{"product_id":"in-natures-realm-early-naturalists-explore-vancouver-island-9781771513067","title":"In Nature's Realm: Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Basil Stuart Stubbs Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2019 Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA celebration of the richly diverse flora and fauna of Vancouver Island as explored through the records of explorers, settlers, and visitors, and with due respect to the wealth of Indigenous traditional knowledge of the island's ecosystems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Nature's Realm\u003c\/i\u003e gathers initial reports, recorded histories, and personal accounts left by Vancouver Island's early naturalists who studied the region's flora and fauna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany, such as Archibald Menzies, accompanied English and Spanish explorations investigating the coastal geography for colonial expansion. Doctor-naturalists such as John Scouler, David Douglas, and Robert Brown worked with the Hudson's Bay Company and collected specimens. Irish-born John Macoun, a renowned naturalist, brought his expertise to Vancouver Island, as did botanical artists Sarah Lindley (Lady Crease) and Emily Henrietta Woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Nature's Realm\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion volume to Layland's two previous titles: \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for a BC Book Prize in two categories; and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Prize, and for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLayland, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Layland\u003c\/b\u003e was president of the Victoria Historical Society, the Friends of the BC Archives, and is an amateur naturalist. Trained as an officer and mapmaker in the Royal Engineers, now retired, he has authored three books on the progression of European knowledge of Vancouver Island. Discover more at michaellayland.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433088717074,"sku":"9781771513067","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4bc6fba-26e5-4198-b89c-7526da4a64ae.jpg?v=1729559437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-natures-realm-early-naturalists-explore-vancouver-island-9781771513067","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}