audiobook From the Freshwater Navy; 1861-64: The Letters of Master's Mate Henry R.Browne and Acting Ensign Symmes E.Browne (Naval letters series) by Henry R. Browne; Symmes E. Browne in History

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In 1792; Spanish naval officer and explorer Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra sailed from San Blas; Mexico; to Nootka Sound; on the west coast of present-day Vancouver Island. For nearly three years; he had been immersed in the aftermath of the Nootka Crisis of 1789; a dispute between Britain and Spain over sovereignty in the North Pacific. He was journeying north as his government’s commissioner to hand over Spanish-occupied territory at Nootka. This book offers the first published English translation of Bodega’s journal; a remarkable account of his travels along the Northwest Coast of America; encounters with Native peoples—most notably; Chief Maquinna—and the friendship that developed between Bodega and his British counterpart; George Vancouver.Until now; Bodega’s journal has been available only in Spanish publications or in manuscript form. This much-needed English-language edition results from the collaboration of three preeminent scholars of the Pacific Northwest; who provide an in-depth introduction and extensive footnotes that make the translation accessible to a contemporary audience.Also included in this edition is a generous selection of Bodega’s original charts and illustrations created by the artists who worked with José Mariano Moziño and José Maldonado; two scientists who—at Bodega’s insistence—accompanied him on his expedition to Nootka.