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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO EXPLORE THE COUNTRY BETWEEN THE ST. MAURICE AND THE OTTAWA IN THE YEAR 1830. bound with: REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS EXPLORING THE COUNTRY LYING BETWEEN THE RIVERS SAGUENAY SAINT MAURICE AND SAINT LAWRENCE. bound with: RAPPORT DES COMMISSAIRES.POUR L'EXPLORATION DU PAYS.bound with: RAPPORT DES COMMISSAIRES.POUR L'EXPLORATION DU PAYS.

Perry Henry Eldridge: CanadaABAA

MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A CAMPING TRIP IN THE ONTARIO WILDERNESS

1911WRCAM55081Ontario Canada 1911. 108pp. approximately 13000 words overall. Oblong 12mo. Original limp burgundy calf. Some rubbing to covers chipping at extremities. Minor tanning a few ink smudges. Very good overall. An entertaining diary chronicling a seven- week camping and canoeing trip in the Ontario wilderness by four Yale University students during the summer of 1911. We believe the author of this diary to be Henry Eldridge Perry a Yale student who was accompanied on this adventure by three friends: Jo Dugas Edward Bancroft Twombly a member of the Yale class of 1912 and of Skull and Bones and Jeff Jeffery. They met at North Bay Ontario and took the train to Cochrane and then on to Low Bush where their journey began. Their purported mission was to search for fossils minerals and other geological samples but the diary reveals they were mostly searching for adventure. Perry's daily entries detail their progress on the water portaging from lake to lake setting up numerous campsites in difficult territory battling the weather hunting and fishing and chance meetings with lumberjacks and Indians among other excitement. They regularly shot partridges for breakfast and caught pickerel and pike for dinner when they could "I kidded myself into thinking I was fishing but I really only held a pole" - July 20. The hunting highlight of the trip was the downing of a black bear on August 10: "This afternoon Jeff & I went out to Baker Lake to hunt for an outlet.we didn't see much some Indian wigwams a log house & all the skeletons hides & utensils they discard upon departure. Farther up we happened to run into a bear. Heard a big crashing in the bush & that we'd pinch a wild beast or two so I paddled nearer while Jeff adjusted his rifle. Just then the old brute broke thru the bush & trotted along the shore without seeing us. Then he began to swim across & I paddled after him like the dickens. Jeff began to shoot & the first shot the bear saw us & turned for shore. Jeff shot twice more & the third time pinked him under the ear. He flopped and after a few kicks was dead floating on the surface. How we vibrated! We tied a rope around his neck & towed him ashore. Then we got out in about two feet of water & lifted him clear of the water into the canoe. How we did it we'll never know. He weighs about 400 lbs is 6 ft 8 in from nose to hind foot 5 ft. 3 in. from nose to tail 44 inches round abdomen 40 round chest & 30 round neck. Jo says he's the biggest black bear he's ever seen." Perry is an amusing and self-effacing narrator never holding back his complaints about mosquitos or leaking tents and giving each campsite a new and clever name such as: "Camp Hang-over" "Camp Gloom" "Camp Larger Gloom" "Camp Hellgate" and "Camp Where the - are We Or - if I Know." Although he only refers to himself by his last name our Perry is likely Henry Eldridge Perry who roomed with Twombly during their last two years at Yale. A native of Crete Nebraska Perry may also have provided the backwoods expertise for this outing. A delightful glimpse of a substantial trip by four amateur outdoorsmen. Mortimer Robinson Proctor HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1912 YALE COLLEGE New Haven Ct.: Yale University 1912 Vol. 1. unknown books

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Canada Eastern TownshipsABAA

LIST OF UNSOLD LANDS: THE PROPERTY OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY. THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OF CANADA DISTRICT OF ST. FRANCIS caption title

