Spry, Irene M.

THE PALLISER EXPEDITION.

An account of John Palliser's British North American Expedition 1859-1860. Pp. x+310, 12 plates, 6 maps (4 double page), index; small med. 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised;

dThe Macmillan Company of Canada, Toronto, 1963. First edition. *Led by John Palliser (1817-1887), the British North American Exploring Expedition was the first detailed survey of the region between Lake Superior and the southern passes of the Rockies, investigating the geography, climate and ecology of what would later become western Canada. Item #174498

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