{"product_id":"sketches-of-western-canada-1873-1899-george-mercer-dawson-9781998321452","title":"Sketches of Western Canada 1873-1899: Geology \u0026 Landscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eLandscapes, rivers, resources, geology, indigenous peoples... all these subjects were of interest to geologist-explorer George M. Dawson (1849-1901) as he travelled the prairies, Rockies, British Columbia, Yukon and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sketches are collected from his personal notebooks at McGill University Archives and his field notebooks at the National Archives from his work with the Geological Survey of Canada, of which he was Assistant Director (1883-) and Director (1895-1901). Raised in upper-class Victorian Montreal (his father Sir William was principal of McGill) he was well educated and, beyond his work as a scientist, excelled at drawing, watercolours and photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepared by Peter D. Geldart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Mercer Dawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998321452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998321452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Petra Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.31d","brand":"George Mercer Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447288049919,"sku":"9781998321452","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9d3e5c6-1ebe-4eca-bbd2-259911f31928.jpg?v=1777230109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sketches-of-western-canada-1873-1899-george-mercer-dawson-9781998321452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}