MacTaggart was a Clerk of the Works for the Rideau Canal construction project and this title includes much on the canal's construction. Also includes observations on the region's society (grumpy) and natural history (beautiful).

H. Colburn, 1829.
xi, 347, vii, 340 pp.
2 vols. in 1. Both title pages present.
Rebound in quarter leather. Ex lib.
Spine label chipped. Small scrapes to spine and cover leather as well.
Lib. stamp to title-page. Occasional lib. stamps to pages.
All pages present.