دانلود کتاب The Western Interior of Canada: A Record of Geographical Discovery, 1612-1917

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Cover\nTitle\nCopyright\nThe Carleton Library\nContents\nINTRODUCTION\nBOOK ONE: EXPLORERS VENTURE ACROSS THE WEST 1612·1824\n I. ON THE WESTERN COAST OF HUDSON BAY 1612-31\n 1. Jens Munck Winters at Munck Harbour (Port Churchill), 1619-20\n Description of the Churchill Estuary and surrounding area, 1619\n 2. Luke Foxe Describes the Manitoba Coastline, 1631\n The West coast of Hudson Bay from 63° N to 60° N\n Churchill Harbour and approaches\n The Nelson River Estuary\n II. EXPLORATIONS INLAND, 1683-1787\n 1. The First Reports on the Interior, 1690-92\n Henry Kelsey\'s first season in the Interior, 1690\n Kelsey\'s further explorations in the interior, 1691-92\n 2. The West as Seen from the Bay, 1694-1749\n Nicolas Jeremie describes the country southwest of Hudson Bay. 1720\n Henry Ellis describes the resources of the coast of Hudson Bay, 1746-47\n James Isham\'s observations on the Bay, 1743 and 1749.\n 3. The French Describe the Lake Winnipeg and Saskatchewan River Countries, 1730-60\n La Verendrye reaches the Southern Plains, 1731-49\n Joseph La France describes Southern Manitoba, 1740-42\n Jacques Saint-Pierre\'s Account of the founding of Fort La Jonquiere 1751-52\n 4. The British Reconnoitre the Saskatchewan River Country, 1754·72\n Anthony Henday travels to the Rocky Mountains, 1754·55.\n 5. The British Visit the Barren Grounds, 1715-72\n Samuel Hearne describes the Barrens, 1769-72\n 6. The Athabaska Country Is Opened 1766-87\n Peter Pond\'s Maps, 1784-87\n Alexander Henry and the North West Passage 1775-81\n III. AN EMERGING GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERN , 1784-1814\n 1. Philip Turnor - Surveyor 1790-92\n Turnor describes the southeast shore of Lake Athabaska, 1791\n Turnor comments on the Peace River Country, 1792\n Peter Fidler describes a former river bed, 1792\n 2. Edward Umfreville Describes the Saskatchewan Country, 1790\n 3. Alexander Mackenzie\'s Account of Western Interior Canada, 1787-1801\n Mackenzie describes the canoe route across the Canadian West\n The Peace River Country , 1792\n Settlement possibilities and the resources of Western Interior Canada.\n 4. David Thompson - Cartographer and Regional Geographer, 1784-1814\n Geographical Features of Churchill, 1784-85\n Country between Churchill and York Fort, 1785\n Bow and Saskatchewan River Countries 1787-88\n Musk Rat Country\n The Great Plains\n Assiniboine River Country, 1797\n Journey down the Assiniboine and up the Red River, 1798\n Journey in mid-winter through southwestern Manitoba 1797-98\n 5. Alexander Henry the Younger - Field Geographer 1800-1811\n Red and Assiniboine River regions, 1800-1806\n 6. John Tanner Describes the Assiniboine River c. 1800\n 7. Gabriel Franchere and M. Bibaud\'s Romantic Account of the Saskatchewan Country, 1814\n IV. THE FUR TRADER TURNS GEOLOGIST, 1812-24\n 1. William Auld\'s Remarks on the Geology of the Nelson River Country, 1812\n 2. Samuel Black Describes the Peace River Country, 1824\nBOOK TWO: SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS 1819-1917\n V. SCIENTIFIC TRAVELLERS AND OBSERVERS, 1819-55\n 1. Dr.John Richardson Travels the Northern Routes, 1819-49\n Descriptive geological traverse - York Factory to Lake Winnipeg to Lake Athabaska, 1819-22\n 2. William Keating Visits Southeastern Manitoba, 1823\n Observations on rhe Lacustrine deposits on the Red River Lowland\n Red River Lowland of Manitoba\n Winnipeg River Country\n 3. Governor George Simpson Describes tbe Plains, 1841\n VI. GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS STUDY THE WEST 1853-81\n I. Americans Investigate the Plains South of the 49th Parallel, 1853-54\n Observations on the Plains, 1854\n A panoramic view of southwest Alberta, 1854\n Governor Isaac I. Stevens on agricultural possibilities between the Red and Souris rivers\n 2. The Geographical Appraisal of the West by British and Canadian Exploring Expeditions, 1857-60\n The Palliser Expedition, 1857-60\n The Hind-Dawson Explorations, 1857-58\n 3. Canadians Begin to Examine Their New Territory After 1869-70\n Land Surveyors collect information on the Canadian West from 1869 on\n George M. Dawson and the survey of the 49th Parallel 1873-74\n Sandford Fleming\'s Canadian Pacific Railway surveys and the work of John Macoun, 1872-80\n The Geological Survey of Canada begins investigations in the West from 1873 on\n VII. REGIONAL RECONNAISSANCE AND EXPLORATORY SURVEYS, 1881-1917\n 1. Reports on the Sedimentary Region, 1881-90\n McConnell describes the country between the Peace and A thabaska rivers, 1889-90\n 2. The Controversy over Continental Glaciation and the Beginning of Systematic Studies, 1887-91\n Warren Upham describes the Lake Agassiz Basin, 1890\n 3. J. B. Tyrrell Describes the Topography of the Canadian Shield, 1890-96\n Pleistocene features of central Manitoba, 1896\n 4. Scientific Exploration After 1900\n A. E. Cameron describestIhe Hay River District, 1917\nBIBLIOGRAPHY\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nINDEX\nMaps\n 1. Topography\n 2. Selected Routes 1631-1778\n 3. Selected Routes 1789-1820\n 4. Selected Routes 1857-1917