Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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  • Travel or exploration for personal, geographical, scientific or mapping reasons
  • Expeditions, exploration, adventure, prospecting, guiding
  • Individuals and groups involved in exploration or travel (eg. explorers, adventurers, prospectors, guides, outfitters)
  • Expedition planning, reports and accounts
  • Personal travels for discovery and education (eg. travel diaries)
  • Early contact with First Nations
  • SEE ALSO: Land, Settlement and Immigration

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          1199 Archival description results for Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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          A Man and River
          2012.13.1.56.04 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a man on the hiking trail near Mt. Robson, with a river in the background; it is possibly the Robson River.

          Camp
          2012.13.1.56.40 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a campsite somewhere near Berg Lake.

          Kent Sedgwick and Glacier
          2012.13.1.56.56 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Kent Sedgwick pointing out what is possibly the Robson Glacier in the background. Another, unknown individual is also present in the image.

          Dog on Bridge
          2012.13.1.56.09 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an unknown individual and a dog on a bridge over what is possibly the Robson River.

          Camp
          2012.13.1.56.50 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a group of individuals at camp somewhere in Mt. Robson Provincial Park.

          History of the fur trade
          2012.13.2.13.02 · File · 1974, 2004
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the fur trade in British Columbia by the Hudson's Bay Company. Includes material on the fur trade route in the Peace Canyon, Athabasca Pass, and the Yellowhead Pass, as well as "Fur Trade Routes through the Canadian Cordillera" typed notes by Kent Sedgwick. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on the fur trade routes.

          Fur Trade
          2012.13.2.13 · Subseries · 1974-2011
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding fur trade history in British Columbia. Includes histories of the Hudson's Bay Company; historic trails utilized for fur trade; fur trade by the North West Company in the interior of British Columbia; Simon Fraser, a Canadian explorer and fur trader with the North West Company; and David Thompson, a surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company.

          Group of Hikers
          2012.13.1.65.12 · Item · May 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a group of hikers listening to a man, possibly a guide, speak. The location is possibly near Riske Creek, B.C.