Voyages to the Pacific coast
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on sea voyages from the eastern part of the United States, around Cape Horn or across the Isthmus of Panama, primarily from the time of gold discovery until the completion of the transcontinental railroads.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Log book of the ship Beaver
Collection
Identifier: Mss 809
Abstract
Photograph copy of the logbook of the ship Beaver, with most entries made during a voyage from New York to the Columbia River, 1811-1812. The Beaver was John Astor's third vessel in the Pacific Fur Company and the first supply ship for Astoria, Oregon.
Dates:
1811-1817; Majority of material found within 1811 December-1812 July