Early report on a little known part of eastern Canada, the province of Quebec

Pothier, T. (ed.)

Report of the commissioners, appointed to explore the country between the St. Maurice and the Ottawa, in the year 1830. [AND] Report des commissaires, nommés pour l'exploration du pays entre les rivieres St. Maurice et Outaouais dans l'année 1830.

Published 1831
Item ID 66213
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[Quebec], The Assembly, 1831. 8vo (21.4 x 13.0 cm). 117 [56; 61] pp. Contemporary boards with hand-written title and blind cloth spine cover.

The bilingual report (English, followed by French) of an exploration expedition by Toussaint Pothier (1771-1845) in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec. The area was of importance because of the fur trade, its logging possibilities and the subsequent development of the timber industry. This publication contains a day-by-day narrative of the itinerary, a list of participants and how much they were paid, as well as a summary of all other costs. Further notes are on the weather and climate, and the military/strategic value in case of a war with the United States. This is regarded as an "early Canadian book" (see F. M. Staton). Boards somewhat soiled, internally a very good, clean copy. Rare. See Staton, Books and pamphlets published in Canada, up to the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, copies of which are in the Public Reference Library, Toronto, Canada (1916), p. 43 (French edition only); Not in Sabin.

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