Howay, Frederick W. - Editor

The Dixon-Meares Controversy

Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1969, Facsimile Reprint of 1929 Toronto Edition. (Hardcover issued without dust jacket) 168pp. As new. Octavo (24 x 16.5 cm) with 8 plates and maps. Bound in blue cloth. Both Dixon and Meares who commanded trading vessels in the early days of the maritime fur trade; arrived on the N.W. Coast of America in the summer of 1786, and both made numerous discoveries during their expeditions. In 1790, Meares published his triumphant 'Voyages,' in which he recalled his involvement in the 'Nootka Sound Controversy' and boasted of his exploratory ventures in North America. Dixon contended that his account was largely false and that Meares had claimed credit which rightly belonged to others. Howay's synthesis of this bitter contoversy includes Dixon's 'Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares,' Meares' refutation of these charges, and Dixon's 'Futher Remarks on the Voayges of John Meares.'. Series: Bibliotheca AustralianaE.S. Ii.

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