The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas Iames, in his intended discouery of the Northwest Passage into the South Sea [[electronic resource] ] : VVherein the miseries indured both going, wintering, returning; and the rarities obserued, both philosophicall and mathematicall, are related in this iournall of it. Published by his Maiesties command. To which are added, a plat or card for the sayling in those seas. Diuers little tables of the author's, of the variation of the compasse, &c. VVith an appendix concerning longitude, by Master Henry Gellibrand astronomy reader of Gresham Colledge in London. And an aduise concerning the philosophy of these late discouereyes, by W.W

• Record Nr.: UNISA996390830203316
• Autore: James Thomas <1593?-1635?>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed by Iohn Legatt, for Iohn Partridge, 1633
• Descrizione fisica: [8], 120, [22] p. folded plate : map
• Altri autori (Persone): GellibrandHenry <1597-1636.>; W. W <fl. 1633.> (William Watts)
• Soggetti: Scientific expeditions - Canada; Northwest Passage Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: S4v signed "William Watts". Variant 1: signed "X.Z".; Variant 2: title page misprints "author'rs".; The first leaf is blank.; The plate has legend: The platt of sayling for the discoverye of a passage into the South Sea. 1631. 1632.; Identified as STC 14444a on UMI microfilm reel 558.; Reproductions of the originals in the Folger Shakespeare Libraryand the British Library.; Appears at reel 558 (Folger Shakespeare Library copy) and at reel 741 (British Library copy).
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0216