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The travels of Capts. Lewis and Clarke from St. Louis, by way of the Missouri and Columbia rivers,... (NBY 15558)

A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] : this map of the Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] is most humbly inscribed to William Law of Lanreston, esq. /

1865 U.S.C.S. Map of the Mississippi River From Cairo, Illinois to St. Marys, Missouri - Geographicus - CairoStMarys2-USCS-1865

map from "Notes of a military reconnaissance from Port Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, del Norte and Gila Rivers"

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States, volume 2

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States, volume 2

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States, volume 2

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States, volume 2

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States, volume 2

[Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota : used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their 1804 expedition up Missouri River].

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Date from accompanying text.

Relief shown by symbols for "Black Mountains" or Black Hills.

Some place names in both English and French.

Based on surveys up to the Mandan-Hidatsa villages by James Mackay and John Evans.

Longitudinal errors, at least in part, account for map not being drawn to scale.

Prime meridian: Paris [?].

Pen-and-ink. Some pen-and-ink annotations made after 1798.

Map backed with Japanese tissue paper.

Accompanied by photocopy of text on mapping of de Finiels: Missouri Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 4, July 1987, p. 387-402.

On verso written in pen-and-ink by William Henry Harrison but unsigned: For Captn. William Clark or Captn. Meriwether Lewis on their voyage up the Mississippi.

Also on verso written in pen-and-ink: Mr. Peter Tabeau at the Ricraries.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Imperfect: Stains, darkening, tears, creases, and small pieces missing.

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missouri river watershed maps manuscript lewis and clark expedition united states map missouri river missouri river vicinity saint charles saint charles mandan villages mandan villages dakota north dakota meriwether lewis meriwether lewis william clark william clark expedition 1798 map of missouri map of north dakota maps early works to 1800 engfre louisiana european explorations and the louisiana purchase discovery and exploration geography and map division john evans nicolas de finiels william henry harrison james mackay ultra high resolution high resolution french plan settlement historical maps ontario vintage maps
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01/01/1798
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Finiels, Nicolas de.
Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
Clark, William, 1770-1838.
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
Mackay, James, 1761-1822.
Evans, John, 1770-1799.
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missouri river watershed maps manuscript lewis and clark expedition united states map missouri river missouri river vicinity saint charles saint charles mandan villages mandan villages dakota north dakota meriwether lewis meriwether lewis william clark william clark expedition 1798 map of missouri map of north dakota maps early works to 1800 engfre louisiana european explorations and the louisiana purchase discovery and exploration geography and map division john evans nicolas de finiels william henry harrison james mackay ultra high resolution high resolution french plan settlement historical maps ontario vintage maps