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with lead. The small observatory used by Mr. Wales in 

 1769 was situated on the south-east bastion. 



This new edition is a reprint of the quarto edition of 

 1795. The pagination of the original has been inserted, 

 enclosed within square brackets, at the proper places in the 

 text, and the notes are given as in the original volume. The 

 notes of the present editor are indicated by Arabic numerals. 



Most of the photographs here reproduced were taken by 

 the editor in 1893 and 1894, but those of Artillery Lake 

 were taken by Mr. J. W. Tyrrell in 1900, and the Eskimo 

 implements of native copper were obtained by him at that 

 time. 



Several additional maps have been added. Among these 

 are the portions of Cook's and Pennant's maps of parts of 

 North America showing the first published records of 

 Hearne's courses ; a map of the Coppermine River as sur- 

 veyed by Sir John Franklin in 1821 ; and a general map of 

 Northern Canada drawn on the same scale and projection 

 as Hearne's large map, and with his routes laid down as 

 correctly as it has been possible for me to determine them. 

 The latter map is much more easily compared with Hearne's 

 original map than one drawn on the poly conic projection in 

 common use at the present time. 



I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Edward A. 

 Preble of the Biological Survey, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 

 author of " A Biological Investigation of the Hudson Bay 

 Region" and "A Biological Investigation of the Athabaska- 

 Mackenzie Region," who has so kindly annotated Chapter X. 

 on the fauna and flora of Hudson Bay, and has also added the 

 notes to which his initials are attached in other parts of the 

 volume. 



J. B. TYRRELL. 



Toronto, February i, 19 lo. 



