Narrative of the Canadian Red River exploring expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858

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Author: Henry Youle Hind (1823-1908) Year: 1860 Publisher: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts Place: London Description: 2 volumes. xx+404+[2 ad] pages with 14 chromoxylographs, 33 woodcuts and 5 maps (one folding); xvi+472+[iii] pages with 6 chromoxylographs plates from photographs taken by Humphrey Lloyd Hime, photographer to the expedition, or from sketches by John Fleming, assistant surveyor and draughtsman, 43 woodcuts, 3 maps and plans (two folding) and appendix. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped ruled edges with terracotta stamping. (Abbey, Travel, 630; Field 699; Graff 1892; Lande 1235; Pilling, Siouan, p. 36; Sabin 31933; Wagner-Camp 361) First editions. Henry Youle Hind a Victorian-era scientist, explorer, surveyor, and writer of popular exploration texts, Hind made a range of contributions to the advancement of science in Canada. His surveys of the North-West between 1857 and 1860 produced the country s first scientific information about the region, including the earliest photography and accurate maps. His identification of travel routes and especially of arable land led to definitive statements that linked the future of the west to eastern Canada and to settlement and agriculture, and held a role in Canada s decision to pursue the acquisition of Rupert s Land from the Hudson s Bay Company (HBC), albeit without regard for Indigenous peoples. His popular versions of his experiences of the

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