The Journals and Letters of Sir Alexander Mackenzie by Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Edited by W. Kaye Lamb) - 1970

Hakluyt Society, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Edition. Hakluyt Society: Extra Series, No. 41: 551pages, illustrated, frontispiece. Complete with all four fold-out maps. Blue cloth with gilt titling in price clipped dust jacket. Contents clean. Alexander Mackenzie's fame and importance rest securely upon two remarkable journeys of exploration carried out in 1789 and 1793. The starting point of both was Fort Chipewyan, a trading post of the North West Company on Lake Athabasca, in what is now northern Alberta. On the first expedition he discovered and explored the Mackenzie River and followed it to the Arctic Ocean. On the second he crossed the Rocky Mountains, discovered the Fraser River, and became the first white man to cross the full width of North America. Literally and figuratively he added new dimensions to knowledge of two vast areas of the continent. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3273. .