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Andrew Graham's Observations on Hudson's Bay 1767

London UK: The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1969. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Evidence of spill top page edges by spine, does not extend to interior, damp staining on spine of dustjacket, some evidence of moisture to back of book. No damage to interior text block. 1" tear top DJ by spine, general wear, to DJ, bottom fore corner of book bumped, light scuff by spine. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book. Black cloth covered boards with gilt stamped decoration on front and gilt stamped titles on spine. Limited edition statement but unnumbered. This edition was for the subscribers to the Hudson's Bay Record Society. Two fold-out maps at back of book ; Publications of Hudson's Bay Record Society XXVII; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 423+ pages; "His first assignment was to the company's most northerly trading station at Prince of Wales's Fort, now known as Churchill, Manitoba. There he served on three summer expeditions on board the sloop Churchill which traded with the Inuit who inhabited the northern parts of Hudson Bay. In 1753 he gained the position of assistant writer at York Factory in Manitoba, here he impressed the chief factor James Isham and was appointed to positions of higher responsibility. In 1761 he became master at Fort Severn in Ontario where apart from the seasons 1765–66 and 1771–72 when he was acting chief at York, and 1769–70 when he was on leave he remained until 1774. In March 1774 he returned to Prince of Wales's Fort as chief factor and remained there until August 1775 when he retired and returned to Scotland. As a naturalist, his principal contribution was a series of manuscript called “Observations” penned by Graham from 1767 onwards. These may have been a continuation of notes made by Isham in the 1740s. Among the subjects covered are stories of life at the company's posts on Hudson's Bay, trade lists, meteorological and astronomical observations, some transcripts of diaries written by explorers hired by the company explorers, and the first known vocabularies of local First Nations languages. Although, these short vocabularies were obtained second hand from other company men, as Graham never travelled into the interior. Altculture at this time. Most importantly, Graham's writings have lengthy sections on the natural history of the bay region, with the greatest details on the bird. From 1770 he was also able to collect many specimens, mainly birds, and have these sent to London, many of them being described by Johann Reinhold Forster. Graham was assisted at times by fur trader and company surgeon Thomas Hutchins, who also worked on meteorological problems who may have plagiarised much of Graham's work." (Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration

Keywords: Naturalist Andrew graham Hudson's Bay