The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls
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Frances Anne Hopkins, The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls, 1877.
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Théophile Hamel, Portrait de Samuel de Champlain, 1870. Oil on canvas, 66 x 86 cm.
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French explorers witnessed the pearl diving industry in the Caribbean, where the newcomers got a glimpse of the native dugouts used in the activity.
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George Agnew Reid, The Arrival of Champlain at Quebec, 1909. Pastel on wove paper, 62 × 43 cm.
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Samuel de Champlain, Map of New France, 1632.
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After Hyacinthe Rigaud, Portrait of Louis, XIV, after 1701.
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The painter John James Audubon is more well-known for his images of North American birds, but he also painted other wildlife, such as these two beavers working on a tree.
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John Bowles, Thomas Bowles and Herman Moll, A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King, 1731.
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Beaver pelts were used in making felt, which could be turned into a top hat, shown here with its case.
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The process of making hats from the pelts of beavers is partially illustrated in this 1858 artwork from Charles Knight, produced by the London Printing and Publishing Company.