Beaver Hunting in Canada.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Charles Theodore Middleton, Esq., London.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving.

  DATE: 1778.

• EDITION SIZE: Plate size 11 3/8 x 6 7/8" (28.9 x 17.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Isaac Taylor for Charles Theodore Middleton’s A New and Complete System of Geography (London, c. 1777–1778), this folio-sized copperplate engraving serves as a premier visual document of the 18th-century North American fur trade. The scene depicts the "industry" of beaver hunting, illustrating the complex trapping methods and lodge structures that fueled the economic engine of the northern colonies for a fascinated British audience.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Canada , Quebec