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Charting the Northwest Coast 1857-62: a case study in the use of "Knowledge as Power" in Britain’s Imperial ascendency

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. / Arts, Faculty of / History, Department of / Graduate

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/5013
Date05 1900
CreatorsWallace, Richard William
Source SetsUniversity of British Columbia
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Thesis/Dissertation
Format10310019 bytes, application/pdf
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