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CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
[The cut on the title represents the arms of Brazil.]
CHAPTER I.
THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY. George E. Ellis
ILLUSTRATIONS: Tabula Nautica (1612), 2; Hudson's Straits and Bay (1662), 3;
Prince Rupert, 4; Attack on Fort Nelson, 8; Sir George Simpson, 14; Plans of
York and Prince of Wales Forts, 16; Maps of Hudson Bay (1722), 26; (1748),
27; View of Douglas Harbor, 28; Map of Nelson and Hayes Rivers, 29; View
of Prince of Wales Fort, 30; Map of the Fort and Vicinity, 31; Alexander
Mackenzie, 34 ; Thomas Simpson, 35; Fort Garry and Neighborhood, 38; Fort
Garry, 39; Red River Settlement (1816) Map, 40; Plan of Semple's Massacre, 41 ;
Selkirk, Portrait and Autograph, 42; View of Confluence of the Red and Assini-
boin Rivers, 44; Fort Douglas, Red River, 45; Plan of Winnipeg, 46.
CRITICAL ESSAY
65
ILLUSTRATION : View of Prince of Wales Fort, 71.
EDITORIAL NOTE
. 77
.
CHAPTER II.
81
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES.
Charles C. Smith
ILLUSTRATIONS: James Cook, 82; Sir John Ross, 88; John Franklin, with Auto-
graph, 90; Henry Grinnell, 99; The Discovered Record (1859), 103.
CRITICAL Notes. The Editor
104
ILLUSTRATIONS : Maps of the Arctic Regions, by Sanson (1666), 105; by Delisle
(1700, 1703), 106, 107; by Ravenstein (1873), 109; by Phil. Buache (1752), 110;
by Jefferys (1768), 112; An Arctic Fleet (1600), III ; Towing through the Ice
(1600), 113; Behring's Straits (1772), 113; Arctic Phenomena (1600), 114; Map
in Cluny's American Traveller (1769), 114; Arctic Regions, by Vaugondy (1772),
115; by Phipps (1774), 116; from a German source (1782), 117; by J. R. Forster
(1783), 118; Discoveries of Dease and Simpson (1838–39), 119; by Black (1833-
34), 120; Condition of Explorations (1844), 121 ; Franklin's Track, 122; O'Reil-
ly's Map (1818), 123; Map from Osborn's Discovery of a Northwest Passage
(1865), 124; Smith's Sound (1856–1861), 125; Hayes's Map (1860), 126; Frank-
lin's Supposed Route, 127; Markham's Circumpolar Map (1879), 128 ; Circum-
polar Map in Mrs. De Long's Voyage of the Feannette (1883), 130.
CHAPTER III.
131
CANADA FROM 1763 TO 1867. George Bryce .
ILLUSTRATIONS: Map of Canada (1763), 132; French Engineers’ Map of the Isles of
Montreal (1761), 133; General Haldimand, 136; Statue of Brant at Brantford,
137 ; Governor Simcoe, 141; The Brock Monument at Queenston, 144, 145; The
Salaberry Statue, 146; Sir John Beverly Robinson, 150; Bishop Strachan, 153;
Sir Francis Hincks, 155; Louis Joseph Papineau, 156; William L. Mackenzie,
160; Sir Francis B. Head, 159; Macleod, 158; Lord Sydenham, 164 ; Sir John
Harvey, 165; Joseph Howe, 166; Statue of George Brown at Toronto, 168 ;
Statue of Sir George Cartier, 169.
CRITICAL ESSAY. .
170
ILLUSTRATIONS : Jonathan Sewell, 174; Map of Nova Scotia (1823), 176; View of
Halifax (1837), 177 ; Map of Prince Edward Island (1806), 178; Basin of Que-
bec, 182 ; Plan of Quebec (1813), 183; Views of Quebec (1816), 184; (1837),
185.
EDITORIAL NOTE ON NEWFOUNDLAND
. 188
ILLUSTRATION : Map of Newfoundland (1626), 189.
SPANISH NORTH AMERICA. Justin Winsor
· 191
ILLUSTRATIONS: Champlain's View of a Silver Mine, 192; Mining View, 193; Pun-
ishment of Indians, 194; Burning Indians, 195; Sir John Hawkins, 196; Aca-
pulco, 197 ; Map of the Valley of Mexico (1748), 199; of Mexico and Vicinity
(1800), 201 ; Humboldt's Map of same, 202; Adriano Boot's Map, 203; Maps of
Vera Cruz and the Castle of S. Juan de Uluá, 204, 205; West India Vessels,
Seventeenth Century, 206; View of Juan Fernandez (1655), 207; Porto Bello Fair,
207; Chart of Acapulco Harbor, 208; View of the Harbor, 209; George Anson,
210; Capture of a Galleon, 211; Map of San Francisco Harbor, 212; Ruins of
San Carlos, 213; Father Junipero Serra, 214; José de Iturrigaray, 215; Francisco
Javier de Lizana, 216; Miguel Hidalgo, 217 ; Plan of the Battle of Las Cruces,
218; Calleja, 218; Ignacio Lopez Rayon, 219; Plan of the Battle of Calderon,
220; José Maria Morelos, 221, 222 ; Francisco Javier Mina, 223; Ferdinand VII.
of Spain, 224; Augustin de Iturbide, 225; Nicolas Bravo, 226; Santa Anna, 227,
228; Samuel Houston, 230; Native Dance, 233; Map of St. Kitts, 234; Chateau of
General de Poincy, 235; Sir Henry Morgan, 236; Haven en Rivier van Chagres,
237; De Stad en Haven van Porto Bello, 238 ; Map of the Isthmus of Darien,
239; Pirogue Espagnole, 240; Maps of the Isthmus of Darien and Bay of Pana-
ma, 241, 242 ; Map of the Attack on Cartagena (1697), 243; View in Guatemala
(1720), 245; Juan de Solorzano Pereira, 247 ; Consag's Gulf of California, 255;
Venegas' Gulf of California, 256; Map of Yucatan (1506–1700), 261; Map of
Tabasco, Chiapa, Verapaz, Guatimala, Honduras, and Yucatan (1754), 262;
Port Royal et ses Environs, 263; Map of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, 264; Lucas
Alaman, 267.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN. The
Editor .
270
ILLUSTRATIONS: Jean Pierre Labat, 271; Alexander von Humboldt, 272; Havana
in 1720, 273; Plan of the Siege of Havana (1762), 274; Baye et Ville de la Ha-
vana, 275; Bellin's Map of the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico, 276; Leon-
ard Parkinson, a Captain of Maroons, 277; View of Kingston, Jamaica, 278;
Champlain's Sketch of a Harbor in San Domingo, 280 ; Fort de la Tortue, 281;
Toussaint L'Overture, 282, 284; Ville de St. Domingue, 283; Autograph of
Toussaint, 285; Dessalines, 287; Map of the Harbor of Porto Rico, 288; De
Poincy Chateau in Guadaloupe, 289; Cartagena and its Forts, 291; Admiral Ver-
non, 292; Map of Attack on Cartagena (1741), 293; Plan of Cartagena, 294.
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