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David Thomson's narrative of his explorations in Western America, 1784-1812 Thompson, David, 1770-1857

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"Five hundred and fifty copies printed. For distribution to members and subscribing libraries only. Edited by TyrrelI, a geologist, from the original ms., then in his possession and now in the Ontario Provincial Archives, with an introduction and notes. 'A general account of the great geographer's travels written about 1847, many years after he had left the West': - Peel." -- 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. 286.

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Title	David Thomson's narrative of his explorations in Western America, 1784-1812
Alternate Title	David Thompson's narrative
Creator	Thompson, David, 1770-1857
Contributor	Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957
Publisher	Toronto : Champlain Society
Date Issued	1916
Description	"Five hundred and fifty copies printed. For distribution to members and subscribing libraries only. Edited by TyrrelI, a geologist, from the original ms., then in his possession and now in the Ontario Provincial Archives, with an introduction and notes. 'A general account of the great geographer's travels written about 1847, many years after he had left the West': - Peel." -- 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. 286.
Extent	xcviii, 582, viii pages : photographs, charts, map (folded), illustrations (folded) ; 25 cm
Subject	Hudson's Bay Company; North West Company; Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel; Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Volume 12 of The publications of the Chaimplain Society. Includes index. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/937496655
Identifier	FC1.C34 P82 V. 12; II-0539
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	The publications of the Chaimplain Society
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC1.C34 P82 V. 12
Date Available	2016-11-16
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=135196
DOI	10.14288/1.0339882
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.