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The western interior of Canada : a record of geographical discovery, 1612-1917 / edited and with an introduction by John Warkentin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Warkentin, John, Author.
Contributor:
Warkentin, John, 1928- editor, writer of introduction.
Series:
Carleton library ; no. 15.
Carleton library ; number 15
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Canada--Description and travel.
Canada.
Canada--Discovery and exploration.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014
Place of Publication:
Toronto [Ontario] : McClelland and Stewart, [1964]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This volume consists of excerpts from journals, diaries and reports of geographical explorations into the western interior of Canada from the first known journeys of Jens Munck and Luke Foxe up to the scientific surveys undertaken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Contents:
Introduction
Explorers venture across the west 1612-1824
On the western coast of Hudson Bay 1612-31
Explorations inland, 1683-1787
An emerging geographical pattern , 1784-1814
The fur trader turns geologist, 1812-24
Scientific explorations and surveys 1819-1917
Scientific travellers and observers, 1819-55
Geographical expeditions study the west 1853-81
Regional reconnaissance and exploratory surveys, 1881-1917
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-299) and index.
ISBN:
0-7735-9153-2
OCLC:
887635098

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