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Four people in a sleigh being pulled by a horse, with a fort in the background.
The Governor of Red River, driving his family on the river in a horse cariole (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Four people in a sleigh being pulled by a horse, with a fort in the background.

The Governor of Red River, driving his family on the river in a horse cariole (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Date1826
Format
Notes
Inscribed in the print, l.r.: Printed by West Day 59. Gt. Queen Street; b.: THE GOVERNOR of RED RIVER, driving his FAMILY on the RIVER in a HORSE CARIOLE. One of a set of six (Accs. JRR 2348-53) of which Library's book collection has four (this being plate [3]) with front wrapper watermarked 1826 bearing title Views in Hudson's Bay... (BR JB fo O.S. 917.127 V 37). E.H. Bovay, Le Canada et les Suisses, no. 71. The figure of Robert Parker Pelly (governor of Assiniboia 1823-5) replaces that of Andrew H. Bulger (governor 1822-3) shown in Rindisbacher's Westc. Fort Douglas is in the background. 
Subject
Dimensions176 x 291; 195 x 291; 222 x 329 mm x mm
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR 2349
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Winnipeg
Province or state:Manitoba