Voyage Du Fort Du Prince De Galles Dans La Baie De Hudson A Locean Nord Entrepris Par Ordre De La

by Samuel Hearne

$1,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First French edition, octavo issue, translated, by A.-J.-N. Lallemant, of this important account of the first overland journey to the Arctic Sea. Hearne played an important role in delineating the region between Hudson's Bay and the Arctic Ocean through his exploration of the Coppermine River. The Hudson's Bay Company had long been interested in investigating the reports of copper mines to the north and sent Hearne northward from Churchill. He was accompanied by his friend

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