Narrative of a journey across the island of Newfoundland / by W. E. Cormack.
TITLE:
Narrative of a journey across the island of Newfoundland / by W. E. Cormack.
Publication Date:
1856
Publication Information:
St. John's, N.L. : Printed at the office of the "Morning Post" and the "Commercial Journal",
Physical Description:
68 p.
Geographic Term:
Contents:
Fourth annual report of the Canadian Foreign Missionary Society, 1861 -- Seal and herring fisheries of Newfoundland, together with a condensed history of the island / Discourse containing a loving invitation, both honourable and profitable, to all such as shall adventure, either in person or purse, for the advancement of His Majestie's most hopeful plantation in the New-Found Land, lately undertaken / Across Newfoundland with the Governor : A Visit to our mining region ; and, This Newfoundland of ours ; being a series of papers on the natural resourcs and future prospects of the colony
Summary:
Being from St. John's, William Cormack decided in 1822 to become better acquainted with Newfoundland's interior by walking across the island. While on his journey, he noted the rocks, minerals, flora, and fauna he encountered; those notes were then published in the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal in 1824.
Language:
English
ISBN:
[n/a]
