Excerpt from Handbook of Canada

His Handbook has been designed to give for the use of scientific visitors to Canada a compact and systematic account of those features Of the Dominion in which they might be presumed to have a special interest. The essential condition of the volume was that it should not be bulkv and this has necessarily imposed severe limitations alike as regards amplitude Of treatment and as regards choice of topics. The Publication Committee are indebted to the authors for their hearty and gratuitous co-operation in the production of the volume. The map which is placed at the beginning is entitled to be regarded as the most recent map Of Canada. It has been Specially prepared for this volume under the direction Of Dr. G. M. Dawson, and it embodies the most recent nomenclature, and the results Of the most recent exploration in the Canadian portion of the Arctic region. The meteor ological charts have also been specially prepared for this volume under the direction Of Mr. R. F. Stupart. The volume has been edited by Professor Ramsay Wright and Professor James Mavor.

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