George Mercer Dawson

Broschiertes Buch

The Haidas

Original Notebook and Sketches 1878

Beschreibung

Complete and unabridged with unpublished material, Dawson's observations during his 1878 survey of the Queen Charlotte Islands concerning the Haida culture are presented. In this he had a special interest as an anthropologist, over and above his work as a scientist for the Geological Survey of Canada. From 1875-1898 he explored the northwest coast, mapping, measuring, observing, writing, taking glass-plate photographs and drawing. His sketches from another 1878 notebook are included.

Autor

1849-1901. Geologist, explorer. Son of Sir Wm Dawson and Margaret Mercer of McGill University. Assigned to the British North American Boundary Commission (1873-1875), Assistant Director (1883) and Director (1885) of the Geological Survey of Canada, co-scientist with Baden Powel on the Bering Straight Sealing Commission. Extensive exploration and reporting on the western provinces of Canada, the northwest coast, and Yukon. Special interest in ethnography and anthropology concerning indigenous peoples of western Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Petra Books
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 144g
• ISBN-13: 9781998321117
• ISBN-10: 1998321118
• Artikelnr.: 69978498