FLEMING, FERGUS

Barrow's Boys; the Original Extreme Adventurers

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871138042. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.40 X 6.50 X 1.50 inches; 489 pages; "Barrow's Boys is a spellbinding account of perilous journeys to uncharted areas under the most challenging conditions. Re-creating the successes and harrowing failures of the original extreme adventurers, Fergus Fleming captures the incredibly brave, and often downright insane, passion for exploration that led a band of men into situations that would humble even the bravest adventurers today. These men served under John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, who, after the Napoleonic wars, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite naval officers scoured the globe on a mission to fill the blanks that littered the atlases of the day. From the first disastrous trip down the Congo, in search of the Niger River, Barrow maintained his resolve in the face of continuous catastrophes. His explorers often died of sickness or at the hands of unfriendly natives, and they struggled under minuscule budgets that forced them to resort to pulling enormous ships across floating ice fields; to eating mice, raw meat, or their own shoes; and even to horrifying acts of cannibalism.While many of the journeys failed entirely, Barrow and his men ultimately opened Africa to the world, discovered Antarctica, and pried apart the mandibles of the Arctic. Many of the missions have gone down among the greatest in history, yet they have never before been collected into one volume that captures the full sweep of Barrow's program. Beyond their own renowned discoveries, Barrow's officers inspired scores of men, from Livingstone to Shackleton, to continue the incredible quest for knowledge well into the twentieth century. Never again would such a disparate and entertaining band of explorers stalk the world.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18454

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 0871138042 Exploration Arctic Niger Valley EXPLORATION

FRANCIS, DANIEL

Discovery of the North the Exploration of Canada's Arctic

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888302800. DJ shows very light shelf wear, the book is as new ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages; "This is the fascinating story of the golden age of arctic exploration , from Frobisher in the 16th to the controversial century Vilhjalmur Stefansson in the early 20th.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20553

Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration::Arctic

Keywords: 0888302800 Martin frobisher Exploration stefansson History::Canada EXPLORATION

FRANK, R.

Frozen Frontier the Story of the Arctic

London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear and light soiling. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in laminated jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 192 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18739

Catalogue: Exploration::North

Keywords: Arctic Robert peary North Pole Exploration Fridtjof Nansen EXPLORATION NORTH

FRANKLIN, JOHN

Journey to the Polar Sea

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd, 2000. 1st Thus. Hardcover. ISBN: 155054814X. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Includes a new introduction by the modern maritime historian James P. Delgado and the introduction from the 1908 edition by Captain Robert F. Scott. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 291 pages; The original title of Franklin's journal was 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-20-21-22'. This expedition was almost as disastrous as the 1845 expedition that resulted in the deaths of himself and his crew. This is a reproduction of the 1908 edition with added background information coming from archaeological excavation of the site where Franklin and his crew camped while awaiting rescue.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18441

Catalogue: Exploration::Franklin

Keywords: 155054814X John Franklin Arctic Exploration Robert F. Scott EXPLORATION NORTH

FRASER, ESTHER

Wheeler

Banff, AB: Summerthought, 1978. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919934072. Illustrated by W.F.U. Copeman jacket art. Previous owner's name on FFEP, wear to top of DJ, small tears, back of DJ scuffed, 2 sticker pulls. ; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 164 pages; "Born in Ireland in 1860, Wheeler emigrated to Canada at an early age with his parents and brothers and sisters. He was the first surveyor to provide a complete map of the icefields and peaks of the Rogers Pass region, Beginning in 1913 he was instrumental in initiating and completing the mapping and surveying of the backbone of the Rockies from the US border to Mount Robson. In 1906 he was instrumental in establishing the Alpine Club of Canada.". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 392

Catalogue: Exploration::British Columbia

Keywords: 0919934072 Rockies British Columbia Alpine Alberta Mountain Survey EXPLORATION Biographies & Memoirs CARTOGRAPHY

GATHORNE-HARDY, G. M.

Norse Discoverers of America Wineland Sagas

London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198211112. Ex-library, with card pocket and withdrawl sheet on front pastedown and FFEP, library stamp inked on title page, library record number laminated at base of spine. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; Ex-Library; Oxford Reprints; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19230

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 0198211112 norse Exploration norway EXPLORATION

GOLAY, MICHAEL & JOHN S. BOWMAN

North American Exploration

Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0471391484. Light creasing bottom back of DJ, top fore corner bumped.; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped, bright, solid book, b&w illustrations and maps throughout. Bibliography and index at back ; Wiley Desk Reference; B&W Illustrations; 1.4 x 9.55 x 7.9 Inches; 518 pages; A comprehensive, highly readable reference. This is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America, from alleged pre-Columbian explorers to polar expeditions in the twentieth century. Completely up-to-date in content and historical approach, the book is divided into seven sections, each covering a major area of exploration. Vivid, narrative entries bring to life early expeditions (e.g, African and Scandinavian voyages, real and apocryphal), voyages of European explorers, Western expeditions, and explorations of the Arctic. From the Atlantic seaboard to the Appalachians to the Mississippi to the northernmost regions, readers will discover the Native nations, geographical features, private and governmental institutions, and settlements that played a role in the history of exploring the continent. Maps, photos, and sidebars with lively first-person accounts from contemporary diaries, reports, and news accounts round out this thorough examination of the numerous adventures taken around the continent.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 14192

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 0471391484 Exploration North America Canada United States Reference History::USA History::Canada EXPLORATION

GOUGH, BARRY

The Elusive Mr. Pond the Soldier, Fur Trader and Explorer Who Opened the Northwest

