RATTRAY (Alexander).

Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Where they are; What they are; and What they May Become.

Folding map, 4 colour lithographs, folding chart, table. Original blue cloth, stamped in blind, gilt titles to spine. Small library stamps to flyleaf and verso of plates and titlepage. Light shelfware, very good. 182pp. [16 ads]. London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1862.

£300.00

A general overview of the history and commercial potential of British Columbia. The author focuses on the agricultural and commercial potential of the region, mineral wealth, etc., with a chapter about Vancouver’s ideal strategic and trading location. Illustrated with a suite of handsome tinted lithographs, including views of the towns of Hope, Yale and Nanaimo, as well as a scene at Esquimault harbor, and with a nice folding map of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.

Sabin 67964. Lande 1407. TPL 4088. Lowther 185.

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