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Description: | Beavers were the main animal traded and trapped by the Hudson?s Bay Company. Their fur was widely used in European clothing manufacture, especially hat-making. European beavers fed this market until about 1600, when over-hunting severely reduced native populations. In the 17th century, French, British and Dutch traders, in conjunction with Native American trappers, began to supply North-American beaver fur to the European clothing market.
caption: Stuffed beaver | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | beavers | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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