Rindisbacher, Occupation of the Unfortunate Colonists within sight of a mass of ice of 5700 cubic [metres?], watercolour & ink, 1821 |
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A young Swiss immigrant, Peter Rindisbacher, recorded his arrival aboard the ship Wellington at Fort Churchill in 1821, following this with a series of detailed images tracing his overland travels to the Red River colony. |
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Courtesy of National Archives of Canada, C-1905 |