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Extremely wearisome journeys at the portages, 1821
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Extremely wearisome journeys at the portages
1821, by Peter Rindisbacher

Rindisbacher travelled from York Factory to the Red River Settlement in a York boat which could be equipped with a sail. In this watercolour, he illustrates how these large boats were transported over a portage.
 

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