Ian E. Wilson
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Cradle of New France

Various Editions--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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1908--Map of Quebec--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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1st edition--1908--Cloth binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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1st edition--1908--Cloth binding--Title Page and facing illustration--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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2nd edition--1908--cloth binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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2nd edition--1908--Cloth binding--Title Page--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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3rd edition--1908--Cloth binding with dust jacket--Front--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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3rd edition--1908--Cloth binding with dust jacket--Back--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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3rd edition--1908--Cloth binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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3rd edition--1908--Cloth binding--Title Page--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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1909--Cloth binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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1909--Cloth binding--Title Page and facing illustration--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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Revised edition--1910--Various bindings--Spines--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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Revised edition--1910--Red leather binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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Revised edition--1910--Red leather binding--Title Page--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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Revised edition--1910--Dedication to Bertha--The Cradle of New France--LAC digital copy (OCLC #100683341)
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Revised edition--1912--Front Cover--The Cradle of New France--OPL (OCLC#319870533)
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Revised edition--1912--Title page and facing illustration--The Cradle of New France--OPL (OCLC#319870533)
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Revised edition--1912--Dedication to Bertha--The Cradle of New France--OPL (OCLC#319870533)
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Revised edition--1915--Cloth binding--Front cover--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Colledction
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Revised edition--1915--Cloth binding--Spine--The Cradle of New France--Wilson Collection
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Doughty, Arthur G., The Cradle of New France: A story of the city founded by Champlain

Published by The Cambridge Corporation Limited (Montreal), 1908 (4 editions, also including an advance copy); and by Longmans, Green & Company (London), 1909. Revised editions were printed privately (Ottawa), 1910 and 1912; and also published by Mortimer Co. (Ottawa), 1915.

The book first appeared in early July, 1908, just in time for the Quebec Tercentenary later that month. It sold for $1.50.

"Map of Quebec" included as a fold-out in this publication was engraved for The Cradle of New France, copyright 1908 by A.G. Doughty. With Doughty's consent the Montreal Branch of the Quebec Battlefields Association in April 1908, distributed free copies of this map with their appeal for support in creating a national park. The earliest map of Quebec by AGD, entitled "Plan of the Town of Quebec", was copyrighted by AGD in 1900, and was included with The Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 1901.

The Wilson Collection includes: copies of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions published in 1908 by the Cambridge Corporation Limited (Montreal); and copies published in 1909 by Longmans, Green & Company (London); as well as, copies of the revised edition printed privately in 1910; and one copy of the revised edition published in 1915 by Mortimer Co. (Ottawa). Select images of these copies are pictured above.

In addition, editions held by Library and Archives Canada (OCLC # 1006833421), and the Ottawa Public Library (OCLC #319870533) were also reviewed.  Of note are the 1910 revised edition, privately printed and available in digital format through the LAC web site; and the 1912 revised edition printed privately and limited to 10 copies.  Both of these editions contain a dedication “In Memory of Bertha Doughty who died alone in a strange land, January xxiii, 1910”. This dedication which acknowledged the death of A.G. Doughty’s first wife, Bertha, is notable as there are few references to her. Select images of these editions held by LAC (from digital copy) and by OPL (from print copy) are pictured above.  

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