Explorers of the maritime Pacific Northwest : mapping the world through primary documents

Lang, William L., (editor.). Walker, James V., 1944- (editor.).

Summary: "Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves. Provides interesting primary source documents that serve to guide students through the interpretation process. Supplies clear explanation and analysis of each document to promote critical understanding of the topics. Supports Common Core Standards relating to primary source analysis as well as National Geography Standards, including how to apply geography to interpret the past and understanding the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement. Includes comprehensive biographies and background on each person of significance. Presents information on indigenous peoples of the area, including the Tlingit, Chinook, Haida, Tsimshian, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Gitxsan people"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781610699259 (hardback)
ISBN: 1610699254 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781610699266 (EISBN)
ISBN: 1610699262 (EISBN)
Physical Description: print
xxix, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1. Sebastìán Vizcaíno, Expedition to California, 1602-1603 : 1. A Port for the Manila Galleon, 1585 ; 2. Viceroy Conde de Monterrey's Sailing Orders, 1602 ; 3. At the Port of Acapulco, 1602 ; 4. Scurvy Interrupts the Voyage, 1603 ; 5. Navigating with the Bolaños Derrotero, 1603 ; 6. Rio de Martín Aguilar, 1603 ; 7. Port of Monterey, 1603 ; 8. California as an Island, 1625 ; 9. Coastal Chart of the Vizcaíno Voyage, 1802 -- Chapter 2. Vitus Bering and Aleksei Chirikov, Second Kamchatka Expedition, 1733-1743 : 10. Joseph Delisle Map, 1733 ; 11. Orders from the Empress Anna, 1732 ; 12. Imperial Ambitions, 1732, 1734 ; 13. Reports from Kamchatka, 1742 ; 14. Georg Stellar on Bering Island, 1743 ; 15. Tragic Cost of Scurvy, 1741 ; 16. Social Costs of Natives of Kamchatka, 1743 ; 17. Joseph Delisle's Map of New Discoveries, 1752 ; 18. Gerhard Müller's Attack on Delisle, 1754 ; 19. The Russian Map, 1754 -- Chapter 3. Juan Francisco de La Bodega y Quadra and Bruno de Hezeta, Second Bucareli Expedition, 1775 : 20. Defense of Empire, 1757 ; 21. Viceroy Antonio Bucareli's Orders, 1775 (1773) ; 22. Shipboard Conditions, 1775 ; 23. Hazards of Navigation, 1775 ; 24. Ceremonies of Possession, 1774 ; 25. Bruno Hezeta's Map of the Columbia River, 1775 ; 26. Ayala in San Francisco Bay, 1775 ; 27. Human Cost and First Encounters, 1775 ; 28. Bruno Hezeta's Coastal Map, 1775 ; 29. Rare Publicized Reports, 1776, 1781 -- Chapter 4. James Cook, First British Foray to the Northwest Coast, 1778 : 30. Secret Instructions from the Admiralty, 1776 ; 31. On the Oregon Coast, 1778 ; 32. Ship Repairs at Nootka Sound, 1778 ; 33. Buying Nature at Nootka Sound, 1778 ; 34. Native Art, 1778 ; 35. Looking for the Northwest Passage, 1778 ; 36. At the Bering Strait on the Edge of the Continent, 1778 ; 37. Meeting the Russians, 1778 ; 38. Death of Cook, 1779 ; 39. Cook's Great Chart, 1784 -- Chapter 5. Fur Traders, Commerce, and Cartography, 1785-1792 : 40. George Dixon's Discoveries in the Pacific Northwest, 1787 ; 41. John Kendrick's Land Purchases, 1791 ; 42. John Meares and the Nootka Sound Controversy, 1790 ; 43. John Meares's Orders to Explore New Markets, 1788 ; 44. A Conniving Letter to Joseph Banks, 1788 ; 45. Alexander Dalrymple's Fur Trade Plan, 1789 ; 46. Tragic Human Costs of Pursuing Furs, 1787 ; 47. James Hanna's Conflict with Natives, 1785 ; 48. John Meares's Map, 1790 ; 49. Aaron Arrowsmith's Map of the Northwest Coast, 1790 --