Madeira Park, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1771620390. Signed by Author; Inscribed on the half title page and signed on the title page. Map endpapers, B&W illustrations and maps. Bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 272 pages; "Sir Alexander Mackenzie is known to schoolchildren as a great Canadian explorer who gave his name to the country’s longest river, but hardly anyone could name the man who mentored Mackenzie and mapped much of northwestern Canada before him. Soldier, fur trader and explorer Peter Pond, the subject of this long overdue book, is a man whose legend has been forgotten in favor of those who came after him. Much of Pond’s life is shadowed in mystery. Historian Barry Gough uses Pond’s surviving memoirs, explorers’ journals, letters written by acquaintances of Pond, publications in London magazines and many other sources to track and reconstruct the life of one of the last of the tough, old-style explorers who ventured into the wilderness with little more than a strong instinct for survival and helped shape the modern world.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20982

Catalogue: Canadiana::Exploration

Keywords: 1771620390 Peter pond alexander mackenzie History::Canada EXPLORATION

GOUGH, BARRY

Juan de Fuca's Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550175734. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages; "Gough provides meticulously researched insight, delving into diplomatic records, narratives of explorers and commercial aspirants, legal affidavits and court records to illuminate the journeys of Martin Frobisher, James Cook, Francis Drake, Manuel Quimper, José Maria Narvaez, George Vancouver and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, among others." in their search for the Northwest Passage.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21550

Catalogue: Exploration::West Coast

Keywords: 1550175734 Juan de Fuca Exploration Northwest Passage History::Canada EXPLORATION

GRANT, REV. GEORGE MONRO

Ocean to Ocean

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1967. Facsimile. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear, with small tears and light chipping. Price-clipped, with prev. owner's name in ink inside front cover. Light foxing on page edges. ; A bright solid, book, hinges intact, DJ in Mylar. Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt title on spine and gilt and white titles on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages; This is the Canadian facsimile edition of Grant's classic of Canadian exploration which has been enlarged and revised. Reproductions scattered through text and fold-out map at back of book.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18025

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration sandford fleming Canada History::Canada EXPLORATION

GRANT, REV. GEORGE MONRO

Ocean to Ocean

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1967. Facsimile; First Printing. Hardcover. Top fore corner bumped, a couple of short closed tears, some edge wear, light foxing of page fore edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations with foldout map at back. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 20433

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration History::Canada EXPLORATION

GRANT, REV. GEORGE MONRO

Ocean to Ocean

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1971. Facsimile; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888300018. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. A few B&W illustrations with fold-out map at back. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages; This is the Canadian facsimile edition of Grant's classic of Canadian exploration which has been enlarged and revised. Reproductions scattered through text. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20432

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 0888300018 History::Canada EXPLORATION

GRANT, GEORGE MONRO

Ocean to Ocean Sanford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872

Toronto: Prospero Books, 2000. Facsimile. Hardcover. ISBN: 1552671380. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 371 pages; This is the Canadian facsimile edition of Grant's classic of Canadian exploration which has been enlarged and revised. Reproductions scattered through text. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21528

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 1552671380 Canada Exploration History::Canada EXPLORATION

GRANZOTTO, GIANNI

Christopher Columbus : The Dream and the Obsession : A Biography

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385196776. DJ shows shelf wear with short tears, creasing, and chipping, 1 1/2" tear top fore edge. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers - front 1492-3 voyage, back - subsequent voyages. A few B&W maps in text block. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 300 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21248

Catalogue: Exploration::Columbus

Keywords: 0385196776 Christopher Columbus Exploration EXPLORATION HISTORY

HAYES, DEREK

Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest

Delta, BC: Cavendish Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1552899004. DJ has short tear top of spine area, light creasing, light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour maps and illustrations throughout, typical of Derek Hayes' publications. ; 6.11 X 1.11 X 11.11 inches; 208 pages; "Here is history from a geographical viewpoint! For the first time, many of the old maps of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest have been gathered together in a single book, creating an atlas of antique maps that tell a continuing story of the expanding frontier of knowledge about the region. The Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest is a unique collection of over 320 original maps of explorers and navigators from four centuries of voyages and overland treks of exploration and discovery to the northwest coast, plus native maps, and a host of others selected for their interest or historical significance.There are imaginary and speculative maps, old political boundary maps, boundary dispute maps, military and spy maps, bird s eye maps, gold rush maps, railway maps and Hudson s Bay Company maps. All are reproductions of hand-drawn or contemporary engraved originals. The maps are combined with context-setting history, explanations of how the maps came to be drawn, and the history behind them.Here are the maps of Spanish, British, Russian, American, French and other explorers who literally put the Pacific Northwest on the map - Francis Drake, Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, James Cook, Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra, Alejandro Malaspina, Dionisio Galiano, George Vancouver, Alexander Mackenzie, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, David Thompson, Charles Wilkes, John Charles Fremont, and many others. In drawing their maps, these explorers and mapmakers helped fill in geographical knowledge of one of the last remaining gaps in the map of the world. A unique and stunning new perspective on the history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. The Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest contains high quality reproductions of 335 original maps, with over 235 covering the territory which is now British Columbia. Of the 335 old maps, 180 are in colour and 155 in (usually original) black and white; there are 60 other illustrations, including modern colour photographs and black and white historical photographs and engravings; 27 are in colour, 33 in black and white.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20776

Catalogue: Canadiana::British Columbia::Exploration

Keywords: 1552899004 Cartography Exploratation British Columbia