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An illustration of a fort beside a river flying a British flag.
A southwest View of Prince of Wales's fort Hudsons Bay (i.e. York Factory, Manitoba, c.1708?)
An illustration of a fort beside a river flying a British flag.

A southwest View of Prince of Wales's fort Hudsons Bay (i.e. York Factory, Manitoba, c.1708?)

Date1797
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Notes
Inscribed in the plate, u.c.: European Mag.; l.l.: Saml Hearne del.; l.r.: Wise sculp.; b.: A southwest View of Prince of Wales's Fort Hudsons Bay. / Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill, March 1st, 1797. Published in The European Magazine, London, June 1797, opp. p. 374. The subject is probably York Factory, Manitoba (see R. Glover, "La Perouse on Hudson Bay" in The Beaver, Winnipeg, March 1951, pp. 42-46; p. 46).  
Medium
Dimensions108 x 162; sheet (trimmed within plate-mark) 134 x 179 mm x mm
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR 2384
Country:Canada
Province or state:Manitoba