His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, August to October, nineteen nineteen
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alternative: Sixty days in Canada, 1919
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Canadian Pacific Railway Company
issued: 2019-07-02
issued: 1919
description: "Cover title: Sixty days in Canada, 1919. Edition limited to one hundred copies. Album of photos and paintings with brief notes, prepared by C.P.R. in anticipation of visit of H.R.H., the Prince of Wales."-- Edwards, M. H., Lort, J. C. R., & Carmichael, W. J. (1975). A bibliography of British Columbia: Years of growth, 1900-1950. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 55.
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extent: 269 leaves : frontispiece, map, photographs, illustrations (some colour) ; 26 x 34 cm
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note: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR of CANADA AUGUST TO OCTOBER NINETEEN NINETEEN CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY OFFICIAL PARTY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G. Halsey, K.C.M.G., C.B., R.N. Major-General Sir Henry e Staff. Attached Ca Lieut.-Colonel E. W. M. Grigg, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C. Sir Godfrey Thomas, Bart., Captain Lord Claud N. Hamilton, D.S.O.,M.V.O. Captain the Honourable P. W. Legh Commander Dudley North, C.M.G., R.N. Lieut.-Col. the Honourable H. G. Henderson, Secretary to the Governor-General. Representing His Excellency the Governor-General. Sir Joseph Pope, K.C.M.G., C.V.O., I.S.O., Representing the Government of Canada. A. B. Calder, Esq. Representing the President of the Canadian Pacific Railway. FOREWORD I of place. incipal qualities of Canada are its magnitude and its diversity. The Dominion has a land area of 3,604,000 square milesâroughly thirty times that of the British Islesâ divided into nine provinces and two ' 'territories.'' The largest of the provinces, Quebec, has a land area of 690,865 square milesâmore than thirteen times that of England ; the smallest, Prince Edward Island, has 2,184 square milesâ hardly more than one-third the size of the county of Yorkshire. Canada's eastern and western shores are washed by respectively the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, and its northern shores by the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay. Its waterways constitute one of the most remarkable geographical features, including the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, with their many tributaries, the North and South Saskatchewan rivers, the Yukon River, the Fraser River and the Columbia River. Amongst its lakes are the Great Lakes, forming part of the international boundary between this country and the United States, of which one, Lake Superior, with an area of 31,800 square miles, is the largest body of fresh water in the world. Of Canada's many mountainous regions, the Rockies, forming part of the 1 Cordillera chain, are of enormous height and th many …
note: Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1006728045
has type: Books
identifier: FC59 .H57 1919
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0379733
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Canada] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC59 .H57 1919
subject: Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
subject: Visits of state--Canada
type: Text