Narrative of the Canadian Red River exploring expedition of 1857 :
and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858 /
by Henry Youle Hind, M.A. F.R.G.S., Professor chemistry and geology in the University of Trinity College, Toronto, in charge of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan expedition.

Description

Main Author

Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860.

Subjects

Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Canada.
Geology > Geology / Northwest, Canadian.
Canada > Canada / Discovery and exploration.
Saskatchewan River.
Assiniboine River (Sask. and Man.)
Manitoba > Manitoba / Description and travel.
Northwest, Canadian > Northwest, Canadian / Description and travel.

Note

Bound in 3/4 polished calf; red and black labels on spines with gilt ornamentation.
Reading instructions for the Ipswich Library on front end-papers of both volumes
Numerous woodcut illustrations in text.
Plates are chromoxylographs: wood engravings tinted from another engraved block in one, two, or three colors.
Collation: v.1: xx, 494 p. 14 leaves of plates. 5 maps (col.) incl. 4 plans; v.2: xvi, 472 p. 6 leaves of plates, 3 col. maps.
First edition.

Physical Description

2 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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