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Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America : from the earliest period to the present time / by Patrick Fraser Tytler ; with descriptive sketches of the natural history of the North American regions, by James Wilson ; to which is added an appendix, containing remarks on a late memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt.
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Title:Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America : from the earliest period to the present time / by Patrick Fraser Tytler ; with descriptive sketches of the natural history of the North American regions, by James Wilson ; to which is added an appendix, containing remarks on a late memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a vindication of Richard Hakluyt.
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Variant Title:Progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America
Discovery in America
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Related Title:Progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America.
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Author/Creator:Tytler, Patrick Fraser, 1791-1849.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Wilson, James, 1795-1856.
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
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Published/Created:New York : J. & J. Harper, 1833.
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Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Where is this?
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Call Number: FC300 .T97 1833
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Biddle, Richard, 1796-1847. A memoir of Sebastian Cabot.
Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.
Natural history--Canada.
New France--Discovery and exploration.
Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel.
Arctic regions.
America--Discovery and exploration.
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Description:360 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 16 cm.
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Additional formats:Also available online.
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Local note:UBC Library has a copy in The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
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Notes:Added t.p. title: Progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America.
"Illustrated by a map and nine engravings".
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Contents:Discovery of North America - early voyages of the Portuguese, French, and Spaniards
Russian and English voyages
Hearne and Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Discoveries along the shores of the Arctic Ocean
Introductory observations to the natural history
The quadrupeds of the northern regions of America
The birds of the northern regions of America
Some account of the fishes and other zoological productions of the northern regions of America
Characteristic features in the botany of the northern regions of America
Sketch of the geological features of some of the northern districts of America
Appendix.