Fourteen weeks in popular geology
- CA MRUASC C0009-QE28.S74 1877
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- 1877
Item is a textbook on the subjects of geology and paleontology written for the layperson. Item was published by American Book Company.
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Fourteen weeks in popular geology
Item is a textbook on the subjects of geology and paleontology written for the layperson. Item was published by American Book Company.
Report on surveys and preliminary operations on the Canadian Pacific Railway up to January 1877
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a report addressed to the Honorable Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian minister of public works.
Part of Rare book collection
Travels and experiences in Canada, the Red River territory, and the United States
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a description of the author's travels from Ireland and London, across Canada to Manitoba, and through the United States.
The oldest and the newest empire : China and the United States
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Item is a book containing a textual description of the phylum Mollusca including species from classes gasteropoda, pteropoda and, cephalopoda. The book concentrates on species that are found in the state of New York. The item is intended to supplement Vol. V, Part II. Plates. Item was published by Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.
Item is an illustrated description of the phylum Mollusca including species from classes gasteropoda, pteropoda and, cephalopoda. The item is intended to supplement Vol. V, Part II. Text. The book concentrates on species that are found in the state of New York. Item was published by Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.
The great fur land or Sketches of life in the Hudson's Bay Territory
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a book about travels and voyages through the United States, Afghanistan, South Africa, and Cyprus.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Book covers the following topics: The Selkirk Treaty -- The Robinson Treaty -- The Manitoulin Island Treaty -- The Stone Fort and Manitoba Post Treaties, Numbers One and Two -- Treaty Number Three ; or, the North-West Angle Treaty -- The Qu'Appelle Treaty, or Number Four -- The Revision of Treaties Numbers One and Two -- The Winnipeg Treaty, Number Five -- The Treaties at Forts Carlton and Pitt [Fort] -- Treaty Number Seven ; or, the Blackfeet Treaty -- The Sioux in the North-West Territories -- The Administration of the Treaties -- the Half-Breeds [Metis] -- The Future of the Indian Tribes [Native or Aboriginal peoples, First Nations].
Mountain and prairie : a journey from Victoria to Winnipeg via Peace River Pass
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a description of a journey from Victoria, BC to Winnipeg, MB for the purpose of surveying different routes for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Report and documents in reference to the Canadian Pacific railway
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item contains the following: Explorations in northern British Columbia and Peace River district -- Explorations in the Prairie region -- The railway route west of Red River -- Surveys and explorations in the Woodland region -- Construction -- Rolling stock -- General services -- Contracts -- The Pacific railway telegraph -- Appendixes no. 1-24.
Prairie and forest: a guide to the field sports of North America
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Rare book collection
Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 40-91 from October 2, 1880 to September 24, 1881 and a special Christmas issue. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a geological report of British Columbia and parts of Alberta published by the Geological Survey of Canada.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a published collection of travel letters originally written for and published in the Toronto Globe newspaper. Item describes a trip the author took across western Canada in the company of Lord Lorne, also known as John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, and Governor General of Canada.
Greece : pictorial, descriptive, & historical
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Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is an encyclopedic reference book for the province of Manitoba and adjacent north-western parts of Canada.
Dick Sands the boy captain ; Dr. Ox's Experiment, and Master Zacharius
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Item contains three works by the French writer, Jules Verne. Book contains parts one and two of the novel, Dick Sands The Boy Captain published in 1882, and two short stories, Dr. Ox's Experiment and Master Zacharius published in 1876.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a geological report on the Northwest Territories published by the Geological Survey of Canada.
Item is a book containing textual descriptions and illustrated plates about species of molluscs having one adductor muscle. The book concentrates on molluscs that are found in the state of New York. Item was published by Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.
Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force, 1883
Part of Western Canadiana collection
England and Canada : a summer tour between old and new Westminster, with historical notes
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Book describes a trip across England and Canada. The table of contents includes:
Introductory -- Halifax to Liverpool -- England -- England (continued) -- England to Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax to Quebec -- Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa -- Toronto to Lake Superior -- Lake Superior to Winnipeg -- Winnipeg, Hudson's Bay Company, Lord Selkirk -- Winnipeg to Calgary -- Calgary to the summit -- Down Kicking-Horse Valley -- To the summit of the Selkirks -- Down the Ille-celle-waet -- Down the Ille-celle-waet (continued) -- Through the Eagle Pass -- Kamloops to the coast -- On Pacific waters -- British Columbia -- Home from the northern Pacific -- The Indians -- The Canadian Pacific Railway -- Conclusion.
