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The search for the western sea : the story of the exploration of north-western America Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone), 1873-1946

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""A bibliography of the exploration of northwestern America": pp. 596-611. Part 3 includes early exploration of British Columbia. A pioneer work. Changing trends in research have led to a revaluation of its merit. Critically reviewed by A.S. Morton in the Canadian Historical Review, vol. 17, 1936, pp.200-201. Printed in Great Britain and published simultaneously in Toronto by The Musson Book Company and in New York by D. Appleton and Company." -- 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. 42.

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Title	The search for the western sea : the story of the exploration of north-western America
Alternate Title	The search for the western sea
Creator	Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone), 1873-1946
Publisher	London : Alston Rivers, Ltd.
Date Issued	1908
Description	""A bibliography of the exploration of northwestern America": pp. 596-611. Part 3 includes early exploration of British Columbia. A pioneer work. Changing trends in research have led to a revaluation of its merit. Critically reviewed by A.S. Morton in the Canadian Historical Review, vol. 17, 1936, pp.200-201. Printed in Great Britain and published simultaneously in Toronto by The Musson Book Company and in New York by D. Appleton and Company." -- 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. 42.
Extent	lx, 651 pages : frontispiece (photograph), illustrations (photographs, portraits), maps (folded, one in color) ; 23 cm
Subject	Prairie Provinces--History; Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel; Northwest, Canadian--History; Northwest Passage
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Includes index Includes bibliographic references Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1629000
Identifier	FC3204.2 .B876 1908b; II-0084
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3204.2 .B876 1908b
Date Available	2016-06-15
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=2614742
AIPUUID	2cd55865-d9d5-4dd6-8851-83f1ee850214
DOI	10.14288/1.0222727
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.