British Columbia : A New Historical Atlas Matthew Teitelbaum We also maintain a massive

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British Columbia : A New Historical Atlas Matthew Teitelbaum We also maintain a massiveDescription Early depictions of the West Coast were no more than cartographers fanciful guesses. Not until the discovery of soft goldsea otter peltsand the quest to find a Northwest Passage did explorations, such as the epic voyage of George Vancouver, lead to a better understanding of the regions geography. Even so, until the gold rush of 1858, the interior of the province was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by fur traders. Thirteen years