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" You are also, with the consent of the natives, to take possession, in the name of the King of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by any other European power,... "
The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Around the World - Page 35
by James Cook - 1821
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A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged ..., Issue 27

General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...name of the King of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by...and testimonies of your having been there ; but if yon find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his majesty,...
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Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America ...

Robert Greenhow - America - 1840 - 254 pages
...Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as he might discover, that had not been already discovered or visited by any other European Power,...the inhabitants such things as will remain as traces of his having been there ; but if he should find those countries uninhabited, he was to take possession...
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The History of Oregon and California & the Other Territories of the ...

Robert Greenhow - California - 1844 - 516 pages
...Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as he might discover, that had not been already discovered or visited by any other European power...inhabitants, such things as will remain as traces of his having been there : but, if he should find the countries so discovered to be uninhabited, he...
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Captain Cook's Voyages: With 30 Illustrations by Gordon Browne and Other Artists

1882 - 94 pages
...name of the King of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by...other European power; and to distribute among the mhabitants such things as will remain as traces and testimonies of your having been there ; but if...
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History of the Northwest Coast, Volumes 1-2

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Northwest Coast of North America - 1884 - 768 pages
...name of the king of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by...traces and testimonies of your having been there." It would appear, notwithstanding the allusion to Drake in the use of the name New Albion, that it was...
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Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon

Albert G. Walling - History - 1884 - 640 pages
...Great Britain of convenient stations in such countries as he might discover that had not been already discovered or visited by any other European power,...the inhabitants such things as will remain as traces of his having been there ; but, if he should find the countries so discovered to be uninhabited he...
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The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: History of Alaska. 1886

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1886 - 824 pages
...name of the King of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by any other European power. . .but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them...
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History of Alaska: 1730-1885

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Alaska - 1886 - 830 pages
...name of the King of Great Britain, of convenient situations in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by any other European power. . .but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them...
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Cassell's Picturesque Australasia, Volume 2

Edward Ellis Morris - Australasia - 1888 - 350 pages
...in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by any other Power; and to distribute among the inhabitants such...testimonies of your having been there ; but if you find that the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for His Majesty,...
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Cassell's Picturesque Australasia, Volume 2

Edward Ellis Morris - Australasia - 1890 - 354 pages
...in such countries as you may discover, that have not already been discovered or visited by any other Power ; and to distribute among the inhabitants such...testimonies of your having been there ; but if you find that the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for His Majesty,...
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