![]() ![]() Published by Honkoop, Allart en Van Cleef.Ĭondition: Very good, general age-related toning. In March 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to set foot on British Columbian soil when he visited Friendly Cove on Nootka Island. On August 20, Meares left Unalaska, as the Russians were obtaining all the sea otter pelts in that vicinity. However, when the ship was attacked by a tribe of Indians at Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island, he suddenly found himself a slave. Nootka, often referred to as the 'Birthplace' of British Columbia, is located at the mouth of Nootka Sound just 74 air miles west of Campbell River. (Source: Wikipedia)Īrtists and Engravers: Translated by J.D. The Nootka continued northeast through thick fog before meeting Aleuts and a Russian who escorted the ship to a harbor on Unalaska Island. It may also have simply been based on Cook’s mis-pronunciation of Yuquot, the native name of the place. ![]() Engraving of Tonquin crossing Columbia River bar. Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. There may also have been confusion with Nuu-chah-nulth, the natives' autonym (name for themselves). Researchers now believe the fight over the ship took place on the coastline a few miles south of Nootka Sound. He recorded that the native name was Nutka or Nootka, apparently misunderstanding his conversations at Friendly Cove/Yuquot his informant may have been explaining that he was on an island (itchme nutka, a place you can "go around"). In March 1778, Captain James Cook of the Royal Navy landed on Bligh Island and named the inlet "King George's Sound". It played a historically important role in the maritime fur trade. It separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island, part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Nootka Sound (French: Baie de Nootka) is a sound of the Pacific Ocean on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Pacific Northwest, historically known as King George's Sound. Shortly after arriving, Revillagigedo received a letter from former viceroy Flores informing him that Martinez at Nootka Sound had seized two English ships, the Argonau t and the Princess Royal. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James Cook (.)'. About Antique map Nootka titled 'Schets van het Kanaal van Nootka'.Īntique map of a Ship Cove in Nootka Sound. ![]()
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