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Perils, pastimes, and pleasures of an emigrant in Australia, Vancouver's Island and California

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"A book of letters by an anonymous correspondent in which five pages describe a Vancouver Island visit. In Soliday (pt. 4, item 126) the copy described is called an 'Author's autographed copy,' and is attributed to 'Baywater, J. W.'" -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 2.

"Dedication signed : J. W., Bayswater. Attributed to James Ward by Sir John Ferguson and B.C. Archives; attributed to J.W. Bayswater by Howes and Soliday. Bayswater is probably the London suburb. Pp. [182]-188 describes a visit to Vancouver Island while on a whaling voyage on the ship lane, ca. 1848."-- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 236.

Item Metadata

Title	Perils, pastimes, and pleasures of an emigrant in Australia, Vancouver's Island and California
Contributor	Ward, James; Bayswater, J. W.
Publisher	London : Thomas Cautley Newby
Date Issued	1849
Description	"A book of letters by an anonymous correspondent in which five pages describe a Vancouver Island visit. In Soliday (pt. 4, item 126) the copy described is called an 'Author's autographed copy,' and is attributed to 'Baywater, J. W.'" -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 2. "Dedication signed : J. W., Bayswater. Attributed to James Ward by Sir John Ferguson and B.C. Archives; attributed to J.W. Bayswater by Howes and Soliday. Bayswater is probably the London suburb. Pp. [182]-188 describes a visit to Vancouver Island while on a whaling voyage on the ship lane, ca. 1848."-- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 236.
Extent	404 pages ; 21 cm
Subject	Australia--Description and travel; California--Gold discoveries; Vancouver Island (B.C.)--Description and travel
Genre	Books; Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65315985
Identifier	F5804.1.W2; I-0015-II-0440
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5804.1.W2
Date Available	2015-08-17
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1586004
AIPUUID	376ea2b4-18f3-4775-9d63-0a084206e0d9
DOI	10.14288/1.0222612
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.