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

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Author

Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792.

Title

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

London, A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1795.

Physical Description

xliv, 458, [2] p. 4 fold. plates, 5 fold. maps (incl. front.) 31 cm.

Local 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.

Format

Books

Language

English

Added to Catalog

June 01, 2002

Subjects

Indians of North America > Northwest, Canadian.

Natural history > Northwest, Canadian.

Northwest, Canadian > Description and travel.

Northwest Passage.

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