The cartography of the northwest coast of America to the year 1800. In two volumes. Vol. II
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Wagner, Henry R. (Henry Raup), 1862-1957
issued: 2022-04-20
issued: 1937
description: "750 copies printed, ref. Wagner, H.R. The published writings. An invaluable reference guide. The chief purpose of this book is to show, in one continuous account and with the aid of critical lists of maps and of place names, the evolution of cartography .. . from the fanciful beginnings in imaginary geography to the painstaking explorations of the Vancouver expeditions:- Publisher's statement. Vol. 1 contains the historical survey of the cartography together with the maps. Vol.2 contains the list of maps, giving physical description, notes, and the location of the original of each map; an index to the list; a gazetteer of place names still in use and one for obsolete place names; and a bibliography."-- 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. 315-316.
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extent: v, [271]-543 pages ; 32 cm
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note: The Cartography of The Northwest Coast of America To the Year 1800 The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America To the Year 1800 HENRY R. WAGNER IN TWO VOLUMES Volume UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley, California 1937 University of California Presi Berkeley, California Cambridge University Press London, England Copyright, 1937, by the Regents of The University of Califor A/ PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS Volume II PAGE Introduction 271 Abbreviations 272 List of Maps... 273 Index to List of Maps 365 Place Names Still in Use (List No. 1) 371 Obsolete Place Names (List No. 2) 423 Bibliography - 527 Introduction A NOTE ON THE LISTS OF MAPS AND PLACE NAMES For convenience in handling, it has been deemed advisable to divide this work into two parts, and these are numbered Volumes I and II although it will be seen that the pagination is continuous. The division is a natural one inasmuch as this volume contains only the abbreviations, the list of maps together with an index to them, the lists of modern and obsolete place names, and the bibliography. The lists explain themselves, but a word may be necessary to explain the scope of that of "Place Names Still in Use." Between the period of active exploration, which, except for the activities of the Russians, practically ended about the year 1800, and the resumption of explorations after the occupation of California by the Americans, almost nothing was added to the nomenclature of the northwest coast. My list, therefore, originally was only brought down to about the year 1800, but as many of the names which were given by the Spanish explorers are no longer in use I thought it advisable, so far as possible, to include in the list the modern names by which such places have become known. Where the origin of the name is not given it is unknown to me, and this may also be said of List No. 2, "Obsolete Place Names." Cautions in Using the List of Maps (1) The measurements are in centimeters, length by heig…
note: Includes an index Includes bibliographic references Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/832830820
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has type: Bibliographies
identifier: GA401 .W3 1937
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0412941
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. GA401 .W3 1937
subject: Northwest Coast of North America
subject: North America--Maps
subject: Early maps
type: Text