Ocean to Ocean: Sanford Fleming’s Expedition Through Canada in 1872
Toronto: The Radisson Society of Canada, c. 1925. Edition: Revised Edition. , Binding: Publisher’s green cloth. Gilt text on spine. Dust jacket., Notes: Sir Sandford Fleming (1827 – 1915) was a Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor. He proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp, left a huge body of surveying and map making, and engineered much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1872 Fleming set off with a small party to survey the route that would become the Canadian Pacific Railway, particularly through the Rocky Mountains, finding a practicable route through the Yellowhead Pass. One of his companions, George Monro Grant wrote an account of the trip, which became a best-seller. , Size: 8vo (236x155mm). , Illustration: With 10 illustrations of various scenes from the expedition. , Category: Book Canada; Book Voyages General;. The book is in very good condition. The dust jacket is in fair condition. Item #B5398
Edition: Revised Edition. , Binding: Publisher’s green cloth. Gilt text on spine. Dust jacket., Notes: Sir Sandford Fleming (1827 – 1915) was a Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor. He proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp, left a huge body of surveying and map making, and engineered much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1872 Fleming set off with a small party to survey the route that would become the Canadian Pacific Railway, particularly through the Rocky Mountains, finding a practicable route through the Yellowhead Pass. One of his companions, George Monro Grant wrote an account of the trip, which became a best-seller. , Size: 8vo (236x155mm). , Illustration: With 10 illustrations of various scenes from the expedition. , Category: Book Canada; Book Voyages General;.
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