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- Tags: exploration
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
History of travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes
Hudson Bay, or, Everyday life in the wilds of North America
"Preface to fourth edition", pages [vii]-viii.
Bookseller's ticket: "Henderson & Co., stationers, Ottawa"
Illustrations of the manners, customs & condition of the North American Indians
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22
Tags: 19th century, Arctic, Canada, exploration, history, Inuit, map, natural history, Schulich gift, travel
Narrative of the United States exploring expedition
Overland explorations in Siberia, northern Asia, and the great Amoor River country
First ed. published in 1860 under title: A voyage down the Amoor.
Publisher's advertisements ([8] pages) at end.
Tags: 19th century, Asia, China, exploration, history, Japan, Russia, Schulich gift, travel
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44
The astronomical and…
Roald Amundsen's "The North West passage"
With: Map of King Haakon VII Coast and Queen Maud's Sea, and of Lieut. Hansen and Sergt. Ristveldt's sledge expedition 1905 (compiled by Lieut. Hansen)
With: Route of the Gjöa through the North West Passage.
Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great
Added engraved title page (pi1r) bears edition statement: The third edition further…
Tags: 17th century, America, engraved illustrations, exploration, folio, India, Iran, maps, travel
The fight for Everest : 1924
The Japan expedition
Tags: 19th century, Asia, exploration, history, illustrated, Japan, Schulich gift, travel
The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier
Printer's name from Wing CD.
The second part has separate title page with imprint "printed in the year, 1678", pagination and…
Tags: 17th century, Asia, engraved illustrations, exploration, folio, history, illustrated, India, Iran, Japan, map, Schulich gift, travel, Turkey, woodcut illustrations
Through the Yellowstone Park on horseback
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Liber chronicarum
Hand-coloured by Johann Kruyshaar c. 1521, his and other early marginal notes (some shaved) intermittently throughout, including his catalogue of the…