Our North Land 1885 Charles R. Tuttle ~ First Edition ~ Hudson's Bay Expeditions & Exploration ~ Canada ~ Otto Klotz ~ Eskimos

Title: Our North Land: being a full account of the Canadian North-West and Hudson's Bay Route, together with A Narrative of the Experiences of the Hudson's Bay Expedition of 1884

Author: Charles R. Tuttle, of the Hudson's Bay Expedition

Description: First Edition. Beveled boards in original green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt (still bright) on spine and front cover. Spine rounded. Foot of spine shows light fraying; corner tips pushed and have a little exposure. Inner hinges cracked, but holding firm. Half-title leaf is worn and lightly chipped along fore-edge. Two fold-out maps, each showing some tears, tape and tissue repairs on backside. More than sixty in-text illustrations. pp. xvi, [17]- 589.

Explorations and description of Canada (extending to the Arctic Circle), primarily told through the experiences of the Canadian Government Expedition to Hudson's Bay and Strait; Otto Klotz's overland Expedition to Hudson's Bay; Dr. Robert Bell's Hudson's Bay Explorations; the Travels and Explorations in the North-West of Dr. Alfred R. C. Selwyn, Marcus Smith and many others; and of the Travels and Explorations of the author, Charles R. Tuttle, particularly the 1884 Expedition of Lieutenant Andrew Robinson Gordon. Includes descriptions of the native peoples encountered, wildlife, climate, and geography.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: C. Blackett Robinson
Place: Toronto
Year: 1885

Keywords: Canada, Hudson's Bay, history, travel, exploration, expeditions, description, Canada, Andrew Robinson Gordon, Robert Bell, Andrew Selwyn, Otto Klotz, Eskimos, Geological Survey of Canada,