An edition of Captain Simon Metcalfe (1991)
Captain Simon Metcalfe
pioneer fur trader in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, and China, 1787-1794
By Rhys Richards
Publish Date
1991
Publisher
Limestone Press
Language
eng
Pages
234
Description:
Biography of Simon Metcalfe (d. 1794) an American sea captain who was the first to hunt sea otters on the Northwest Coast between Alaska and California and to hunt seals on Kerguelen Island in the Antarctic, as well as one of the first to trade between Hawaii and China.
subjects: Biographies, Fur traders, Coureurs de bois, Biography, History, Fur trade, 18th century, Alaska, biography, Oceanography, Nature and wildlife, Pacific studies
People: Simon Metcalfe (d. 1794), Simon Metcalfe, Simon Metcalfe (m. 1794)
Places: Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, United States, Canada (Sud-Ouest), Pacific Area, Oregon (Région), États-Unis (Nord-Ouest), Chine, China
Times: To 1893