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Swiss scenery : from drawings by Major Cockburn

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Cockburn, James Pattison

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Call Number: DQ23 C62

Author: Cockburn, James Pattison

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ23 C62

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Dissertation on the passage of Hannibal over the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Cramer, J.A

Publisher: London : Baxter for J. Parker

Call Number: DG247.2 C3

Author: Cramer, J.A

Responsibility: by a member of the University of Oxford

Publisher: London : Baxter for J. Parker

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DG247.2 C3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Relation d'un voyage a la cote du Nord-ouest de l'Amerique Septentrionale dans les annees 1810 [- 14]

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Franchere, Gabriel

Publisher: Montreal : Pasteur

Call Number: F880 F37 1820

Author: Franchere, Gabriel

Publisher: Montreal : Pasteur

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canada

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F880 F37 1820

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Journal of a tour through part of the snowy range of the Himala mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Fraser, James Baillie

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Call Number: DS485 H6 F69 Oversize D

Author: Fraser, James Baillie

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS485 H6 F69 Oversize D

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Journal of voyages and travels in the interior of North America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Harmon, Daniel Williams

Publisher: Andover (U.S.): Flagg & Gould

Call Number: F1060.7 H3

Author: Harmon, Daniel Williams

Publisher: Andover (U.S.): Flagg & Gould

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F1060.7 H3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Picturesque tour from Geneva to Milan by way of the Simplon

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Schnoberl, Frederic

Publisher: London : Ackermann

Call Number: DQ825 S36

Author: Schnoberl, Frederic

Publisher: London : Ackermann

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ825 S36

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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(Review of) A journal of voyages and travels in the interior of North America between the 47th and 58th degrees of North Latitude extending from Montreal nearly to the Pacific Ocean

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Call Number: 02.5 B77h

Responsibility: by D. M. Harmon, a partner in the North-West Company

Published Date: 1820

Physical Description: p.409-416

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia

Notes: From unknown periodical

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 02.5 B77h

Collection: Archives Library

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Tea Service

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Date: 1820 – 1820

Material: porcelain

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1229 a,b

Description: Measurements for component b: height: 1.1 cm diameter: 5.4 cm a — Miniature white teacup with scalloped rim and jagged handle. Gold band around interior rim, and gold vertical leaf design around exterior. b — Miniature white saucer with scalloped rim and faded gold flower design on top surface. Red…

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Title: Tea Service

Date: 1820 – 1820

Material: porcelain

Dimensions: 2.2 cm

Description: Measurements for component b: height: 1.1 cm diameter: 5.4 cm a — Miniature white teacup with scalloped rim and jagged handle. Gold band around interior rim, and gold vertical leaf design around exterior. b — Miniature white saucer with scalloped rim and faded gold flower design on top surface. Red and cream sticker on bottom reads: “year 1820”.

Subject: whyte home, miniature, small

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1229 a,b

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New discoveries in North America

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Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Published Date: 1821

Call Number: C12-1.19

Published Date: 1821

Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Subjects: North America

Notes: Photostatic copy from Public Archives; four sections

Accession Number: 675

Call Number: C12-1.19

Collection: Archives Library

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Narrative of a journey to the summit of Mont Blanc

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1821

Author: Howard, William

Publisher: Baltimore : Fielding Lucas

Call Number: DQ841 M7 H69 Pam

Author: Howard, William

Publisher: Baltimore : Fielding Lucas

Published Date: 1821

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ841 M7 H69 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Flower Vase

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Date: 1821 – 1821

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0100

Description: A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.

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Title: Flower Vase

Date: 1821 – 1821

Material: glass

Dimensions: 15.0 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm

Description: A handblown glass vase with a plain base flaring to a wide rim. The punty mark is visible on the bottom. The vase is etched on the outside with a floral design around the monogram “WEC 1821”.

Subject: households; decorative; crafts

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0100

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Vue prise depuis l'auberge au Weissenstein

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1822

Author: Keller, Henry

Publisher: Zurich : Fuesslie

Call Number: DQ827 K44 Pam

Author: Keller, Henry

Publisher: Zurich : Fuesslie

Published Date: 1822

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Views

Notes: Folded color panorama; Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ827 K44 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Letter and Cyanotype Photograph

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perk…

Date Range: 1822

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8290

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: M8 / 2014.8290

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2014.8290

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8290

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Date Range: 1822

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm ; .25 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkins Woodcock Crawford Co Pa 1 letter dated August 11th, 1822 addressed to Aunt Lucretia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Sampler

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Date: 1822 – 1822

Material: fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal

Catalogue Number: 107.02.0008

Description: A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals fr…

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Title: Sampler

Date: 1822 – 1822

Material: fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal

Dimensions: 19.0; 22.0 (frame) x 21.0; 23.5 (frame) cm

Description: A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a double-stitched border with stitched bars between each row of letters (A-Z) beginning with capital letters, followed by numerals from 1 to 10, then lower case letters (a-z), then numerals from 1 to 6, then large capital letters (A-F), and ending with “Serena Matilda Potts 1822.” The piece was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with a parallel line (wood grain?) texture. The paper backing has “Serena Potts’ work born 1812” handwritten and a “Royal Picture Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta) framer’s sticker.