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The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James : a critical edition
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- ISBN: 9780773589452
- ISBN: 9780773541924
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1 electronic text (cxxvi, 243 pages) : maps. - Publisher: Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Ottawa, 2004. The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas James was originally published in 1633. This edition reproduces the pagination of the first edition. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction to The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James: A Critical Edition -- The Marvellous North of Medieval and Early Modern Europe -- The North of the New Philosophers -- Thomas James's North -- The First Edition of The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James -- The Early Publication and Reception History of the Voyage -- The Voyage in the Eighteenth Century -- The Voyage in the Nineteenth Century -- Conclusion -- Notes to Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James (The edition reproduces the pagination of the first edition) -- Notes to The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James -- Appendices. 1 Nautical Instruments, Terms, and Phrases -- 2 Persons and Places -- 3 Works by and about Thomas James. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in print version. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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