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Colonial
Bateau Colonial bateau of 1776, used along the Upper St. Lawrence River. This
bateau is 30feet long, has a beam of 6 feet and 6 inches, and a draft of 2 feet and 10 and
one-half inches. ID #20280 |
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Lake
Temiskaming Bateau Bateau at the Hudson Bay Company post, Lake Temiskaming,
1897. ID #20281 |
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Tatshenshini
River Boating on the Tatshenshini River in Yukon Territory. ID #23047 |
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| Ships & Boats: Canoes: 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries | |||
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Cartier
on the St. Lawrence A rather mythical view of Jacques Cartier on the St. Lawrence
River and an encounter with the St. Lawrence Valley Iroquois in 1535. An engraving by
Chavane. ID #21671 |
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Champlain
Skirmish A depiction of Samuel de Champlain's first encounter with the Iroquois
(Mohawks) in 1609, a forest skirmish on future Lake Champlain, including fanciful
rowboats, rather than canoes. ID #10070 |
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La
Salle at the Humber Robert Cavalier de La Salle, French fur-trade explorer, at the
mouth of the Humber River, future site of Toronto, Ontario, 1681. By G.A. Reid
(1860-1947). ID #20622 |
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Frontenac
Expedition Frontenac expedition against the Iroquois, 1695. ID #21799 |
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Voyageurs
Portaging Voyageurs, critical to the fur trade, travelling over a portage. By W.H.
Bartlett. ID #20070 |
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North
West Canoe. A North West canoe on the Mattawa River, a crucial link in the fur
trade. By Frances Hopkins. ID #20071 |
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Riverside
Farm A newly cleared farm by Riverside, Upper Canada, 1791, with stumps left to
rot for later removal and rough rail fences. ID #10203 |
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