Early Life in Upper Canada

Guillet, Edwin C. Early life in Upper Canada. 

Toronto, Ontario Publishing Co., 1933. 782 p.  Illus.

 

• p. xx  -  [a paragraph on the illustrations]
  
• p. xxiii  -  “The Canada Steamship Lines has granted permission for the reproduction of illustrations in the Manoir Richelieu…”
• p. xxxvii – xliii – “Illustrations”  Jefferys’ contributions listed, with correct spelling”
• opp. p. 5  -  “Champlain on the Ottawa, 1613” and “Indians paying homage to the spirit of the Chaudiere” both murals from Manoir Richelieu
• p. 5  -  “In August, 1867, 254 years after Champlain’s journey, an astrolabe on which was marked ‘Paris, 1603’ was found in the woods at the point where Champlain is known to have made a difficult portage.  As C.W. Jefferys points out, this was in all probability Champlain’s astrolabe, the assumption being the more certain because Champlain does not record his latitude in the last stages of his journey as he had done at frequent intervals previously”  note 3  “C.W. Jefferys: Dramatic Episodes in Canada’s Story.  1930, p. 17”
• opp. p. 56  -  “The building of the Rideau Canal, 1826-32”  Chateau Laurier mural
• opp. p. 66  -  “Baggatiway, or le jeu de la crosse”
• opp. p. 142  -  “A seigneur superintending the clearing of his land”
• opp. p. 388  -  “North-West Company voyageurs, and raftsmen on the Ottawa, 1820”  a mural from Chateau Laurier
• opp. p. 501  -  “Willow Creek, August”
• p. 735-55 – “Bibliography…Books, Pamphlets and Articles…[p. 746] Jefferys, C.W.:  Dramatic Episodes in Canada’s Story.  1930…”
• p. 767  -  “Index…Jefferys, Charles W., 5” also illus. attributed to John Ross Robertson Collection