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| Keywords: Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America, published 1814.png NOTE This is a conversion from a 256-color JPEG version of the file This one has adjusted levels for improved clarity and formatting changes to reduce file size by over 70 -Peteforsyth 05 59 11 September 2007 UTC Author Lewis Meriwether ; Clark William ; Biddle Nicholas ; Allen Paul Date 1814 Short Title Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America Publisher Philadelphia Bradford and Inskeep Type Book Map Obj Height cm 30 Obj Width cm 70 Scale 1 4 300 000 Note Uncolored map showing topography and rivers in the region as well as towns Indian villages and population figures Bound into the front of volume one Reference Howes L317; Sabin 40828; WC 13; Wheat 316 State/Province U S West Full Title A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean; By Order of the Executive of the United States in 1804 5 6 Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm Clark Smal Harrison fct List No 3493 001 Series No 2 Engraver or Printer Lewis Samuel ; Harrison Samuel 1789-1818 Publication Author Lewis Meriwether ; Clark William ; Biddle Nicholas ; Allen Paul Pub Date 1814 Pub Title 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 Prepared For The Press By Paul Allen Esquire In Two Volumes Vol I Philadelphia Published By Bradford And Inskeep New York J Maxwell Printer 1814 Vol II Pub Reference Howes L317; Sabin 40828; WC 13; Wheat 316 Pub Note 1st edition Notwithstanding the title Nicholas Biddle completed the text after Lewis's suicide The map and the written account of the expedition changed American mapping of the northwest by giving the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Missouri the sources of the Columbia and the Rocky Mountains The map was copied by Samuel Lewis from William Clark's original drawing and was engraved by Samuel Harrison The title of the map is A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean Maps are without color In 2 volumes newly bound in full leather with the title Lewis Clark's Expedition stamped in gilt on the spine Pub List No 3493 000 Pub Type Exploration Book Pub Maps 6 Pub Height cm 23 Pub Width cm 14 http //www davidrumsey com/rumsey/download pl image /D0005/3493001 sid Download Full Image Download in MrSID Format http //www davidrumsey com/mrsidviewer zip MrSID Viewer for Windows 1844 Maps showing 19th-century history Old maps of the United States History of the United States Maps indicating exploration Nicholas Biddle 1804 maps | ||||
