Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792
Title:
A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a northwest passage, &c., in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772 / by Samuel Hearne.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell : 1795.
Physical Description:
xliv, 458, [2] pages, viii, [1] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, folded maps ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Eight numbered maps and plates and one large unnumbered map.
Subject Terms:
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Canadian. | Natural history -- Northwest, Canadian. | Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel. | Northwest Passage. | Indians of North America -- Canada. | Natural history -- Canada.
Form/Genre:
Hand colored illustrations. | Intaglio prints. | Maps -- Northwest, Canadian. | Maps -- Canada, Northern.