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A geographical view of the British possessions in North America; comprehending Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Britain, Lower and Upper Canada, with all the country to the Frozen Sea on the north, and Pacific Ocean on the west. With an appendix containing a concise history of the war in Canada, to the... Smith, M. (Michael), 1776-
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"Sabin has a lengthy note on the history of printing and records that the edition consisted of at least 2,500 copies, some of which were destroyed by fire in the City of Washington. One of the earliest accounts of the country from the Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean, taken in part from mss. of Catholic missionaries. This is the 5th ed., enlarged and with a new title, of his book on Upper Canada first published with title 'A geographical view of the province of Upper Canada and promiscuous remarks upon the government ...' Hartford, 1813, ref. T.P.L. 959." -- 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. 273.
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A geographical view of the British possessions in North America; comprehending Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Britain, Lower and Upper Canada, with all the country to the Frozen Sea on the north, and Pacific Ocean on the west. With an appendix containing a concise history of the war in Canada, to the date of this volume
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| Publisher |
Baltimore : P. Mauro
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| Date Issued |
1814
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| Description |
"Sabin has a lengthy note on the history of printing and records that the edition consisted of at least 2,500 copies, some of which were destroyed by fire in the City of Washington. One of the earliest accounts of the country from the Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean, taken in part from mss. of Catholic missionaries. This is the 5th ed., enlarged and with a new title, of his book on Upper Canada first published with title 'A geographical view of the province of Upper Canada and promiscuous remarks upon the government ...' Hartford, 1813, ref. T.P.L. 959." -- 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. 273.
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288 pages ; 15 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757264723
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| Identifier |
F5454.2 .S65 1814; II-0512
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5454.2 .S65 1814
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| Date Available |
2016-09-28
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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.
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15f5fff8-0ba1-48ae-b96d-25485cfdd973
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0315356
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