1842WRCAM39134Montreal: Printed by John C. Becket 1842. Broadside 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches. Printed in six columns. Small tears and creasing at all margins affecting a few words of text; significant loss at upper corners not affecting text. Good. A Canadian broadside advertising lands available in the Eastern Townships printed at the beginning of the region's transformation into a French-speaking area. In the early 1800s the Eastern Townships were an almost exclusively Anglophone region of Quebec. The American Revolution precipitated the flight of over 40000 Loyalists to Canada in the 1780s including a small handful to the largely unsettled region of Quebec between the St. Lawrence River and the U.S. border known as the Eastern Townships. The Loyalists cleared much of the rich land for farming which attracted a large number of immigrants from New England in the first decades of the 19th century. In the 1840s a rapid shift occurred in the region as French- speaking Quebecois from poorer areas began pouring in and the English speakers began emigrating to the U.S. and other parts of Canada. Francophones became a majority in the 1870s and today constitute over 85% of the population. The present broadside printed in English lists hundreds of lots for sale by the British American Land Company and includes over a column's worth of detailed descriptions of lands open for purchase. The following towns and areas are represented: Ascot Auckland Brompton Compton Clifton Clinton Ditton Dudswell Eaton Hereford Melbourne Newport Orford Shipton Stoke Weedon Westbury and Windsor in the County of Sherbrooke; Barford Barnston Bolton Hatley Potton and Stanstead in the County of Stanstead; Brome Ely Farnham Granby Milton Roxton Shefford and Stukeley in the County of Shefford; Acton Aston Chester Durhan Grantham Ham Kingsley Simpson Tingwock Warwick Wendover and Wickham in the County of Drummond; Sutton in the County of Missisquoi; Hemmingford in the County of Beauharnois; and improved farms in the district of St. Francis Territory Port St. Francis and the town of Sherbrooke. Not listed on OCLC and apparently unrecorded. Very rare. Printed by John C. Becket unknown books

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CANADA TALBOTT Henry and othersABAA

Maple Leaf Club 1903

190338161Washington D.C.: Privately printed 1903. 11 x 8 1/2 inches. 29 leaves of text printed double-column on rectos only with occasional manuscript ink corrections; 62 mounted photographs mostly 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches facing text on versos of printed leaves or on separate thicker paper. Original red ribbon tied green printed green wrapper. Likely privately printed account of an August 1903 camping and fishing trip into Canada's Muskoka region by fourteen people from the Indian Territory Arkansas Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Washington DC and Northampton and Boston Massachusetts. Hosted by Major Breckenridge this trip was a follow-up to a 1902 trip ruined by bad weather and other problems and cut short. This 1903 trip was better organized and with a larger party. The group assembled at a cottage on Lake Rousseau north of Toronto and took canoes to camps on Lakes Blackstone and Crane near Parry Sound. The first four chapters relay descriptions of their travels camping gear fishing tackle boats the scenery local farms and preparations for various activities among many other details. The final chapter of the book "August 1903" was written by Mary Breckenridge and provides a detailed account of the fishing: "We now had a plentiful supply of fish. Luck was good for nearly everyone.to the major rested the honor of the largest fish a wall-eyed pike with a really ferocious countenance." The photographs closely track the narrative with the images reflecting the text opposite and show docks and buildings along the traveled routes scenes of the Canadian backwoods camps and members of the party engaged in various activities including swimming boating fishing cooking etc. Major Breckeridge wished to "provide a trip which would make his girls permanent lovers of fishing and camping and willing companions of his future expeditions for.none are too tender to cultivate the angler's art." He bought a small number of maple leaf pins which he distributed to the party and which became the badge of the Maple Leaf Club. Privately printed unknown books

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Hearne Samuel 1745 1792ABAA

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 north west passage &c. in the years 1769 1770 1771 & 1772.

