Drawing
A View of ye Industry of ye Beavers of Canada
| Drawing of beavers building a dam. |
| Image ID: | 78530 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Genre: | Drawing |
| Original Format Type: | negative, b/w copy |
| Original Format Number: | (X3)50345 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Text reads, "A View of ye Industry of ye beavers of Canada in making Dams to stop ye Course of a Rivulet, in order to form a great Lake, about wch they build their Habitations. To Effect this: they fell large Trees with their Teeth, in such a manner as to make them come Cross ye Rivulet, to lay ye foundation of ye Dam; they make Mortar, work up, and finish ye whole with great order and wonderfull Dexterity. The Beavers have two Doors to their Lodges, one to the Water and the other to the Land side. According to ye French Accounts. This inset is based directly on an inset on a wall map of North & South America by Nicolas de Fer, issued in Paris in 1698. The de Fer inset, the second known image of Niagara Falls, was drawn by Nicolas Guerard based on Hennepin's view; Moll's inset is a reversed image of de Fer's inset. The only significant change from Hennepin is the addition of a fourth cascade to match Hennepin's third cascade. At the top of the inset is the note, "The Cataract of Niagara, some make this Water-Fall to be half a League while others reckon it no more than a hundred Fathom." |
| Beavers |
| Trees |
| Dams |
| Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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