Léon Pilon
Nile River Voyageur
Scenes from the Nile Expedition of 1884-85
Voyageurs and soldiers sharing a meal
The Manitoba Boys (Canadian Boatmen) at breakfast. Originally published in the Illustrated London News.  Reproduced from MacLaren 1978: plate 17.
beginning the Nile odessey
The Nile Expedition for the relief of General Gordon - The Canadian Voyageurs' first touch of the Nile 
by F. Villiers, National Archives of Canada, C-002878. Reproduced from MacLaren 1978: plate 16.
Easy going
A rare day of good sailing on the Nile between Sarras and Dal, with voyageurs in the bows of the whalers. Orignally published in the Illustrated London News.  Reproduced from MacLaren 1978: plate 21.
Hard going
A sketch by Melton Prior, the special artist of the Illustrated London News, of whalers being towed through the Second Cataract.  In the foreground is a group of voyageurs tracking one of the whalers.  Reproduced from MacLaren 1978: plate 20.