1795E0029Samuel Hearne was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean xliv458 pages with two of four engraved plates after drawings by the author both folding and four of five folding engraved maps. Quarto 11 3/4" x 9 3/4" bound in full leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine. HillI page 141. Sabin 31181 First edition. Manuscript journal was found by La PÃ©rouse when he captured Fort Albany; later one of his conditions of surrender was that it be published. Samuel Hearne 1745 â€“ November 1792 was an explorer fur-trader author and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean In 1774 Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company its first interior trading post and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan. From 1769 to 1772 Hearne was employed in north-western discovery searching especially for certain copper mines described by Indians as "Far-Away-Metal River". These copper mines were found in the Barren Lands where the ground is permanently frozen to within a few inches of the surface creating in many areas vast stretches of mosquito- and fly-infested swamp during the summer thaw. For this reason it was decided that travel in winter was preferable. His first attempt began on 6 November 1769. The large size of the expedition and too much European equipment being carried led to the desertion of his Indian guides and the failure of the expedition. His second commencing 23 February 1770 failed because his quadrant was broken and much of his equipment was stolen. Learning from the mistakes of the first two expeditions Hearne contrived to travel as the only European with a group of Indians led by the great chief Matonabbee. The group also included eight of Matonabbee's wives to act as beasts of burden in the sledge traces camp servants and cooks. This third expedition set out in December 1770 in order to reach the Coppermine River in summer by which he could descend to the Arctic in canoes. Matonabbee kept a fast pace so fast they reached the great caribou traverse before provisions dwindled and in time for the spring hunt. Here all the Indian hunters of the north gathered to hunt the vast herds of caribou migrating north for summer. A store of meat was laid up for Hearne's voyage and a band of warriors joined the expedition. Matonabbee ordered the women to wait for his return in the Athabasca country to the west. The Chipewyans were generally a mild and peaceful people however they were in a state of conflict with the Inuit. A great number of Indians joined Hearne's party to accompany them to the Coppermine River with intent to murder Inuit who were understood to frequent that river in considerable numbers.2 On July 14 1771 they reached the Coppermine River a small stream flowing over a rocky bed in the "Barren Lands of the Little Sticks". A few miles down the river just above a cataract were the domed wigwams of an Eskimo camp. At 1am on July 17 1771 Matonabbee and the other Indians fell upon the sleeping Eskimo in a ruthless massacre. Approximately twenty men women and children were killed; this would be known as the Massacre at Bloody Falls. A few days later Hearne was the first European to reach the shore of the Arctic Ocean by an overland route. By tracing the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean he had established there was no northwest passage through the continent at lower latitudes. This expedition also proved successful in its primary goal by discovering copper in the Coppermine River basin. However an intensive search of the area yielded only one four-pound lump of copper and commercial mining was not considered viable. Matonabbee led Hearne back to Churchill by a wide westward circle past Bear Lake in Athabasca Country. In midwinter he became the first European to see and cross Great Slave Lake. Hearne returned to Fort Prince of Wales on 30 June 1772 having walked some 5000 miles and explored more than 250000 square miles. Condition: Rebound in attractive leather with raised spine bands. Lacks frontispiece map and two plates. Plate I A North West View of Prince of Wales's Fort and Plate IV A Winter view of the Athapuscow Lake. Some internal spotting. Small repair to title page and verso and front free end paper edge else a better than very good copy. Printed for A Strahan and T Cadell hardcover books

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Canada: North West Rebellion: Blatchly WD. W. D.ABAA

THREE HANDSOME COLOR LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLES DURING THE NORTH-WEST OR SECOND RIEL REBELLION

1885WRCAM54034Toronto: Toronto Lithographing Co. 1885. Three color lithographs. Cut Knife and Fish Creek: approximately 20 1/4 x 26 3/4 inches; Capture at Batoche: approximately 19 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches. Cut Knife and Fish Creek trimmed about 3/4 inch along the top margin and about 1 1/4 inches along left margin. Capture at Batoche trimmed slightly more but evenly in each margin and adhered to backing board. Overall good plus. A trio of rare battlefield views depicting three of the major skirmishes fought during the North-West Rebellion in Saskatchewan in 1885. This series of battles is also known by several other names including the Saskatchewan Rebellion the Northwest Uprising and the Second Riel Rebellion the first Riel Rebellion occurred near Manitoba in 1869 and is also known as the Red River Rebellion. Both the 1869 and 1885 actions were led by Louis Riel the leader of the MÃƒÂ©tis people. Chronologically the lithographs are as follows: 1 "Battle of Fish Creek." This battle occurred on April 24 1885 and resulted in a stunning victory when around 200 MÃƒÂ©tis soldiers overcame a superior force of 900 government soldiers and temporarily halted an advance on Batoche. 2 "Battle of Cut Knife." On May 2 1885 a force of Cree warriors held off a superior group of Canadian army units. 3 "The Capture of Batoche." Effectively the end of the rebellion the MÃƒÂ©tis were soundly defeated in the second week of May after they ran out of ammunition on the third day of fighting. This action forced Riel to surrender on May 15. The MÃƒÂ©tis are one of the recognized aboriginal groups in Canada who trace their roots to the first interaction between First Nations people and the earliest European settlers usually French and largely as a result of the fur trade. The MÃƒÂ©tis are among the earliest mixed-race people in Canada and developed a separate distinct culture based on their ancestral origins usually stemming from the coupling of an indigenous woman and a male European settler. By the 19th century the MÃƒÂ©tis were well- assimilated into French-Canadian culture and many worked as fur traders for the North-West Company or Hudson's Bay Company or supplied furs as independent trappers. When those companies pulled out of the Red River and Saskatchewan regions in the mid-to-late 1800s the Canadian government took over the land and began to enforce their will on the MÃƒÂ©tis people. The first armed conflict between the MÃƒÂ©tis and the Canadian provincial government occurred in 1869 in the Red River region where Louis Riel led an unsuccessful rebellion. Some fifteen years later the MÃƒÂ©tis formed their own provincial government in western Saskatchewan after hearing that the Canadian government was sending mounted police to enforce Canadian law in the region. This Second Riel Rebellion occurred in a series of skirmishes between the MÃƒÂ©tis and the Canadian armed forces between March 26 and May 12 1885. Though led by Louis Riel the MÃƒÂ©tis ultimately lost again to the Canadian government. Still both rebellions helped the MÃƒÂ©tis gain some measure of recognition and respect from the Canadian government that they would very likely not have earned otherwise. The lithographs were produced by the Toronto Lithographing Company purveyors of patriotic views of famous Canadian wars. In this case the company assigned W.D. Blatchly to paint the scenes for the 1885 conflicts; Blatchly was at the time one of the leading artists in all of Canada. An excellent series of lithographs illustrating three important events in the famous rebellion with outstanding display appeal. Toronto Lithographing Co. unknown books

