)

Subject Terms Voyages around the world.

1. A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East passage : undertaken in the years 1815-1818, at the expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, under the command of the lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto von Kotzebue : illustrated with numerous plates and maps : in three volumes.

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Creator:: Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787-1846
Date:: 1821
Physical Description:: 3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere. To determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 ... Vol. I. and II. written by Captain James Cook, F. R. S. Vol. III. by Captain James King, L. L. D. and F. R. S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...

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Creator:: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Date:: 1784
Physical Description:: 3 v. plates (part fold.) maps (part fold.) charts (part fold.) 30 cm. & atlas 57 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde : avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des îles du Grand océan : des paysages, des vues maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle : accompagné de descriptions par m. le baron Cuvier, et m. A. de Chamisso, et d'observations sur les crânes humains, par m. le docteur Gall / par m. Louis Choris, peintre.

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Creator:: Choris, Louis, 1795-1828
Date:: 1822 [that is, 1823]
Physical Description:: [4], VI, [154] pages, [105] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations (some hand-colored), maps, portrait ; 43 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts