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Map of route from Carlton House to Pelican Lake

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

9-13 February 1820.

Reference:

Box number: BK-004

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2963277

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George Back fonds

Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic Sketchbooks by George Back

George Back's sketchbook

Map of route from Carlton House to Pelican Lake
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Date(s):

9-13 February 1820.

Place:

Around Fort Carlton in present-day Saskatchewan:

Place of creation:

Saskatchewan

Extent:

1 map : sketch in pen and brown ink over pencil on wove paper.

Language of material:

English

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Map of route from Carlton House to Pelican Lake. Directions and distances are also inscribed on this folio.

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Draftsman: Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

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Physical description note:

This item consists of two pages (folio 35 verso and 36 recto) of a bound sketchbook, which can also be accessed in cover-to-cover form. The page has been squared for transfer.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available: C-141421 -- C-141422; C-145906 -- C-145908

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: in pen and brown ink, from bottom of folio 36 recto, in the direction of the journey: "Carlton House HB; Feb 9th 1820; Willow Lake; Saltwater Lake; Buffalo Plains; Slept Feb 10th; Lake Iroquois; Hilly with Wood; Seb 11th; Hilly with Woods and small Lakes; Brackish Water; Slept Feb 12th; Swampy Field Trees; Stinking Lake; Feb 13th; Swampy; Hilly with Woods; Swampy; Pelican Lake; Woody Borders; Feb 15th; Creeks; swampy"; at top of folio 36 recto: "WINTER TRACKS"; (Partial transcription)

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Saskatchewan

Source:

Private

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1994-254 DAP
00001.35V
00001.36R
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access under supervision of art archivist

Box [1994-254]

[Consultation 90 Open]

BK-004 Item no. assigned by LAC 1.35V AND 1.36R

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1994-254]

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C-141421--C-141422;

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C-145906--C-145908;

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1994-254-1.35V and 1.36R. Acquired with the assistance of Hoechst and Celanese Canada and with a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act
Copyright: Expired

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