Part of Rare book collection
Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 197-248 from October 6, 1883 to September 27, 1884. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.
Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society and monthly record of geography
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a monthly periodical that publishes the proceedings and records of the Royal Geographic Society of London.
Report on part of the basin of the Athabasca River, North-west Territory, 1882-3
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a report published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is an account of the author's tour of North America with friends. The author states that the purpose of their trip was to enjoy a new country and to collect information on farming and emigration to assist people in England hoping to immigrate.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a report published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada.
Natural history of New York : Palæontology
Series consists of books published by the Geological Survey of the State of New York on the topic of fossils from the phylim Mollusca that are found in New York state. The books contain descriptions and detailed illustrated plates of the fossils. The text and illustrations were created to be used by students and educators.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a geological report on parts of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada.
Item is a book containing textual descriptions and illustrated plates about species of molluscs having both anterior and posterior adductor muscles. The book concentrates on molluscs that are found in the state of New York. Item was published by Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.
Part of Rare book collection
Item is volume twenty of the annual periodical, The Infant's Magazine. Item contains short stories, poems, songs with musical notation, and illustrations.
From home to home : autumn wanderings in the North-west, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Census of the three provisional districts of the North-West Territories, 1884-5
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item contains statistical census data collected and compiled by the Statistical Branch of the Canadian Department of Agriculture.
Item is a textbook for students of geology. Item was published by D. Appleton and Company.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a report published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada.
From Britain to British Columbia
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a traveller's description of Canada published by the Government of Canada.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a compilation to other sources published by the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada on the known geological formations and ages of northern Canada.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
A trip round the world in 1887-8
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a series of letters which originally appeared in the Barrow news, dating from August, 1887, to March, 1888.
Part of Rare book collection
Item comprises a collection of frugal recipes from the late 1800s, accompanied by advertisements and unusual food items.
Part of Rare book collection
Item is a fictional crime/adventure story aimed at adolescence readers.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a work of fiction about traveling through the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia by rail.
California and Alaska and over the Canadian Pacific railway
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is an account of the author's trip by rail, along with family and friends, from New York to Omaha, Denver, Colorado Springs, Santa Fe, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Monterey, Yosemite Valley, San Francisco, Montana, Winnipeg, Kamloops, Vancouver, Victoria, and Alaska.
Impressions of a tenderfoot during a journey in search of sport in the far West
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a report taken from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, vol. VIII, sec. IV, 1890.
The fauna of the lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone
Item is a book which is a part of the United States Geological Survey's 10th Annual Report for 1890. Page 515 lists the scope of the item as "(1) a list embracing titles of the more important books and papers related to the subject ; (2) a historical review of the work done on the rocks and fossils now included in the Olenellus Zone ; and (3) the general results of the study of the fauna by the geologist and paleozoologist, or its physical and biological history and character as far as known."
Part of Early print collection
Item is a double-sided wooden printing block from Tibet likely containing the text of a Buddhist sutra.
Zigzag journeys in the great Northwest, or, A trip to the American Switzerland
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a work of juvenile fiction containing stories about traveling through western Canada.
Part of Rare book collection
Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 510-561 from October 5, 1889 to September 27, 1890 and the special issues Gillyflowers and Christmas Cherries. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.
Llanelian Baptist Chapel records
File documents land holdings of the Llanelian Baptist Chapel in the county of Denbighshire, Wales. File contains indentures for the lease land, meeting house, and premise.
By track and trail : a journey through Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
English lands and English homes in the far West : being the story of a holiday tour in Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
London city : its history--streets--traffic--buildings--people
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Item is an illustrated children's book on the history and characteristics of the city of London.
File contains a deed of sale of a mill and lands at Ruabon (Denbighshire, Wales) by Henry Dennis from Albert Charles Cleveland Kenyon Fuller. File includes a map of the property.
Bird-nesting in north-west Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Castorologia, or the history and traditions of the Canadian beaver
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Kelmscott Press Golden Legend leaf
Part of Early print collection
Item is leaf from the Kelmscott Press edition of Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend, which was itself based on Wynkyn de Worde's 1527 edition. The leaf consists of pages 497 and 498 of Volume II, covering the Life of Saint Aldhelm and the end of the Life of Saint Dunstan, with ornamental initials designed by William Morris.
