• Abby Fuller Abbe, The Voyageur, ca. 1860.

The Voyageur

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

  • The voyageur’s knit cap kept him warm over the cold nights on the trail. The pipe in this painting is probably clay; the voyageurs took hourly breaks during which they smoked. They often measured distances based on the number of pipe breaks between points.
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  • History
  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature
  • Native American Studies
  • Regional Studies
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  • ca. 1860
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