Author: LAYLAND, MICHAEL
Title: A Perfect Eden Encounters By Early Explorers of Vancouver Island
Description: Victoria, BC: Touchwood Editions, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 177151177X. Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; Signed by author on the title page. Many B&W and colour illustrations and maps ; 10.2 X 9.4 X 0.9 inches; 256 pages; "In 1842, when explorer James Douglas encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as “a perfect Eden." This book, a compelling history of the earliest explorers to Vancouver Island, gathers the early recorded histories and personal accounts left by Chinese seafarers, Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial surveyors, as well as soldiers, settlers, and other adventurers, starting from many centuries ago up to 1858. Collected here in detail for the first time, these accounts create a multilayered tale of discovery and exploration. A Perfect Eden is the companion volume to the acclaimed The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 177151177X Vancouver Island Explorers History::Canada EXPLORATION


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