Course of the Rivers and Streams Flowing to the West from the North of Lake Superior. (Cours Des Rivières, Et Fleuves, Courant à L'ouest Du Nord Du Lac Supérieur) 1722

Old map of Canada, Manitoba, Ontario.

-1749), presented to the governor of Canada, Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, a plan to find the Western Sea, based upon information provided by Ochagac (also seen as Auchagah, a Cree from around Fort Kaministiquia). In 1731, La Vérendrye obtained a concession for the fur trade monopoly in the lands of the Sioux to finance his expeditions. From 1731 to 1744 La Vérendrye and three of his sons, Jean-Baptiste, Pierre, and François, searched for the Western Sea by way of the Great Lakes. Although he did not find the Western Sea, La Vérendrye explored the region from Fort Kaministiquia (north of Lake Superior) to Lakes Winnipeg and Manitoba and the White River (Saskatchewan) and created a series of trading posts, including Fort Maurepas (on the Red River) in 1734 and Fort La Reine (at present-day Portage La Prairie) in 1738.
Created by Guillaume De L'isle, Flourished 18th Century Ochagac in 1722.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Scale about 1:5,000,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: 1 map : manuscript ; 33.5 x 100 centimeters.
• Reference extracted from World Digital Library: K.R. Macpherson, "AUCHAGAH," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography 2 (Toronto: University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-- ).|Yves F. Zoltvany "GAULTIER DE VARENNES ET DE LA VÉRENDRYE, PIERRE" in Dictionary of Canadian Biography 3 (Toronto: University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-- ).
• Original resource at: National Library of France.
• Content in French.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Canada

Exploration And Encounters

Indians Of North America

Indigenous Peoples

Manitoba

Manuscript Maps

Ontario

River Of The West (Mythical Body Of Water)

Superior Lake

Guillaume De L'isle

Flourished 18th Century Ochagac

1722

Map Tags

1722

Canada

Exploration And Encounters

Flourished 18th Century Ochagac

Guillaume De L'isle

Indians Of North America

Indigenous Peoples

Manitoba

Manuscript Maps

Map

Ontario

River Of The West (Mythical Body Of Water)

Superior Lake