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Rare early German map of MacKenzie's Route from Montreal to the Arctic Sea.
The map covers the region from the Straits of Juan De Fuca and the Supposed Course of the Colujmbia River (although in reality the Fraser) to the St. Lawrence and Davis Straits, centered on Lake Winnepeg. Excellent detail showing the Hudson's Bay Trading Company's Trading House system and the various Indian Tribes in the region. MacKenzie discovered the river that now bears his name and descended it to the Arctic Ocean in 1789. In 1793, he became the first European to cross the North American Continent north of Mexico. He did not, however, actually see the Pacific Ocean.
Alexander Mackenzie discovered the river that now bears his name and descended it to the Arctic Ocean in 1789. In 1793 he became the first European to cross the North American continent north of Mexico. He did not, however, actually see the Pacific Ocean. His work begins with a general history of the fur trade, particularly as it developed in the North West Company. According to J. B. Tyrell, the account was written by Sir Alexander's cousin, Roderic Mackenzie. Included are sympathetic descriptions of the Knisteneaux (Cree), the Algonquin, and the Chipewyan Indians, with vocabularies of their languages.
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