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LOT 82

Lot 82

Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839)

Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839)
Lot 82 Details
Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839), British

FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN THE CANADAS: INCLUDING A TOUR THROUGH PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2 vols., 8vo., each with illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard, in later full calf boards with ribbed and titled spine, London: James Nichols, Printer, 22, Warwick Square, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown ane Green, 1824

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Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839)
  • Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839)
  • Edward Allen Talbot, Esq. (1796-1839)
Provenance:

Each volume inscribed Canada Company, one stamped with the company's coat of arms

Note:

Founded by Scottish merchant John Galt, the Canada Company played an important role in the early settlement and surveying of regions like the Huron Tract and was one of the largest corporate landholders in North American history, fundamentally shaping the geographic and agricultural landscape of early 19th century Ontario.

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