Joseph Bouchette

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Bouchette, Joseph: CARTE TOPOGRAPHIQUE DE LA PROVINCE DU QUEBEC SUR LAQUELLE SONT INDIQUEES LES LIMITES DES DISTRICTS, DES COMITES, DES SEIGNEURIES ET DES CANTONS AINSI QUE LES TERES DE LA COURONNE ET CELLES DU CLERGE, ETC., ETC. Montreal Editions Elysee 1980
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En feuillets detaches sous portefeuille. Fac-simile d'une carte originale, publiee en 1815, conservee a la Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec, publiee avec un index detaille des seigneuries et des cantons; presentee par Pierre Lepine, responsable du Departement des cartes et plans a la Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec. Carte formee de 40 feuillets avec fascicule de 8 pages contenant l'introduction pour la carte de Joseph Bouchette et l'index detaille. In-Folio

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BOUCHETTE, Joseph; The British Dominions in North America; or a Topographical and Statistical Description of the Provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. . . Land Granting, Emigration, etc, London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832, First edition, second issue [first issue was 1831]

4to [29.5 x 23.5 cm]; 3 volumes, xxvi, [ii, plate list, errata], 498; xi, [i, plate list], 296; xii, [358, in double columns], 30 plates, maps, plans, portrait, including folding, extra engraved titles in first 2 vol., half-titles in Vol. II, III, tables. orig cloth, title lettering on spine paper labels, light edgewear, corner bumped, internal hinge with split, interiors clean and fine in very good covers, uncommon in this original condition. The third volume is entitled 'Topographical Dictionary of the Province of Lower Canada'. The plates include lithographs, aquatints, engraved plates and are finely done, mostly being views and scenery, including of Montreal, Fredericton, Quebec City, Fort Chambly, Isle aux Noix, Long's Farm on Lake Jimiscouata, Harrower's Distillery, the falls of the St. John, plans of York Harbour, the Niagara River and others. The author was survey general for 37 years and traveled widely in the area. Abbey, Travel 622. Lande 1594-5. Sabin 6848-51. TPL 1627-28. This is a greatly expanded version of the author's Topographical Description of 1815. Spendlove p. 86: 'Bouchett's books have played an important part in the geography and topography of Canada, some were illustrated by himself and he was a noted cartographer'. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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BOUCHETTE Joseph: The British Dominions in North America or a Topographical and Statistical Description of the Provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, London Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green and Longman 1832
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Volume 2 only [of 2] xii + 296pp + [8pp] 8 plates as called for, sl ex ref lib evidence, bound in full leather, spine darkened, sl scraping of covers Full-Leather Quarto

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"Sansom, Joseph": "Sketches of Lower Canada, Historical and Descriptive; With the Author's Recollections of the Soil and Aspect; the Morals, Habits, Etc." January, 1817
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"Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition 12mo - over 6 3/4 - 7 3/4 tall. Very nice tight copy, older skilful rebind, contents tight, with only minor foxing, 301 pgs. appendix of 16 pgs. with commentary on beavers in Canada, Bouchette's topographical descri" See Below

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