A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a northwest passage, &c., in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. By Samuel Hearne.

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Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792, A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean, 1795

Creator:: Hearne, Samuel, 1745–1792
Title(s):: A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a northwest passage, &c., in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. By Samuel Hearne.
Published/Created:: London, A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1795.
Physical Description:: xliv, 458, [2] p. 4 fold. plates, 5 fold. maps (incl. front.) 31 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
In Process F1060.7.H41 J68 1795+ Oversize
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1499692
Classification:: Books
Notes:: BAC: British Art Center copy: Quarto. Large paper copy, comtemporary black paper. Original boards; untrimmed. Folding plates, folding maps. Spine height: 13 inches (paper label, black ink: A JOURNEY TO THE NORTHERN OCEAN/ HEARNE/1795). In blue cloth slip-case, ht: 13 5/8 inches (black leather label: A JOURNEY TO THE NORTHERN OCEAN/HEARNE/ORIGINAL BOARDS/LONDON 1795). Ex-Libris: Hopetoun.
Subject Terms:: Indians of North America -- Northwest, Canadian.
Natural history -- Northwest, Canadian.
Northwest Passage.
Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel.
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