Furs
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An encyclopedia article on furs from Rees's Cyclopedia, covering the qualities and relative values of furs from beaver, fox, ermine, sable, sea-otter and other animals, and how climate and season affect them. It then traces the history of the fur trade, from Russia and Siberia to the Hudson's Bay Company, the French in Canada, the British conquest of Canada, and the North-west Company and the Mackenzie expeditions. It includes tables of imports, sales and prices from the 18th and early 19th centuries, and the barter trade with the Indians.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- c. 1802-1820
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 14
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