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A voyage round the world: which was peformed [sic] in the years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by M. de la Peyrouse: abridged from the original French journal of M. de la Peyrouse, which was lately published by M. Milet-Mureau, in obedience to an order from the French government.
Edinburgh: Printed by J. Moir for T. Brown, 1798
Physical Description: xvi, 336 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., map; 18cm (12mo)
Call number: E798/ L311v2
Accession number: 30515
Notes: Includes selections of vocabulary in the Port des Français language, p. 65, and in the Ecclemach language, p. 92-94; these languages would appear to be part of the Wakashan group of languages spoken on the Pacific Northwest coast. There is a selection of vocabulary in the language of the inhabitants of Tchoka island, p. 184-191, which is identified as located near the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Abridged English translation of: Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde, first printed Paris, 1797.
"Abstract of a narrative of an interesting voyage from Manilla ...to San Blaz ... in 1781 and 1782", translated from the Spanish of Don Antonio Maurelle: p. [261]-291.
"Short abstract of a voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean, and round the world ... in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795" by Captain George Vancouver: p. [293]-336.
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Languages: Achastlien / Chukchi / Esselen [Ecclemach] / Port des Français / Tchoka Island
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: North America
