The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
ISBN-10
0803228619
ISBN-13
9780803228610
Series
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Category
History
Pages
456
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
U of Nebraska Press

Description

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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