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Map to accompany report of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition [cartographic material] by H.Y. Hind

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Date:

[1861].

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Local class no.: G3462.N6874S12 1861 .H56 H2, Box number: 2000229153

Local class no.:

G3462.N6874S12 1861 .H56 H2

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

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Item ID number:

183841

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Maps, plans and charts

Northwest Territories - Maps, Charts and Plans

701 - South of 60 degrees North, Northwest Territories

Map to accompany report of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition
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Date(s):

[1861].

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 map : hand-col. ; 23 x 73 cm, on sheet 41 x 82 cm.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Ms. notations, in various inks, give details of landscape, and information and recommendations on the various routes from Lake Superior to the Red River Settlement.

Provenance:

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Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908

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General note:

Base map printed in Toronto by Maclear & Co. Lith.
Ancillary profiles: Profile of canoe routes.
Old call no.: 701 1861 (1858) H2
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.

Statement of responsibility note:

"Wm. Gibbard."--Middle left edge.

Cartographic math data:

Scale [1:1 100 000].

Dates of creation note:

Date of situation determined by note (upper right quadrant) that states that Fort William route used by Hudson's Bay Company was abandoned in 1861.

Source:

Private

Library of Congress class no.:

G3462.N6874S12 1861 .H56 H2
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