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ANALYTIC

Title:  
By canoe to empire
Parent:
American heritage, v.12, no.6
Creator:
MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-
Publication:
New York, 1961.
Call #:  
973.06 AM3SA V.12, NO.6
Extent:
p.4-7, 94-101 : illus. ; quarto.



BOOK

Title:  
The Unknown exploreres
Publication:
S.l.], 1979.
Notes:  
Royal Bank of Canada. Monthly letter, v.60, no.9, September 1979.
Call #:  
550 PAM. NO.65
Extent:
[4] p. ; 27 1/2 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
Travels in North America from modern writers: with remarks and observations, exhibiting a connected view of the geography and present state of that quarter of the globe
Creator:
Bingley, William, 1774-1823
Publication:
Printed for Harvey and Darton, London, 1821.
Notes:  
"Designed for the use of young persons." Plate 1 has imprint: Pub'd by Harvey & Darton, Jan. 1, 1823.
Call #:  
917 B515T
Extent:
346 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
The Palliser expedition: an account of John Palliser's British North American expedition, 1857-1860
Creator:
Spry, Irene M.
Publication:
Macmillan Co. of Canada, Toronto, 1963 [i.e. 1964]
Notes:  
Includes index.
Call #:  
971.2 SP8P
Extent:
vii, 310 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.



ANALYTIC

Title:  
The further history of Pierre Esprit Radisson
Parent:
Royal Society of Canada. Trans. ser. 2, v.4, sec.2
Creators:
Bryce, George, 1844-1931 | Royal Society of Canada
Publication:
Roy. soc. of Canada, Ottawa, 1898.
Notes:  
Includes bibliographical references.
Call #:  
506.71 R81P SER.2, V.4, SEC.2
Extent:
p.53-66.



BOOK

Title:  
Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Arctic Islands and the Hudson Strait on board the C.G.S. "Arctic", 1906-1907
Creators:
Canada Dept. of Marine and Fisheries. | Bernier, J. E., 1852-1934
Publication:
Printed by C.H. Parmalee, Ottawa, 1909.
Notes:  
Map in pocket at end of volume.
Call #:  
919.8 C16r
Extent:
iv, 127 p., [47] leaves of plates : ill., map, ports., tables. ; 25cm.



BOOK

Title:  
In a crystal land: Canadian explorers in Antarctica
Creator:
Beeby, Dean.
Publication:
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, c1994.
Notes:  
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-249) and index.
Call #:  
919.9 B395I
Extent:
xii, 262 p. : illus., ports. ; 23 1/2 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
Subarctic saga: the de Troyes expedition, 1686
Creators:
Kenyon, Walter Andrew, 1917- | Royal Ontario Museum
Publication:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, c1986.
Notes:  
Bibliography: p. 31.
Call #:  
910 PAM. NO.45
Extent:
31 p. : illus., map ; 23 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
Die westliche arctische Welt
Creators:
Zimmermann, Eberhard August Wilhelm von, 1743-1815 | Fleischer, Gerhard, 1769-1849 | Schubert | Zimmermann, E. A. W. von (Eberhard August Wilhelm von), 1743-1815
Publication:
Gerhard Fleischer d. Jüng, Leipzig, 1804
Notes:  
1 leaf tipped in before page [3]: Folgende Druckfehler erfuche zu verbessern [The following errata to be corrected]. Frontispiece and style of script differs from other printing of volume published in 1804. Map title: Die westliche arcktische Erde nach den neuesten Entdeckungen. Vol. 3 of an 18 v. set published under title: Taschenbuch der Reisen, oder, Unterhaltende Darstellung der Entdeckungen des 18ten Jahrhunderts, in Rücksicht der Länder, Menschen, und Productenkunde : für jede Klasse von Lesern / von E.A.W. von Zimmermann. Leipzig : G. Fleischer d. jüng., 1802-1819.
Call #:  
910 Z65t v.3
Extent:
330 pages, [8] leaves of plates (6 folded) : illustrations, portrait (frontispiece), map ; 15 cm



BOOK

Title:  
Historical account of discoveries and travels in North America: including the United States, Canada, the shores of the Polar Sea, and the voyages in search of a North-West passage; with observations on emigration
Creator:
Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846
Publication:
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, Oliver & Boyd, London, Edinburgh, 1829.
Notes:  
List of important works relating to America: v. 2, p. [547]-556.
Call #:  
917.3 M965H
Extent:
2 v. : map ; 23 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
Découverte et évolution cartographique de Terre-Neuve et des pays circonvoisins, 1497-1501-1769: essais de géographie historique et documentaire
Creator:
Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910
Publication:
H. Stevens, Son & Stills, H. Welter, London, Paris, 1900.
Notes:  
Readex Microprint edition. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call #:  
LMK
Extent:
420 p. [1] p , front. (col. pl. l), [1] p , iv p, lxxii p, : Illus., pls. (incl. col. front.), maps.



BOOK

Title:  
Narrative of the Canadian Red River exploring expedition of 1857: and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858
Creator:
Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908
Publication:
Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London, 1860.
Notes:  
Includes index. Plates are chromoxylographs: wood engravings tinted from another engraved block in one, two, or three colors. Numerous woodcut illustrations in text.
Call #:  
917.1 H58
Extent:
2 v. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.



BOOK

Title:
A new discovery of a vast country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico: with a description of the great lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants, and animals. Also, the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians; and the advantage of commerce with those different nations. With a continuation, giving an account of
Alt. Title:  
Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English  
Creators:
Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent | Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700 | Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent | Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725 | Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675
Publication:
Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, London, 1698.
Notes:  
This is the second edition of the English translation of Nouvelle découverte, known as the Tonson edition, from the ending of the first line of the imprint. The "Continuation" has a separate title page and is an English translation of Hennepin's "Nouveau voyage." The account of "Several new discoveries in North-America" includes Joliet's account of New France (p. 185-187); "An account of M. La Salles voyage to the river Mississippi. Directed to Count Frontenac, governor of New-France" (p. 188-195); "A discovery of some new countries and nations in the northern America. By Father Marquette" (p. 196-223); and some account of La Salle's later discoveries and death (p. 224-228).
Call #:  
917 H39
Extent:
[24], 299, [1], [32], 178, [2], 355 p., [9] leaves of plates (8 folded) : ill., 2 maps ; 20 cm. (8vo)



BOOK

Title:  
First crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, his expedition across North America, and the opening of the continent
Creator:
Hayes, Derek, 1947-
Publication:
Sasquatch Books, Seattle, [c2001]
Notes:  
Maps also on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-316) and index.
Call #:  
917.12 H32F
Extent:
320 p. : ill. (some colored), facsims. (some colored), maps (some colored), ports. (some colored) ; 27 cm.



MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

Dates:
1766-1820
Abstract:  

This collection is comprised of materials from seven repositories and includes correspondence from Banks' colleagues and explorers, such as John Hope, Josiah Wedgwood, Georg Forster, and Captain William Bligh; records of expenses for voyages and journeys; and journals kept during voyages to New Foundland and Labrador (1766) and around the world with Captain James Cook (1768-1771). Topics include botany and horticulture, marine life, and collecting specimens.
Call #:  
Mss.H.S.Film.3
Extent:
50 microfilm_reel(s)