REPORT OF THE EXPEDITION TO HUDSON BAY AND CUMBERLAND GULF IN THE STEAMSHIP "DIANA" UNDER THE COMMAND OF WILLIAM WAKEHAM..
1898 · Ottawa
by Wakeham, William
Ottawa: S.E. Dawso, 1898. [4],83pp. plus numerous plates and four folding maps. Original mounted front wrapper bound into modern half brown and blue cloth, paper label. Wrapper soiled. Internally clean. Very good. Official government report of the expedition to Hudson Bay led by Wakeham, inspector of Canadian fisheries. The report includes detailed information on marine life, whaling, and meteorological observations as well as a compilation of early voyages to the Arctic region. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 2713 (Inventory #: WRCAM50914)