1791

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Title: 1791
Contributor: Atrevida (Corvette)
Cordova, Luis de
Descubierta (Corvette)
Eguia, Manuel de
Fernán-Núñez, Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan Chabot, conde de, 1742-1795
Gutierrez de Rubalcava, Joaquin
Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809
Mazarredo, Joseph
Muñoz, Xavier, fl. 1786
Revillagigedo, Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, conde de, 1740-1799
Sesma, Fermin
Sevena, Pedro de
Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816
Published / Created: 1791
Abstract: Papers pertaining to the 1789 Spanish exploration of the Northwest Coast of North America. Under the command of Alessandro Malaspina, the expedition sailed from Cadiz to the west coast of Africa, across the Atlantic to South America, south to the Falkland Islands, around Cape Horn, and north along the west coast to Acapulco, where the documentation ends. In addition, there is material on the shipwreck of the San Pedro Alcantara, a voyage to the China Sea, and a map of the west coast of Central America.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Spanish; Castilian

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish
Northwest Passage
Subject (Name): Atrevida (Corvette)
Cordova, Luis de
Descubierta (Corvette)
Eguia, Manuel de
Fernán-Núñez, Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan Chabot, conde de, 1742-1795
Gutierrez de Rubalcava, Joaquin
Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809
Mazarredo, Joseph
Muñoz, Xavier, fl. 1786
Revillagigedo, Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, conde de, 1740-1799
Sesma, Fermin
Sevena, Pedro de
Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816
Subject (Topic): Voyages around the world

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Citation: A detailed listing of the papers in the collection can be found in; Goddard, J. M. and C. Kritzler. Catalogue of the Beinecke Western Americana Manuscripts, 133, p. 40-42.
Alessandro Malaspina Papers. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.