An Account of Prince Edward Island in 1806 By John StewartIndex
Map of PEI in 1806. Click on map for larger version (270k)
An Account of Prince Edward Island in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, North America.
In Geography, a description of its different Divisions, Soil, Climate, Seasons, Natural Productions, Cultivation, Discovery, Conquest, Progress and present state of the Settlement, Government, Constitution, Laws, and Religion.
Est quoddam prodire tenus si non datur ultra. HORACE. By John Stewart, ESQ.
- Editor's Foreword
- Map of the Island
- Preface
- Situation and Divisions
- Face of the Country.
- Soil and natural productions.
- Forest Trees and other vegetable productions.
- Native Animals, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects.
- Climate and Seasons.
- Cultivation and Rural Affairs.
- Discovery and Settlement.
- Administration of Lieutenant-Governor Fanning.
- Constitution, Laws and Religion.
- Fisheries.
London
Printed by W WINCHESTER and SON, Strand.
1806.
The text of An Account of Prince Edward Island is in the public domain.
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