Uncharted waters : the explorations of José Narváez (1768-1840) /

"Jim McDowell's new biography of the little-known Spanish explorer José María Narváez, reveals his significant discoveries during the European exploration of what is now Canada's Pacific Northwest Coast. Narváez was the first European to investigate a Russian fur-trading outpost i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDowell, Jim, 1934- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver, BC : Ronsdale Press, 2015.
Temas:
Narváez, José, > 1768?-
Explorers > Spain > Biography.
TRAVEL.
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Pacific Coast (North America) > Discovery and exploration.
Pacific Coast (B.C.) > Discovery and exploration.
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.) > Discovery and exploration.
Pacifique, Côte du (Amérique du Nord) > Découverte et exploration.
Pacifique, Côte du (C.-B.) > Découverte et exploration.
Salish, Mer des (C.-B. et Wash.) > Découverte et exploration.
British Columbia > Pacific Coast
North America > Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean > Salish Sea
Spain
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • PART III New Spain Changes Course. CHAPTER 11: Spanish Influence Wanes
  • CHAPTER 12: The Revolt of 1810 in New Spain
  • CHAPTER 13: Narváez Adapts to Political Change in Mexico.
  • APPENDIX A: The Local Geographic Legacy of Narváez's Expedition of 1791
  • APPENDIX B: Narváez's Missing Journal of 1790-1791
  • APPENDIX C: The Three Identities of an Historic Schooner (1788 & -1796)
  • APPENDIX D: Dimensions of the Santa Saturnina
  • APPENDIX E: Manifest of the Santa Saturnina
  • APPENDIX F: A Brief History of the San Carlos One and Two
  • APPENDIX G: Lineage of José María Narváez.
  • INTRODUCTION An Overlooked Explorer
  • PART I Spain Strives to Control the Pacific Northwest Coast. CHAPTER 1: A Young Mariner's Journey from Cadiz to New Spain
  • CHAPTER 2: Investigating the Russian Threat, 1788
  • CHAPTER 3: Conflict at Nootka Sound 1789-1790.

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