http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0364258
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
contributor: Colby, Charles W. (Charles William), 1867-1955
creator: Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820
issued: 2018-03-08
issued: 1927
description: "Introduction by Charles W. Colby. Bibliography: pp.xxvii-xxviii. Issued in a library edition de luxe and a limited christino edition de luxe. Uses the t.p. of the first edition, 1801, and an added series t.p." -- 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. 186.
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extent: xxviii, 498 pages : frontispiece (portrait), map, illustrations ; 25 cm
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note: From a portrait by Lawrence Sir Alexander Mackenzie The distinguished explorer of the North-West Company, 1789-93 [Title page of First Edition in 1801] VOYAGES FROM MONTREAL ON THE RIVER ST. LAURENCE THROUGH THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE FROZEN AND PACIFIC OCEANS IN THE YEARS 1789 AND 1793 WITH A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND PRESENT STATE OF THE FUR TRADE OF THAT COUNTRY. by ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, esq. LONDON Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand; Corbett and Morgan, Pall Mall; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh. By R. Nobe, Old-Bailey. MDCCCI EDITOR'S FOREWORD This volume was not chosen as one of the series of 'Master Works of Canadian Authors', so much for its literary style and significance, as for its historical and informative importance. Throughout, it is a clear and concise statement of fact, intended in part, doubtless, for the future guidance of fur traders, by a capable business man and dauntless explorer of unknown wilds, who had foresight, keen observation, much physical endurance and indomitable perseverance, along with that power of command which leads and controls. The best review of the Fur Trade, as pursued and developed in the 18th century, in that vast territory which is now The Dominion of Canada, will be found in these pages, and an accurate description, in diary form, of Mackenzie's two famous explorations. There are also particulars of several Indian tribes, which have now considerable ethnological value. The author's spelling and punctuation have been retained, with one exception. I have reference to the 1st edition, published in London, England, in 1801. In this, initial capital letters were used in the spelling of all words giving direction, such as, 'North-East', 'South-West' &c, and the old form of the letter V, shaped like an 'f' without the cross-bar passing through. In the 3rd edition issued in 1803 in New York, such words were not capitalized and the modern V was used, and we have followed this text.... It…
note: Contains terminology derogatory to Indigenous peoples. Publisher name taken from bibliographic record. Includes index. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/883996703
has type: Travel literature
has type: Books
identifier: FC3212.1 .M33 1927
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0364258
language: English ; Algonquin ; Cree ; Chipewyan ; Carrier
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Toronto] : [Radisson Society of Canada]
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3212.1 .M33 1927
subject: Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820
subject: Indians of North America--Canada
subject: Indians of North America--Northwest, Canadian
subject: Fur trade--Canada
subject: Fur trade--Northwest, Canadian
subject: Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel
title: Voyages from Montreal on the river St. Laurence through the continent of North America to the frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793 with a preliminary account of the rise, progress, and present state of the fur trade of that country
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