Arctic Exploration on the Internet
There is quite a lot of history to be found on the internet. More information on Rae and the times he lived in can be found on these sites.
The Arctic and its exploration
Passageways
The Arctic Website
www.arcticwebsite.com
Arctic Discovery
www.arcticdiscovery.ca
Exploration of the Northwest Passage
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/intro.htm
Franklin
Franklin in the Public Eye
www.ric.edu/rpotter/publiceye.html
Rae
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/rae.htm
The Hudson’s Bay Company
The Hudson’s Bay Company Archives at the Provincial Archives of Manitoba
www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca
Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson’s Bay Company
www.canadiana.org/hbc
Scotland and the Orkneys
EdinPhoto: The History of Photography in Edinburgh
www.edinphoto.org.uk Historical images of Edinburgh
Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands
www.orkneyjar.com
Note: The internet changes every day. At the time that this book was printed, all of these sites were available. However, we can’t guarantee that they will always be there. If any isn’t, a simple keyword search will probably take you to information about John Rae and his times.