November 11, 2005

Item of the Day: Sketch of the Western Countries of Canada (1791)

(Click on map to enlarge.)

From:
Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians; with an Account of the Posts Situated on the River Saint Laurence, Lake Ontario, &c. To which is added, a Vocabulary of the Chippeway Language. Names of Furs and Skins, in English [...]