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Canadiana
A virtual library dedicated to Canadian history, providing access to prints from the era of early European settlers to the mid-20th century. Various collections related to autochthony and northernness are included, including those of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Jesuit Relations and Native Studies (formerly called Early Canadiana Online)
Subjects: Colonialism, Europe, Hudson’s Bay Company, Indigenous peoples, Jesuits
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters
Printed books, government, legal and commercial documents, newspapers and magazines, maps, photographs, etc., dealing with the theme of the borderlands and colonization during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Includes 18 archival collections from the United States and Canada, including the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (Archives of Manitoba) and thematic guides on First Nations, exploration, expeditions and travel.
Subjects: Borders, Colonialism, Exploration, Hudson’s Bay Company, Indigenous peoples, Primary Sources
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Historical maps: Hudson’s Bay (BAnQ)
Corpus of historical maps dating from the 17th and 18th century and allowing to visualize the territorial evolution of Hudson Bay. Their representation of Hudson’s Bay is inspired, among other things, by the explorations of Henry Hudson and Thomas James. These maps relate the French and English expeditions to this much coveted territory because of its strategic positioning for the fur trade in Europe.
Subjects: Hudson Bay, Cartography, Hudson’s Bay Company, Maps, New France
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences