Layland Michael (43 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Shortlisted for a 2014 BC Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2014 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Silver medalist for the 2013 BC Historical Federation's Lieutenant Governor's prizes for historical writing Just how, and why, did Vancouver Island get onto the map? How was knowledge of our immediate geography acquired and recorded? With 130 maps, dating between 1593 and 1915, this cartographic history tells the story of how Vancouver Island and the surrounding area came to be mapped. The book shows local cartographic milestones, marking progress in our knowledge through the island's rich--although comparatively short--recorded history. However, the maps, by themselves and without context, cannot tell the whole story. The accompanying text reveals the motives, constraints, agendas, and intrigues that underpin their making. The narrative, roughly chronological, begins before the arrival of Europeans and concludes at the outset of the First World War and includes an introduction on the history and significance of map-making, as well as an afterword summarizing subsequent cartographic developments. Also included are an index, endnotes, a list of cartographic sources, and a glossary. Now in its second printing, The Land of Heart's Delight was short-listed for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice award in the BC Book Prizes, and for the Victoria Butler Book Prize. It also placed second in the BC Historical Federation's Lieutenant Governor's prizes for historical writing.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Shortlisted for a 2014 BC Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2014 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Silver medalist for the 2013 BC Historical Federation's Lieutenant Governor's prizes for historical writing Just how, and why, did Vancouver Island get onto the map? How was knowledge of our immediate geography acquired and recorded? With 130 maps, dating between 1593 and 1915, this cartographic history tells the story of how Vancouver Island and the surrounding area came to be mapped. The book shows local cartographic milestones, marking progress in our knowledge through the island's rich--although comparatively short--recorded history. However, the maps, by themselves and without context, cannot tell the whole story. The accompanying text reveals the motives, constraints, agendas, and intrigues that underpin their making. The narrative, roughly chronological, begins before the arrival of Europeans and concludes at the outset of the First World War and includes an introduction on the history and significance of map-making, as well as an afterword summarizing subsequent cartographic developments. Also included are an index, endnotes, a list of cartographic sources, and a glossary. Now in its second printing, The Land of Heart's Delight was short-listed for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice award in the BC Book Prizes, and for the Victoria Butler Book Prize. It also placed second in the BC Historical Federation's Lieutenant Governor's prizes for historical writing.…

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 282 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, ilus. Light edge wear to the jacket edges. Text clean, binding firm. Author's inscription on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Books corners have light crumpling, otherwise this is a near fine copy, pages are crisp and thick, binding is excellent, no defects. Dust jacket is also excellent, just very faint shelf wear and a few smudges. Now protected in mylar cover.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean text - NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Very good. Some light wear to dust jacket. VG/VG- Oversized. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.ÂPLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: like_new.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean text - NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Book itself is Very good. Dust jacket is Good only with a 1.25" closed tear at fore-edge foot corner of front panel and some light surface wear to dj. A VG/Good+ reading copy. Oversized. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.ÂPLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. This book is bound in bright black boards with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Both the book and the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. The number line goes to 2.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 384 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. In 1842, when famed world explorer James Douglas first encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as "A perfect Eden." He was just one among many European explorers to experience the intense beauty of the Pacific Northwest, most of whom have left fascinating accounts of their encounters with the terrain and the peoples they found, their exploration and settlement of the land there. Interspersed with maps, illustrations, paintings, and photographs, these first-hand accounts create a captivating tale of discovery and exploration. Starting from before the first known European arrivals, the stories feature Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial surveyors, "Indian" chiefs, soldiers, settlers and adventurers, and end in 1858, when Douglas, by then Sir James, retired as governor of the two colonies -- Vancouver Island and British Columbia.The companion book to Michael Layland's prizewinning The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island, which traces the cartographic history of this remarkable region, A Perfect Eden paints a vivid picture of what the explorers saw, the people they met, the hazards they faced, and some mysteries, as yet unsolved. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This bright book has a very, very small nick on the bottom edge of the back cover and the dust jacket has a 2 cm closed tear at the top of the spine, otherwise both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. The number line goes to 1. …

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large oblong, 10 1/2" x 9 1/2", heavy. 282 pages with index, notes, bibliography, list of illustrations, and many illustrations, mostly in colour. Dust jacket front panel has reproduction of colour painting by E. J Hughes "An Island in Bird's Eye Cove". And the dust jacket does not have any award seals on it. Winner of the BC's 2019 Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing. Heavy and may require additional postage depending on destination.…

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large oblong, 10 1/2" x 9 1/2", heavy. The dust jacket front panel does not have any award seals on it. 232 pages with index, list of illustrations, endnotes, and glossary. Heavy and may require additional postage depending on destination.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near fine. xv, 240 p. 25 x 27 cm. Colour and b&w illustrations. Grey hardcover in pictorial dustjacket. Jacket has tiny tear at bottom front.