This thesis will deal with the hydrographic survey of the BC coast
and the international boundary settlement conducted by HM ships Plumper,
Satellite, and Hecate from 1857 to 1863. It will examine the geo-political
importance of the pursuit of "knowledge as power" in light of American
expansionism and the utilisation of the surveyors as a significant force
of law and order; their importance to the social and commercial development
of BC; and their contribution to the safety of navigation and the exploration
of the BC coast.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/5013 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Wallace, Richard William |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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