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1. Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of upper and lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 / by Isaac Weld ...

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Creator:
Weld, Isaac, 1774–1856
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A voyage to North-America: undertaken by command of the present King of France : containing the geographical description and natural history of Canada and Louisiana : with the customs, manners, trade and religion of the iInhabitants : a description of the lakes and rivers, with their navigation and manner of passing the Great Cataracts / by Father Charlevoix ; also, a description and natural history of the islands in the West Indies belonging to the different powers of Europe ; illustrated with a number of curious prints and maps not in any other edition ; in two volumes.

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Creator:
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682–1761
Date:
MDCCLXVI [1766]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Five years' residence in the Canadas : including a tour through part of the United States of America, in the year 1823 / by Edward Allen Talbot, Esq., of the Talbot Settlement, Upper Canada ; in two volumes.

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Creator:
Talbot, Edward Allen, 1801–1839
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent, including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. : as to their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, rise, government, religion, present Boundaries, and the number of inhabitants supposed to be in each : also of the interior, or westerly parts of the country, upon the rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi, Christino, and the Great Lakes : to which is subjoined, an account of the several nations and tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their customs, manners, government, numbers, &c. : containing many useful and entertaining facts, never before treated of / by Major Robert Rogers.

A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent, including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. : as to their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, rise, government, religion, present Boundaries, and the number of inhabitants supposed to be in each : also of the interior, or westerly parts of the country, upon the rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi, Christino, and the Great Lakes : to which is subjoined, an account of the several nations and tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their customs, manners, government, numbers, &c. : containing many useful and entertaining facts, never before treated of / by Major Robert Rogers.
Creator:
Rogers, Robert, 1731–1795
Date:
MDCCLXV [1765]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 264 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The American traveller, or, Observations on the present state, culture and commerce of the British colonies in America, and the further improvements of which they are capable : with an account of the exports, imports and returns of each colony respectively, and of the numbers of British ships and seamen, merchants, traders and manufacturers employed by all collectively : together with the amount of the revenue arising to Great-Britain therefrom : in a series of letters, written originally to the Right Honourable the Earl of ******** / by an old and experienced trader.

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Creator:
Clúny, Alexander
Date:
MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:
[8], 122 pages, [2] leaves of plates, (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Travels through the Canadas, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes : with an account of the productions, commerce, and inhabitants of those provinces : to which is subjoined a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America / by George Heriot, Esq., Deputy Post Master general of British North American ; illustrated with a map and numerous engravings, from drawings made at the several places by the author.

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Creator:
Heriot, George, 1759–1839
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
xii, 602 pages, [28] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts