The Life of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2008
Capitan de Navio Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra was the most important Spanish naval officer on the Northwest Coast in the eighteenth century. Serving from 1774 to 1794, he participated in the search for the Northwest Passage and, with George Vancouver, endeavoured to forge a diplomatic resolution to the Nootka Sound controversy between Spain and Britain. Freeman Tovell's thorough and nuanced study presents this officer as a key figure in the history of the region. Bodega's accomplishments place him in the company of Bering, Cook, Vancouver, La Perouse, and Malaspina - those who advanced a better understanding of the geography, ethnography, and natural history of the area.
- ISBN:
- 9780774813679
- 9780774813679
- Category:
- Biography: historical
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-11-2008
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of British Columbia Press
- Country of origin:
- Canada
- Pages:
- 496
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x159x30mm
- Weight:
- 0.74kg
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