Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson's Bay Company; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index. [Price 6s.] [With] Plans Referred to in the Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson's Bay Company

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

Published by London 1857 31 July and 11 August, 1857

About this Item

xviii,547 pp. Two parts. Folio. Original printed blue wrappers. Wrappers and spine are a bit rough with some professional restoration. Portfolio of plans including three large, folding hand-coloured maps, original printed wraps with cover title and document title on right-half of back wrapper. Maps printed by Henry Hansard, entitled: Map of North America, Drawn by J. Arrowsmith; Map of the North-West Part of Canada, Hudson's Bay & Indian Territories Drawn by Tho. Devine and Aboriginal Map of North America, denoting the Boundaries and the Locations of various Indian. Some mild chipping to the edges of the wrapper with tears along joints. Overall very good and with a clean tight text block. Uncommon in the original blue and plain paper wraps. All housed in a custom fold over box. Peel 3 - 347 - "An important document, containing the evidence of many witnesses on the suitability of Rupert's Land for agricultural settlement." TPL 3729/30; Sabin 33549; Smith 1514. "Ordered by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 31 July and 11 August 1857." Document 224 260-I- Sess. 2. "The Maps referred to in the accompanying Report were in progress and will be delivered as early as possible." 5 October 1857. The maps all show the high Arctic and Western Canada from Hudson's Bay to the West Coast. This report is complete with the maps and in wrappers has become very scarce in the market place.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson's Bay Company; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index. [Price 6s.] [With] Plans Referred to in the Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson's Bay Company
• Publisher: London 1857 31 July and 11 August
• Publication Date: 1857
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Canadiana