Alexander Mackenzie's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean in 1793

New York: Citadel Press. 1967. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Mild edgewear to DJ and speckled foxing to lower edge. Double-page map. Top edge coloured. Historical Introduction and footnotes by Milo Milton Quaife. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 384 pages. Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish born Canadian explorer known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the more famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years. The Mackenzie River is named after him. He published this work "Voyages from Montreal, on The River St. Laurence Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans: In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country" in 1801. This publication is presented complete and unabridged. . Reprint. Hardback.