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• North America -- Early works to 1800

• Mémoires et observations géographique et critiques sur la situation des pays septentrionaux de l'Asie et l'Amérique : d'après les relations les plus récentes : aux quelles on a joint un Essai sur la route aux Indes par le nord & sur un commerce très vaste & très riche à établir dans la mer du Sud : avec deux nouvelles cartes dressées conformément á ce systême (A. Chapius, 1765), by Samuel Engel (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Plan for Promoting the Fur Trade, and Securing It to This Country, By Uniting the Operations of the East-India and Hudson's-Bay Companys (1789), by Alexander Dalrymple (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The life and times of Sir Walter Raleigh : pioneer of Anglo-American colonization (Curts & Jennings, 1877), by Charles K. True (page images at HathiTrust)
• Entekkungsreisen im Innern Nordamerika's (G. Fleischer, 1821), by Wilhelm Harnisch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Columbus and other heroes of American discovery (G. Routledge and sons, 1893), by Nancy R. E. Meugens Bell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anno regni Georgii II. regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo octavo : at the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the first day of December, anno Dom. 1741, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord, George the Second ... : and from thence continued by several prorogations to the twenty seventh day of November, 1744, being the fourth session of this present Parliament. (Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the King; and by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1744), by Great Britain and William Mure (page images at HathiTrust)
• The relation of the fisheries to the discovery and settlement of North America (A. Mudge, 1880), by Charles Levi Woodbury (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America from the earliest period to the present time (Oliver & Boyd;, 1832), by Patrick Fraser Tytler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America from the earliest period to the present time (J. & J. Harper, 1833), by Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson, and Richard Biddle (page images at HathiTrust)
• La cartographie verrazanienne (Institut géographique de Paris;, 1896), by Henry Harrisse and Institut géographique de Paris (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'Amérique et les travaux américains en 1866 (s.n.], 1867), by Richard Cortambert (page images at HathiTrust)
• The relation of the fisheries to the discovery and settlement of North America (A. Mudge, 1880), by Charles Levi Woodbury (page images at HathiTrust)
• The birthdays of Washington and Lincoln, February 22 and February 12 (Smith-Brooks Printing Co., 1901), by Helen L. Grenfell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic pioneers of America (Philadelphia : H.I. Kilner, [1882], 1882), by John O'Kane Murray (page images at HathiTrust)
• Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery, by N. D'Anvers (Gutenberg ebook)

• An informal guide to printed materials in the William L. Clements Library concerning Spanish America and Brazil, 1493-1810 (s.n.], 1961), by Della M. Flusche (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Le Canada et les Basques (A. Côté, 1879), by Faucher de Saint-Maurice, comte de Premio-Real, Nazaire Le Vasseur, and Joseph Marmette (page images at HathiTrust)

• The discovery and exploration of America; a book for American boys and girls (The interstate publishing co., 1887), by Arthur Gilman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pioneer history stories for third and fourth grades. First series (Jones & Kroeger, 1891), by Charles A. McMurry (page images at HathiTrust)

• A chronological history of north-eastern voyages of discovery and of the early eastern navigations of the Russians (Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons for Payne and Foss and John Murray, 1819), by James Burney (page images at HathiTrust)

• John Cabot and the study of sources (G.P.O., 1898), by George Parker Winship and American Historical Association (page images at HathiTrust)

• Noticia historica de las expediciones hechas por los españoles en busca del paso del noroeste de la América (En la Imprenta Real, 1802), by Martín Fernández de Navarrete and Jose Espinosa y Tello (page images at HathiTrust)

• Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on Board the D. G. S. Neptune, 1903-1904 (Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1906), by A. P. Low (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860), by Henry Youle Hind
  • volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
  • volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
• Report on the Dominion government expedition to Arctic islands and the Hudson strait on board the C.G.S. "Arctic" 1906-1907 (Printed by C.H. Parmelee, 1909), by Canada. Department of Marine and Fisheries and J. E. Bernier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on the Dominion of Canada government expedition to the Arctic islands and Hudson strait on board the D. G. S. 'Arctic' [1908-1909] (Government printing bureau, 1910), by Canada. Department of Marine and Fisheries, Frank Hennessey, Walter Erastus Weddel Jackson, J. G. McMillan, and J. E. Bernier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on the Dominion government expedition to the Northern waters and Arctic archipelago of the D.G.S. "Arctic" in 1910, under command of J.E. Bernier, officer in charge and fishery officer. ([Ottawa?], 1911), by Canada. Department of Marine and Fisheries and J. E. Bernier (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Découverte et évolution cartographique de Terre-Neuve et des pays circonvoisins 1497-1501-1769 : essais de géographie historique et documentaire (H. Welter, 1900), by Henry Harrisse, John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress), and Henry Harrisse Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Report on the exploration of the country between Lake Superior and the Red River settlement and between the latter place and the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan. ([Greenwood Press], 1968), by S. J. Dawson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The history of Canada under French régime. 1535-1763. With maps, plans, and illustrative notes. (Dawson brothers, 1881), by Henry H. Miles (page images at HathiTrust)
• Narrative of the Canadian Red River exploring expedition of 1857 : and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858 (Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860), by Henry Youle Hind (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Yukon Territory : the narrative of W.H. Dall, leader of the expeditions to Alaska in 1866-1868 : the narrative of an exploration made in 1887 in the Yukon district by George M. Dawson : extracts from the report of an exploration made in 1896-1897, by Wm. Ogilvie (Downey & Co., 1898), by F. Mortimer Trimmer, William Ogilvie, George Mercer Dawson, and William Healey Dall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die Verdienste der Jesuitenmissionare um die Erforschung Kanadas : ein Beitrag zur Entdeckungsgeschichte von 1611-1759. (G. Fischer, 1916), by Walter Hanns (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• L'Abbé Émile Petitot et les découvertes géographiques au Canada : étude géographico-historique (Impr. l'Action Sociale, 1923), by A. G. Morice (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Report of the second Hudson's Bay expedition under the command of Lieut. A. R. Gordon, R.N., 1885. ([Ottawa, 1886), by Canada. Dept. of Marine, Robert Bell, and Andrew R. Gordon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relation abrégée (Des presses à vapeur de J. Lovell, Rue St. Nicholas, 1852), by Francesco Giuseppe Bressani and Félix Martin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Narrative of the Canadian Red river exploring expedition of 1857 : and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858 (Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860), by Henry Youle Hind (page images at HathiTrust)
• The precursors of Jacques Cartier, 1497-1534, a collection of documents relating to the early history of the Dominion of Canada (Government Printing Bureau, 1911), by Henry Percival Biggar (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History of British Columbia, 1792-1887. (The History Co., 1887), by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Amos Bowman, Alfred Bates, and William Nemos (page images at HathiTrust)
• The dawn of Canadian history; a chronicle of aboriginal Canada [and the coming of the white man] (Brook & company, 1915), by Stephen Leacock (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Canada. Dept. of marine and fisheries. ([Ottawa?, 1911), by Canada. Dept. of marine and fisheries and Joseph Elzear Bernier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Exploratory survey of part of the Lewes, Tat-on-duc, Porcupine, Bell, Trout Peel and Mackenzie Rivers. (Brown Chamberlain, 1890), by William Ogilvie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Papers relative to the exploration of the country between Lake Superior and the Red River settlement. (Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M. Stationery off., 1859), by Canada. Provincial Secretary's Office, Joseph T. Tower, Arthur W. Wells, Henry Youle Hind, S. J. Dawson, and George Gladman (page images at HathiTrust)
• British North America. : Reports of progress, together with preliminary and general report on the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition, made under instructions from the provincial secretary, Canada (Printed by G. E. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode, 1860), by Henry Youle Hind and Canada. Provincial Secretary's Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on the line of route between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement (Printed by Hunter, Rose & Company, 1868), by S. J. Dawson, Joseph T. Tower, and Canada House of Commons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on the exploration of the country between Lake Superior and the Red River settlement (John Lovell, printer, 1858), by Canada. Provincial Secretary's Office, Joseph T. Tower, George Gladman, Henry Youle Hind, and Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly (page images at HathiTrust)
