Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 : and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 / by Henry Youle Hind ... ; in two volumes
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Physical description:
2 v., [28] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Northwest, Canadian
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboine River (Sask. and Man.)
Saskatchewan River (Sask. and Man.)
Date:
1860
Notes:
"The following illustrations are from photographs taken by Mr. Humphrey Lloyd Hime ... or from sketches by Mr. John Fleming ..."--P. [xix] of v. 1, and repeated on p. [xv] of v. 2.
The plates (chromoxylographs) are signed: Printed by Spottiswoode and Co.; the maps are variously signed: Engraved by Edwd. Weller; John Arrowsmith litho 1860; drawn by John Arrowsmith.
Publisher's advertisement on p. [495]-[496] of v. 1 (wanting in SCNHRB c. 2).
Abbey, J.R. Travel, no. 630
Sabin 31934
Lande Coll. no. 1235
Wagner-Camp (4th ed.) no. 360
Also available online.
SCNHRB has 2 copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088007209406; 39088007209414) has bookplate: Presented by the Library of Parliament, Canada, forwarded by Edward G. Allen, Public Library Agency ... Covent Garden, London; stamp on verso of t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Jul. 22 1913; accession no. 227839 (for both v.).
SCNHRB c. 1 has blue buckram library binding with gilt-lettered spine.
SCNHRB c. 2 (39088010380251; 39088010380392) has penciled autograph of F.V. Hayden on t.p. of v. 1; stamp on t.p.'s: Bureau of Ethnology Library 1894; accession nos. 3861-3862.
SCNHRB c. 2 has stamp on p. [2] (2nd group) of v. 1: withdrawn Smithsonian Institution Libraries [later reinstated].
SCNHRB c. 2 has green buckram library binding with gilt-lettered spine; the large folded maps on brittle paper are in poor condition.
