The journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition /
When the Corps of Discovery left the vicinity of St. Louis in 1804 to explore the American West, they had only sketchy knowledge of the terrain that they were to cross -- existing maps often contained large blank spaces and wild inaccuracies. William Clark painstakingly mapped every mile of the jour...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln, NB :
University of Nebraska Press,
[1983]-[2001]
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| Summary: | When the Corps of Discovery left the vicinity of St. Louis in 1804 to explore the American West, they had only sketchy knowledge of the terrain that they were to cross -- existing maps often contained large blank spaces and wild inaccuracies. William Clark painstakingly mapped every mile of the journey, drawing from both direct observation and from the reports of Indians and a few fur traders. On their return Lewis and Clark directed the execution of new maps detailing with remarkable accuracy the features of the country that they had traversed. |
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| Item Description: | Vol. 2-7: Gary E. Moulton, editor; Thomas W. Dunlay, assistant editor. "Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, and the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia"--Vol. 1, title page. |
| Physical Description: | 13 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 27-51 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0803228619 9780803228610 0803228988 9780803228986 0803229038 9780803229037 0803229143 9780803229143 080322916X 9780803229167 0803229186 9780803229181 0803229313 9780803229310 0803229429 9780803229426 0803228694 9780803228696 0803228759 9780803228757 0803228775 9780803228771 080322883X 9780803228832 0803228937 9780803228931 |