Search Results - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

50 Switzerlands in one : Banff the beautiful : Canada's national park : where to go and what to see in and around Banff

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

Published Date: 1912

Publisher: Banff : Banff Board of Trade; Crag and Canyon

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1912 Pam

Responsibility: [text by H.C. Stovel]

Publisher: Banff : Banff Board of Trade; Crag and Canyon

Published Date: 1912

Physical Description: 80p. : ill

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

Subjects: Businesses; Guidebooks

Accession Number: 74

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1912 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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128 views of the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 1911

Call Number: 02.6 H22on Pam

Responsibility: photographed and published by Byron Harmon

Published Date: 1911

Physical Description: 96p. : all ill

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

Notes: Cover title: 100 views of the Rockies

Accession Number: 25000

Call Number: 02.6 H22on Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …

Date Range: 1723; [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: Unknown

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1723; [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)

History / Biographical: Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.