George Cartwright (trader)

For other people named George Cartwright, see George Cartwright (disambiguation).

"Captain Cartwright Visiting his Fox Traps." T. Medland's 1792 engraving of W. Hilton's ca. 1791 colour oil painting.[1]

George Cartwright (12 February 1739/40 – 19 May 1819) was an English army officer and a trader and explorer in Newfoundland Colony. His name is borne by Cartwright, a settlement at the entrance to Sandwich Bay.

  1. ^ Stopp, Marianne (2009). The New Labrador Papers of Captain George Cartwright. Montreal and Kingston: MQUP. pp. Frontispiece, x.