William Morris was an influential English artist and designer, a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and a founder of the Arts and Craft movement. Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 and used traditional printing and paper design methods to make handmade books that were inspired by the medieval period.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is an account of the author's journeys over western Canada, over a three year period, and were originally prepared for and published in Harper's Magazine.
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Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a autobiographical work describing the author's experiences in the British and Canadian armies.
Part of Early print collection
Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints, created by Kokunimasa, depicting events from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).
The Flying Halcyon : a mystery of the Pacific Ocean
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Item is a fictional adventure novel set in the Pacific Ocean aimed at adolescence readers.
Kabayama, the Head of the Naval commanding staff, on board Seikyomaru, attacks enemy ships
Part of Early print collection
Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints, created by Kokunimasa, depicting events from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).
Picture of the first soldier on top of Pyongyang Gate in Pyongyang
Part of Early print collection
Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints, created by Kokunimasa, depicting events from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Hard fighting at the Battle of Weihaiwei
Part of Early print collection
Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints, created by Kokunimasa, depicting events from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).
Mount Brown and the sources of the Athabasca
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item contains three articles, originally published in an unknown journal(s), bound in a custom binding.
The dinosaurs of North America
Item is a book which is one part of the United States Geological Survey's 16th Annual Report for 1895. The item is a brief description of fossils of dinosaurs found in North America, and contains illustrated plates.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
A second expedition through the barren lands of northern Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Victory of the Japanese army ; Qing Dynasty representatives in talks
Part of Early print collection
Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints created by Kokunimasa. Senso-e are prints depicting wars, usually the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) or the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Senso-e fulfilled a journalistic purpose, by helping to keep people informed about events and battles, but were also used as propaganda to encourage support for the wars.
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Item is a work of juvenile fiction aimed a young girls.
Part of Rare book collection
Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.
Part of Rare book collection
Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.
The Geographic Journal : including the proceedings of The Royal Geographical Society
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a quarterly periodical.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is nn account of the first overland journey from Fort Garry to Cariboo region of British Columbia. Includes an account of the state of the Cariboo district at the time of writing and biographical sketches of some of those who took part in the arduous trek.
Part of Rare book collection
Chapters of early English church history
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Twenty years on the Saskatchewan, N.W. Canada
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Book is work describing travel in Canada's prairie provinces and about the author's missionary work around Edmonton and northern Alberta.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a description of a multi-year project, undertaken by the author and faculty at the University of Iowa, to collect arctic mammals, invertebrates, and bird specimens from northern Canada.
Part of Rare book collection
Item is an issue of an illustrated monthly British magazine containing short fiction stories and illustrations.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a book of frontier sketches containing the following: Twenty-five to one -- Pursuing Geronimo -- Meeting between the lines -- Indian village routed -- Indian winter encampment on staked plains -- Mounting infantry on captured ponies -- Sioux warriors -- The lame deer fight -- Hunting hostile camp -- Surrender of Chief Joseph -- Fighting over the captured herd -- Soldiers opening their own veins for want of water -- Attacking the Indian chief, "Crazy Horse" -- Pursuing the Indians -- Indians firing the prairies.
Collection illustrates the early development of movable type printing in Europe. Collection consists of printed books including a book of hours, leaves from Bibles, hagiographies, liturgical texts, and works of history, literature, and canon law.
Series consists of leaves from pocket Bibles, and a complete Ethiopian Coptic Bible.
File contains two leaves with large miniatures that appear to be from the same Persian religious text.
Item is an Ethiopian Coptic manuscript Bible with an accompanying leather carrying case. The codex consists of 140 goatskin parchment leaves, with text in Ge'ez (the liturgical language of the Ethiopian church) written in red and black ink, with occasional annotations throughout. The codex is illustrated with 9 full-page illuminations in colour, and 5 decorative headpieces in black, red, and blue. The binding is in traditional Ethiopian Coptic style and features wooden boards (the back board has been crudely repaired) and a leather spine.
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is a history of the Hudson's Bay company from 1660-1871.
Item is a leaf with a large miniature that seems to depict foot whipping (also known as falaka or bastinado).
Exploration in the Canadian Rockies : a search for Mount Hooker and Mount Brown
Part of Western Canadiana collection
Item is an article, originally published volume XIII no. 4 of The Geographical Journal, bound in a custom binding.
The rise of the Dutch Republic
Part of Rare book collection