Collection search - Copy of sketch shewing the Region explored by S.J. Dawson and his party between Red River and the Great Saskatchewan [cartographic material]

501; 510 Lake Winnipeg; 510 Red River.
Roads; topographical notes e.g. fine alluvial valley. Features named.
Certified true copy by Andrew Russell, Assistant Commissioner Crown Land Dept., March 1st 1859. Marginal note refers to P.S.O. Can. West file no. 1718 of 1858 Red River Exploration.
Surveyed by: Dawson, S.J.
Russell, Andrew Asst. Commissioner
The Red River Settlement developed at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers on land granted to Lord Selkirk by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811. By 1869, the settlement was a vibrant community, with a free enterprise system and established judicial and civic institutions, centred on the retail stores, hotels, trading undertakings and saloons. The Métis were the dominant demographic group in the Settlement, comprising around 85 percent of the population, and held leadership positions in business, church and government.

Scale 1 inch to 10 miles

The microfiche version is NMC11634