• Journals, detailed reports and observations relative to the exploration by Captain Palliser of ... British North America (Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M. Stationery Off., 1863), by John Palliser, Joseph T. Tower, and Great Britain Colonial Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Histoire du Canada à l'usage des écoles et des familles. (H. Ramsay, 1854), by Jennet Roy (page images at HathiTrust)
• By star and compass : tales of the explorers of Canada (H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1922), by W. Stewart Wallace (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The remarkable history of the Hudson's Bay Company, including that of the French traders of north-western Canada and of the North-West, XY, and Astor fur companies. (Briggs, 1910), by George Bryce (page images at HathiTrust)
• The further history of Pierre Esprit Radisson (J. Hope, 1898), by George Bryce and Royal Society of Canada (page images at HathiTrust)
• The discovery of the Hudson River from "The third voyage of Master Henry Hudson, toward Nova Zembla, and at his returne, his passing from Farre Islands to New-found Land, and along to fortie-foure degrees and ten minutes, and thence to Cape Cod, and so to thirtie-three degrees ... (s.n., 1898), by Robert Juet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Through the barren lands an exploration line of 3, 200 miles (s.n., 1894), by J. W. Tyrrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sieur de la Verendrye and his sons the discoverers of the Rocky Mountains by way of lakes Superior and Winnipeg and rivers Assineboin and Missouri (s.n.], 1875), by Edward Duffield Neill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Canada and its vast undeveloped interior (s.n., 1878), by Sandford Fleming (page images at HathiTrust)
• The discoveries of America to the year 1525 (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884), by Arthur James Weise (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America from the earliest period to the present time (Oliver & Boyd;, 1832), by Patrick Fraser Tytler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Travels in North America, from modern writers with remarks and observations, exhibiting a connected view of the geography and present state of that quarter of the globe (Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1821), by William Bingley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic oceans, Arctic voyages, voyages of discovery in the north and public works, &c., &c. (s.n., 1890), by G. F. Baillairgé (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of Canada for the use of schools and families (H. Ramsay, 1856), by J. Roy (page images at HathiTrust)
• The great company (1667-1871) being a history of the Honorable Company of Merchants-Adventurers Trading into Hudson's Bay : compiled from the Company's archives; from diplomatic documents and state papers of France and England; from the narratives of factors and traders; and from many accounts and memoirs (Copp, Clark, 1900), by Beckles Willson (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of Canada for the use of schools and families (Armour & Ramsay, 1847), by J. Roy (page images at HathiTrust)
• The British-American reader (H. & A. Miller, 1860), by J. Douglas Borthwick (page images at HathiTrust)
• La frontière nord de la province de Québec (A. Coté, 1886), by Paul de Cazes and Société royale du Canada (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vie de Samuel Champlain fondateur de la Nouvelle France : (1567-1635) (J. Maisonneuve, 1900), by Gabriel Gravier (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Les navigations françaises et la révolution maritime du XIVe au XVIe siècle d'après les documents inédits tirés de France, d'Angleterre, d'Espagne et d'Italie (Librairie Tross, 1867), by Pierre Margry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Au berceau de l'autre France le Canada et ses premiers martyrs (V. Retaux, 1895), by Fréd. Rouvier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pioneers in Canada (Blackie & Son, 1919), by H. H. Johnston (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Charles V. and the discovery of Canada (s.n.], 1918), by H. P. Biggar (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History and general description of New France (F.P. Harper, 1900), by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix and John Gilmary Shea (page images at HathiTrust)
• G.W. Steller's ... Reise von Kamtschatka nach Amerika mit dem Commandeur-Capitän Bering ein pendant zu dessen Beschriebung von Kamtschatka. (Bey Johann Zacharias Logan, 1793), by Georg Wilhelm Steller and Peter Simon Pallas (page images at HathiTrust)
• Champlain et Hudson la découverte du lac Champlain et celle de la rivière Hudson à l'occasion du tricentenaire de ces deux évè nements, 1609-1909 (Impr. pour la Société royale du Canada, 1910), by Auguste Gosselin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Francis Parkman's works. (Little, Brown, and Co., 1905), by Francis Parkman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of the expedition to Hudson Bay and Cumberland Gulf in the steamship "Diana," under the command of William Wakeham. (Printed by S. E. Dawson, 1898), by Canada. Department of Marine and Fisheries and William Wakeham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Hudson Bay route, a compilation of facts with conclusions (Government printing bureau, 1908), by Canada. Dept. of the Interior and James Andrew Jackson McKenna (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pioneers in Canada, by Harry Johnston, illust. by E. Wallcousins (Gutenberg ebook)
• Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English (London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698), by Louis Hennepin, Robert Cavelier La Salle, Louis Joliet, and Jacques Marquette (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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