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.

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Altazimuth dome interior with view of the Peter Harrison Planetarium & The South building with & without the ‘Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope’ (AMAT) - named after Annie Maunder, one of the first female scientists ever to work at the Royal Observ