Lot 560
Agnes Deans Cameron (Canadian, 1863-1912)
Lot 560 Details
Agnes Deans Cameron (Canadian, 1863-1912)
THE NEW NORTH; BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF A WOMAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH ARCTIC CANADA
8vo., first edition, half title, portrait frontispiece, fill title, profusely illustrated, in green linen boards with applied paper map, New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1910
Estimate $100-$150
Note:
In 1908, having accepted a post with Western Canada Immigration Association, Cameron, accompanied by her niece Jessie Brown, embarked on a 10,000 mile journey to the Arctic Ocean and back, and is said to be the first 'white' woman to do so.