Map of the North-West Territories - Newspaper clipping. - [1885?].

 
Database ID24380
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionCanadiana Pamphlets Collection
SeriesLXII
File/Item ReferenceLXII-14-MapOf (LXII O/S drawer)
Date of creation[1885?]
Physical description/extent1 newspaper clipping; b&w; 14.5 cm x 25.5 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteFirst printed in The Illustrated War News, 1885.
Scope and contentA map of the North-West Territories and brief story focusing on the Districts of Saskatchewan and Assiniboia in 1885. Below the map is a brief explanation of places in relation to the Northwest Resistance. The map was apparently published shortly before the Battle of Batoche as it reports "Middelton's column is now on the east bank of the south branch of the Saskatchewan, moving from Clark's Crossing to Batoche, where the enemy is reported to be entrenched in force."
ContributerIllustrated War News
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
Other terms governing use and reproductionResponsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
Treaty boundariesTreaty 4
Treaty 6
Treaty 7
Cultural regionPlains
NamesBig Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief)
Illustrated War News
Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898
mistahi-maskwa
Otter, William Dillon, 1843-1929
Strange, Thomas Bland, 1831-1925 (General)
SubjectNorthwest Resistance
Warfare
Geography -- Maps and Borders
Aboriginal
Military
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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