Contract between Jean-Baptiste Chauvin and the Montreal outfitter Joseph Trottier Desruisseaux. The contract outlines Chauvin's agreement to travel to Illinois country and trade among the Tamarois people for the winter 1732-33 for the payment of 150 livres of beaver fur and half of the profits of his trades.
Drawing of a male Common Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread across Northern Hemisphere; also found in Australia and New Zealand].
Drawing of a pair of male and female Red Crossbills--also known as Common Crossbils--from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia].
Drawing of a pair of male and female Reed Buntings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Northeast Asia].
Drawing of a pair of male and female Common Chaffinches from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and New Zealand].
Drawing of a female Common Merganser--also known as a Goosander--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia].
Drawing of a pair of male and female Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe (especially Central and Western Europe) and the Volga River system].