A Topographical Dictionary of the Province of Lower Canada by Bouchette, Joseph

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London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman , 1832 . First Edition . VG . 4TO . A Gazeteer of Lower Canada, produced in conjunction with Bouchette's larger 2 volume work of the topography of both the Canadas. Bouchette was the Surveyor-General of Lower Canada, the last to hold that post. He was an important figure in the colonial administration, although not popular with many of his countrymen because of his support for the British position. A very clean and non-circulating ex-library copy rebound in sturdy black buckram.

London. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown. 1832. Hardcover. 4to. 28.5cm xii, [358]p., printed in double columns, complete with halftitle, , in half brown calf, ruled raised bands, gilt titles, patternedlight brown cloth boards, a near fine copy. (qc) Cf. Lande 1595, T.P.L.1628, Sabin 6851. A gazetteer of Lower Canada. Joseph Bouchette wasSurveyor-General of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1841. He worked studiouslyand travelled extensively over a period of fifteen years to produce themost accurate and important topographical works of his time on BritishNorth America.

London. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown. 1832. Hardcover. 4to. (Text size) 27.3cm, xii,[358]p., printed in double columns, complete with half title, , in contemporary half roan mahogany brown, gilt decorated raised bands, gilt spine titles, marble boards and endpapers, a few small internal oval private library stamps, fine condition (tr). ~ Cf. Lande 1595. T.P.L. 1628, Sabin 6851. A gazetteer of Lower Canada. Joseph Bouchette was Surveyor General of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1841. He worked studiously and travelled extensively over a period of fifteen years to produce the most accurate and important topographical works of his time on British North America.

London. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown. 1832. Hardcover. 4to. 27.5cm xii, [358]p., printed in double columns, complete with half title, in contemporary half red brown morocco, gecorated raised bands, gilt spine titles, french marbled boards and dis-similar standard french march endpapers, a few small internal oval private library stamps, upper hinge expertly restored, in fine condition.(qc) Cf. Lande 1595, T.P.L. 1628, Sabin 6851. A gazetteer of Lower Canada. Joseph Bouchette was Surveyor-General of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1841. He worked studiously and travelled extensively over a period of fifteen years to produce the most accurate and important topographical works of his time on British North America.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832. Hardcover. Good. xii p. + unpaginated dictionary. 30 cm. Cloth hardcover with taped spine. Corners and edges worn, hinges cracking. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Pages vii-xii detached. Occasional foxing and thumbing. Bouchette's dictionary describes Lower Canadian place names from Abagusquash to Yamaska, including rivers, counties, districts, canals, islands, lakes, villages, and more. Location is given, along with translations of Native words, statistics, population, industries, and history. Montreal itself is described, divided into parishes, but so are such off the beaten track locales as the Musk Rat River. Former owner of this book was Dr. Louis Laberge, director of the Montreal health bureau in the late 19th century. His "bureau" was entrusted with the tasks of maintaining sanitary conditions in the streets and in private and public buildings, inspecting food and disinfecting contaminated areas.

London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green and Longman. Very Good. 1832. Hardcover. Unpaginated, [xii + approx 360pp] bound in full leather, recently re-spined, raised bands/gilt, sl scraping of covers; Quarto .