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Exploring James Anderson: A Journey through the Adventurous Life of a Company Man
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Beaver fur was highly prized in Europe, and was a major export of the Hudson's Bay Company
1 of 54 		Coureurs de Bois acted as intermediaries between the French and First Nations groups
2 of 54 		In 1670, King Charles II of England granted a fur trading monopoly in Rupert's Land to the HBC
3 of 54 		Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682), favourite cousin of King Charles II of England
4 of 54 		Rupert's Land consisted of all the land in the Hudson Bay drainage basin
5 of 54 		Trappers who received permits from the French government were known as voyageurs
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A map showing the districts of the HBC territory as they were defined in 1830
7 of 54 		George Simpson (1787-1860), Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1826-1860)
8 of 54 		A map showing James Anderson's travels across the continent
9 of 54 		James's brother, Alexander Caulfield Anderson (1814-1884), trader and explorer with the HBC
10 of 54 		The small post at Hannah Bay, at the south of James Bay, was the site of the massacre in 1832
11 of 54 		The survivors of the Hannah Bay Massacre fled to the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Moose Factory
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Chief Factor Donald Ross protested the position of postmaster
13 of 54 		Map outlining the 1830 boundaries of the Mackenzie District of the Hudson's Bay Company territories
14 of 54 		Captain John Franklin, leader of the ill-fated expedition to discover the Northwest Passage
15 of 54 		Route taken by Franklin and the later successful route through the Northwest passage by Amundsen
16 of 54 		Dr. John Rae (1813-1893), surgeon and mapmaker for the HBC
17 of 54 		Shortened north canoes were used on the Anderson-Stewart Expedition
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