Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, 1792 : Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra and the Nootka Sound controversy

Bodega y Cuadra, Juan de la 1743-1794 (Author). Tovell, Freeman. (Added Author). Inglis, Robin, 1942- (Added Author). Engstrand, Iris Wilson. (Added Author).

Summary: A translation of Spanish naval officer and explorer Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra's journals of his 1792 travels to the northwest coast of North America and his encounters with the native populations, includes original charts and illustrations.

Record details

ISBN: 9780870624087 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0870624083 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
196 pages : illustrations.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and (pages 179-183) index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / by Chief Michael Maquinna -- pt. 1. Historical Context -- Spain and the Northwest Coast of America -- Nootka Sound : Incident and Crisis -- Revilla Gigedo and Bodega in New Spain -- The Nootka Convention -- Spanish Interpretation of the Nootka Convention -- Implementing the Nootka Convention -- Preparing for the Expedition of the Limits -- Ending the Northern Mystery -- Protagonists at Nootka -- Spanish Scientists on the Expedition -- Bodega and California -- Results and Consequences of the Expedition -- pt. 2. Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, 1792 -- Text of Bodega y Quadra's 1792 Journal -- Appendix: Manuscript Holdings Related to Bodega's Expedition of the Limits.