Race Islands, Showing proposed site for a Light House, on the Great Race Rock.
by John Arrowsmith
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Arrowsmith Lith., 1859. Very Good. Notes: Race Rocks Light is one of the first two lighthouses that were built on the west coast of Canada, financed by the British Government and illuminated in 1860. It is the only lighthouse on that coast built of rock, (granite) purportedly quarried in Scotland, and topped with sandstone quarried on Gabriola Island. The Islands of Race Rocks are located just off the southern tip of Vancouver Island, about 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Victoria, British Columbia., Size : 181x293 (mm), 7.13x11.54 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada West British Columbia;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M10473
- Title
- Race Islands, Showing proposed site for a Light House, on the Great Race Rock.
- Author
- John Arrowsmith
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- John Arrowsmith Lith.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Maps Canada West British Columbia;
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