Palliser expedition
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The Palliser expedition, officially the British North American Exploring Expedition, explored and surveyed the open prairies and rugged wilderness of western Canada from 1857 to 1860. The expedition w
Captain John Palliser and James Hector
Thomas Wright Blakiston
A plaque in Arcola, Saskatchewan, commemorating the Palliser Expedition, as well as the March West and the Fort Ellice-Wood Mountain Trail.
Hudson's Bay Company
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The Hudson's Bay Company was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was hea
Palliser expedition
…largely by the British government. Thomas Devine created the first map of British North America's West in 1857, which showed the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company. The map described the land and its potential rather than focusing on the physical features of the landscape, and reflected the expansionist views of…
Coat of arms plaque on the exterior of the former flagship store in Downtown Toronto (2007)
Charter of the HBC
Trading at an HBC trading post
Depiction of the capture of York Factory by French forces in 1694