Journal of a voyage from Boston to the North-West Coast of America 1809-1811

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Title: Journal of a voyage from Boston to the North-West Coast of America 1809-1811
Creator: Furgerson, Samuel
Abstract: A daily journal of the voyage of the brig Otter, commanded by Samuel Hill from Boston to the Alaskan coast by way of the Sandwich Islands. Samuel Furgerson describes places visited, natives, and trade with the Indians, particularly along the Alaskan coast and Queen Charlotte Islands. The last entry comes from Thanikyloo Bay. The map, which is in color, shows the path of the brig Otter along the Northwest Coast of America
Description: Samuel Furgerson: ship's carpenter on trading voyage to the Pacific Northwest.
Available on microfilm.
Original binding.
Provenance: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 1 33 cm. + 1 map. v. (129 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Nautical charts
Diaries. United States
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Alaska.
British Columbia.
Hawaii
Pacific Coast (Alaska)
Pacific Coast (B.C.)
Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.)
Subject (Name): Furgerson, Samuel.
Hill, Samuel.
Otter (Brig)
Subject (Topic): Indians of North America
Seafaring life
Voyages and travels
History
Description and travel
Subjects: Furgerson, Samuel
Hill, Samuel
Otter (Brig)
Indians of North America > Alaska
Indians of North America > British Columbia
Seafaring life
Voyages and travels > History > 19th century
Hawaii > Description and travel
Pacific Coast (Alaska) > Description and travel
Pacific Coast (B.C.) > Description and travel
Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.) > Description and travel
United States

Access: Public
Citation: Samuel Furgerson, Journal of a Voyage. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.