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  5. The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition . - 1858
The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition . - 1858
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The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition . - 1858

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1858 (indexed as 1858)
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Cette page (319) de l'édition du 2 octobre 1858 du Illustrated London News comporte deux gravures en lien avec l'exploration de la rivière Rouge (Manitoba), à cette même époque. La première gravure est intitulée « Kakabika (or Grand) Falls, Kaminitiquia River, Lake Superior » et la seconde est intitulée « Ford of the Roseau River, and Indian Fish Weir ». Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote C27 inv.102.
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CliffEngravingForestHorseIllustrationLakeLandscapeNewspaperPrintedRiverRockTreeWaterfallTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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2 gravures : entoilée ; sur feuille 40 x 28 cm.
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A printed page from an illustrated news magazine showing two wood-engraved views, with a headline across the top reading "The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition" and short columns of printed text between and below the pictures. The upper engraving shows a wide waterfall pouring over a rocky ledge between tall pine trees, with dense forest on the banks and a rocky cliff in the foreground. The lower engraving shows a riverside scene with a shallow ford where a figure on horseback crosses the water beside a line of stakes, backed by trees and low hills under a cloudy sky.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWSTHE CANADIAN RED RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION.KAKABEKA OR GRAND FALLS, KANIMISTIQUIA RIVER, LAKE SUPERIOR.FORD OF THE KOOTAY RIVER, AND INDIAN FISHING WEIR.KAKABIKA (OR GRAND) FALLS, KAMINITIQUIA RIVER, LAKE SUPERIOR.FORD OF THE ROSEAU RIVER, AND INDIAN FISH WEIR.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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