1875 Report on the Geology and Resources of the Region in the Vicinity of the Forty-Ninth Parallel

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The first edition of this very scarce work.

An in-depth report on the 49th parallel, exploring its geology and resources as it runs across Canada, from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. Detailing the animals and plants native to the area, as well as the fossils which have been discovered there.

This is a detailed geographical work on Canada, a fascinating study of the country and its natural beauty.

Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, two colour folding maps, and eighteen plates. Collated, complete.

By George Mercer Dawson, for the British North American Boundary Commission. Dawson was a geologist and surveyor from Canada, who undertook many explorations throughout North America.