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David Thompson (explorer)
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David Thompson was a British fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres across Nor
David Thompson (explorer)
Grey Coat Hospital, front entrance, taken in 1880
Grey Coat Hospital, front entrance, taken in 1880
Postage stamp commemorating David Thompson's life
Postage stamp commemorating David Thompson's life
David Thompson and two First Nations guides on the shore of Lac la Biche, where he landed on 4 October 1798.
David Thompson and two First Nations guides on the shore of Lac la Biche, where he landed on 4 October 1798.
North West Company
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The North West Company was a Canadian fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in the regions that later b
Company coat of arms
Company coat of arms
Following the 1787 death of Benjamin Frobisher, Simon McTavish dominated the company, until his own death in 1804. His nephew William McGilivray ran t
Following the 1787 death of Benjamin Frobisher, Simon McTavish dominated the company, until his own death in 1804. His nephew William McGilivray ran the company, until the Hudson's Bay Company merger of 1821.