A R Roche E D Ashe (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Poor/Fair. Stab sewn wraps, scarce Canadian periodical. Worn covers, strip of tape on spine, sewing threads are broken, very tender, with pages detaching. Damp staining to all pages on the blank margins, about 1-2 inches, but kept stored dry with no mildew. Some leaves left uncut. Three engravings, two full page. . Contents: Edward Taylor Fletcher: "The Twenty Years Siege of Candia." [Read before the Society, 19th January, 1853], 20 ½ pages.A. R. Roche: "Notes on the resources and capabilities of the Island of Anticosti." [Read before the Society, 4th October, 1853]. About 53 pages. [Read before the Society, 4th October, 1853]"Water Poser of Quebec." By E. D. Ashe, Lieut. Royal Navy, F. R. A. S., Director of the Observatory, and Vice President of the Literary and Historical Society, Quebec. [Read before the Society, Nov., 1854]."Plan of the construction of a Raft to rescue passengers from sinking ships. By E. D. Ashe, Lieut, R. N., F. R. A. S. etc." with full page woodcut plate shown with this listing with short tear. [Read before the Society, Nov., 1854]."Mean result of meteorological observations taken during the winter of 1853-54" by Lieut. Noble. Woodcut plate shown with this listing. Includes 5 detailed numeric tables, one is shown with this listing. [Read before the Society, the 18th October, 1854].The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) was the first scholarly or learned society in Canada. It was founded in 1824 by George Ramsay, Early of Dalhousie, governor of British North America. Its headquarters are still located in Quebec City. The Society's original aims were encyclopedic, being founded in the infancy of Canada's cultural and intellectual development. The Society gathered historical documents about Canada and republished many rare manuscripts. Research in all fields of knowledge was actively encouraged. Talks were held in the Society's reading room, the best of which were published regularly in a quasi-annual series of Transactions from 1824 to 1924.Over the years, the Society played a part in creating public institutions that would take over many of its traditional roles. For instance, it fostered the foundation of the Public Archives of Canada (today's Library and Archives Canada) in 1872. It was also active in the preservation of Canada's built and natural heritage, helping to save the Plains of Abraham from developers and eventually fostering the creation of the Historic Sites and Monuments board of Canada.With the growth of national public institutions, the Society's activities gradually became centered on the services of its private lending library, providing access to English-language books in a largely French-speaking city.