000511291 000__ 03243cam\a2200337\\\4500 000511291 001__ 511291 000511291 005__ 20210716015531.0 000511291 006__ m\\\\|o\\d\|\\\\\\ 000511291 007__ cr||n||||||||n 000511291 008__ 800620s1752\\\\enk||||\o\\\\\00|\||eng\c 000511291 035__ $$a(Uk-ES)006370084 000511291 035__ $$a(OCoLC)642237861 000511291 035__ $$a(CU-RivES)T100417 000511291 040__ $$aUk-ES$$cUk-ES$$dCU-RivES$$dCStRLIN$$dCU-RivES$$dCengage Gale 000511291 1001_ $$aRobson, Joseph. 000511291 24513 $$aAn account of six years residence in Hudson's-Bay,$$h[electronic resource] :$$bfrom 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747. By Joseph Robson, late surveyor and supervisor of the buildings to the Hudson's-Bay company. Containing a Variety of Facts, Observations, and Discoveries, tending to shew, I. The vast Importance of the Countries about Hudson's-Bay to Great-Britain, on Account of the extensive Improvements that may be made there in many beneficial Articles of Commerce, particularly in the Furs and in the Whale and Seal Fisheries. And, II. The interested Views of the Hudson's bay Company: and the absolute Necessity of laying open the Trade, and making it the Object of National Encouragement, as the only Method of keeping it out of the Hands of the French. To which is added an Appendix; containing, I. A short History of the Discovery of Hudson's-Bay; and of the Proceedings of the English there since the Grant of the Hudson's-Bay Charter: Together with Remarks upon the Papers and Evidence produced by that Company before the Committee of the Honourable House of Commons, in the Year 1749. II. An Estimate of the Expence of building the Stone Fort, called Prince of Wales's-Fort, at the entrance of Churchill-River. III. The Soundings of Nelson-River. IV. A Survey of the Course of Nelson-River. V. A Survey of Seal and Gillam's Islands. And, VI. A Journal of the Winds and Tides at Churchill-River, for Part of the Years 1746 and 1747. The whole illustrated, by a draught of Nelson and Hayes's Rivers; a draught of Churchill-River; and plans of York-Fort, and Prince of Wales's Fort. 000511291 260__ $$aLondon :$$bprinted for J. Payne and J. Bouquet in Pater-Noster-Row; Mr. Kincaid, at Edinburgh; Mr Barry, at Glasgow; and Mr. J. Smith, at Dublin,$$cMDCCLII. [1752] 000511291 300__ $$a[4],vi,84,95,[1]p.,III plates :$$bmaps ;$$c8⁰. 000511291 500__ $$aWith an initial leaf of advertisements. 000511291 500__ $$aReproduction of original from British Library. 000511291 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000511291 5104_ $$aSabin,$$c72259 000511291 5104_ $$aEnglish Short Title Catalog,$$cT100417. 000511291 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bFarmington Hills, Mich. :$$cCengage Gale,$$d2009.$$nAvailable via the World Wide Web.$$nAccess limited by licensing agreements.$$7s2009 miunns 000511291 61020 $$aHudson's Bay Company. 000511291 651_0 $$aNorthwest, Canadian$$xHistory. 000511291 651_0 $$aNorthwest, Canadian$$xDescription and travel. 000511291 752__ $$aGreat Britain$$bEngland$$dLondon. 000511291 852__ $$bebk 000511291 85640 $$3Eighteenth Century Collections Online$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=0169000600&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi$$zOnline Access 000511291 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:511291$$pGLOBAL_SET 000511291 980__ $$aEBOOK 000511291 980__ $$aBIB 000511291 982__ $$aEbook 000511291 983__ $$aOnline