A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
A DOG SLEIGH IN THE HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.
An odder coach-and-four than that above represented could hardly be seen anywhere in her Majesty's wide dominions; but the trapper of the Hudson's Day Territory must travel when the snow is on the ground, horses are out of the question, and the reindeer has not yet found its way as a draught animal to the North American continent. The faithful dog, therefore, is compelled to undertake the business, and, like everything he doe, he does it well. Luckily the loads are light, the dogs are strong, and the smooth snow offers little resistance to the runners of the sleigh. A good dog is a good dog always; but it must be admitted that these hard-working animals are, as a rula, more remarkable for their punctual performance of duty than for their amiable qualities, and as a pet, the sleigh-drawing dog has not the position of his brethren in lower latitudes,