| A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island Contributor(s): Layland, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 177151177X ISBN-13: 9781771511773 Publisher: Touchwood Editions OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - History | Historical Geography |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 10.3" W x 9.3" (2.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shortlisted for two 2017 BC Book Prizes. 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, which was shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice BC Book Prize, and for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. |
Contributor Bio(s): Layland, Michael: - Michael Layland was president of the Victoria Historical Society, the Friends of the BC Archives, and is an amateur naturalist. Trained as an officer and mapmaker in the Royal Engineers, now retired, he has authored three books on the progression of European knowledge of Vancouver Island. Discover more at michaellayland.com. |