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Sir Alexander Mackenzie's rock. End of the first journey across North America Bishop, Richart Preston, 1884-1954
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"'A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments [sic], decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead, repairs its great structures & fosters national pride and love of country, by perpetual reference to the sacrifices & glories of the past' -- Joseph Howe, Canadian National Parks, Historic Sites" -- Front cover.
"Cover title : Sir Alexander Mackenzie's rock. End of the first journey across America. Publication date from the Canadian Catalogue. 'During the summer of 1923, the author, Captain R.P. Bishop, a trained surveyor, who was then in the service of the Land Department of the Government of British Columbia ... was instructed to make an effort to locate the rock': - Intro., p.7." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 22.
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| Title | Sir Alexander Mackenzie's rock. End of the first journey across North America |
| Alternate Title | Mackenzie's rock, with a map showing the course followed by the explorer from Bella Coola, B.C., to the Rock, and illustrated with views along the route |
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| Publisher | Ottawa : The Government Printing Bureau |
| Date Issued | 1925 |
| Description | "'A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments [sic], decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead, repairs its great structures & fosters national pride and love of country, by perpetual reference to the sacrifices & glories of the past' -- Joseph Howe, Canadian National Parks, Historic Sites" -- Front cover. "Cover title : Sir Alexander Mackenzie's rock. End of the first journey across America. Publication date from the Canadian Catalogue. 'During the summer of 1923, the author, Captain R.P. Bishop, a trained surveyor, who was then in the service of the Land Department of the Government of British Columbia ... was instructed to make an effort to locate the rock': - Intro., p.7." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 22. |
| Extent | 31 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps (1 folded) ; 19 cm |
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| File Format | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Notes | No title page. Alternative title taken from Strathern & Edwards. Other Copies:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/627140448 |
| Identifier | F5819.1.M162 B56; II-0044 |
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| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5819.1.M162 B56 |
| Date Available | 2015-07-24 |
| Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca. |
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| AIP UUID | ccd2a4b3-70d0-48ec-9d8a-e70dc58bd297 |
| DOI | 10.14288/1.0222588 |
| Aggregated Source Repository | CONTENTdm |
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.