Hudson Bay Company 4 6 8 Point Blanket History Book Canada Fur Trade Textiles

by Harold Tichenor

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The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket by Harold Tichenor Lavishly illustrated history of the legendary Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket, one of the most recognizable and enduring symbols of the Canadian fur trade, the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the exploration of North America. This richly produced volume traces the origins, manufacture, trade, and cultural significance of the famous striped wool blankets associated with voyageurs, fur traders, trappers, Métis communities, First Nations peoples, Arctic exploration, pioneer settlement, and the expansion of the British Empire across Rupert’s Land and the Canadian frontier. The book explores the founding of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670 under the charter granted by King Charles II and Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and follows the development of the blanket as a trade good central to the North American fur trade. Detailed discussions cover beaver pelts, the “Made Beaver” trading system, trading posts, canoe brigades, wintering partners, voyageurs, Indigenous trade networks, and competition between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company during the great era of the Canadian wilderness trade. Historical references and illustrations include Fort Garry, Hudson Bay, Rupert’s Land, the Klondike Gold Rush, Witney and Oxfordshire textile mills in England, Thomas Empson of Witney, Charles Comfort, Cornelius Krieghoff, Arctic travel, snowshoeing, sled travel, and blanket coats worn by traders, voyageur

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781895892208
• Condition: Good

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