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AMERICAS. CANADA Bressani Francesco Giuseppe 1612 1672ABAA

Breve Relatione dâ€™Alcune Missioni deâ€™ PP. della Compagnia di GiesÃ¹ nella Nuova Francia.

16532969Macerata: : Heirs of Agostino Grisei 1653. FIRST EDITION. . Quarto: . 21.5 x 15.5 cm. 4 8 pp. 9-10 ll. 11-127 1 pp. Collation: Ï€2 A4 B4 Â±B1.2 C-Q4 Bound in 17th c. limp sheepskin parchment. With a large woodcut Jesuit device on the title page woodcut initial and a factotum built up from fleurons. There is a neatly written contemporary inscription of a Roman Jesuit library on the title page; some leaves foxed or lightly browned; there is a minor ink stain on two leaves. In all a nice genuine copy with generous margins. FIRST EDITION of one of the most important eyewitness accounts of 17th-century Canada devoted primarily to the Huron Indians but also with accounts of other groups including the Jesuit authorâ€™s captivity and mutilation under the Iroquois. He also devotes 25 pages to a 1643 letter written by his Jesuit colleague Isaac Jogues 1607-1646 who was killed by the Mohawks. Bressani 1612-1672 an Italian Jesuit travelled to Canada as a missionary in 1642. After two years in Quebec and with the Algonquins on the St. Lawrence River he set off for the most distant outposts the missions on Lake Huronâ€™s Georgian Bay deep in the interior. He was captured by the Iroquois who cut off his fingers and eventually sold him to the Dutch who helped him reach France. He returned to Canada in 1645 participated in peace talks with the Iroquois and finally reached the Huron missions where he remained until the Iroquois destroyed them in 1649 killing most of the Hurons and missionaries. On his return to Europe in 1650 he wrote the present Italian account. A riveting eyewitness account of Canadian Indians and Jesuits in the 1640s. Alden & Landis 653/15; De Backer & Sommervogel II col. 133; Walter Jesuit relations 43; Church 524; James Ford Bell Lib. B-407; JCB II p. 428; Lande Canadiana 57; McCoy Jesuit relations 82; Sabin 7734; not in Eberstadt; Streeter. Heirs of Agostino Grisei, unknown books

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Beach William N.: Canada Photographica: Alaska PhotographicaABAA

THREE LARGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS CONTAINING OVER 600 PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALASKA AND THE CANADIAN ROCKIES DURING THE 1930s COMPILED BY AUTHOR WILLIAM N. BEACH

1937WRCAM54535Alaska & Canada 1937. Three albums with 601 photographs each approximately 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches with additional ephemera such as news clippings and a hunting license. Oblong folio. Contemporary full red morocco gilt tooled by the Harcourt Bindery. Photos mounted directly on stiff grey album leaves. Very light wear to hinges and spine ends. Contents generally fine. Very good overall. Two volumes in red cloth slipcases. A magnificent and massive collection of over 600 photographs compiled by William N. Beach famed big game hunter and author of IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT McKINLEY. The first two albums here document a journey made by Beach through the Canadian Rockies in August and September 1933. The third album focuses on his excursion through Alaska in 1937. All three postdate the publication of MOUNT McKINLEY which established Beach as an important figure in the world of big game hunting. According to one of the contemporary newspaper clippings tipped into the album Beach's hunting party on his second trip documented here "was after specimens of Alaskan wild life to be placed in the Smithsonian" with W.L. Brown curator of the Institute accompanying the party. Shortly after the trip an article by Beach entitled "With Moose and Caribou in Alaska" was published in EXPLORATION AND FIELD-WORK OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN 1937 and featured photography from the "Alaska" album present here. These expertly captured images of the Denali wilderness and the Rockies offer a rare and extraordinary glimpse not only into big game hunting but also into remote and pristine landscapes of these areas in the 1930s. An outstanding and impressive group of photographs. hardcover books

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