FIRST EDITION BOOK - HISTORY OF MONTREAL 1839

Updated August 7, 2026

RARE BOOK TITLED - HOCHELAGA DEPICTA: THE EARLY HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE CITY AND ISLAND OF MONTREAL. EDITED BY NEWTON BOSWORTH PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM GREIG, ST. PAUL STREET, MONTREAL. MULTIPLE SIGNATURES TO INTERIOR INCLUDING ALEXANDER STEWART BOUCHERVILLE, DATED JULY 19TH, 1839. THIS FIRST EDITION VOLUME IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIES OF MONTREAL WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. IT DOCUMENTS THE CITY'S PROGRESSION FROM THE ARRIVAL OF EXPLORER JACQUES CARTIER AT THE INDIGENOUS VILLAGE OF HOCHELAGA UP THROUGH THE REBELLIONS OF 1837-1838. 7.25" X 4.25"

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