The mapmaker's eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
by
Nisbet, Jack, 1949-
Title
:
The mapmaker's eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
Author
:
Nisbet, Jack, 1949-
ISBN
:
9780874222852
Personal Author
:
Nisbet, Jack, 1949-
Publication Information
:
Pullman : Washington State University Press, c2005.
Physical Description
:
xii, 180 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents
:
A mathematical boy -- Lure of the Columbia -- Rising star -- The Stoney Mountains -- An attempt to cross the Rocky Mountains-1801 -- Across the Divide -- Rocky Mountain House -- Height of land -- Kootanae House -- Waiting for Ugly Head -- Winter 1807-08 -- Among the Kootenai and Salish -- Trading & discovery-spring 1808 -- Flooded out -- Second winter, 1808-1809 -- Kullyspel House -- The country before us -- Saleesh House -- A more eligible road -- A critical situation -- On rotation -- Athabasca Pass -- Boat encampment -- Journey to Spokane House -- Kettle Falls -- A voyage down the Columbia -- Passage to the sea -- Mr. Astor's company -- Completing the circle -- Last winter -- Legacy -- The mapmaker -- Boundaries -- Travels.
Personal Subject
:
Thompson, David, 1770-1857.
Subject Term
:
Explorers -- Northwest, Canadian -- Biography.
Fur traders -- Northwest, Canadian -- Biography.
Cartographers -- Canada -- Biography.
Kootenai Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Salish Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Natural history -- Columbia River Valley.
Kutenai (Indiens) -- Histoire -- 19e siáecle.
Flathead (Indiens) -- Histoire -- 19e siáecle.
Sciences naturelles -- Columbia, Vallâee de la.
Explorateurs -- Canada -- Biographies.
Coureurs de bois -- Canada -- Biographies.
Gâeomáetres -- Canada -- Biographies.
Cartographes -- Canada -- Biographies.
Geographic Term
:
Northwest, Canadian -- Discovery and exploration.
Columbia River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- Discovery and exploration.
Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.) -- Discovery and exploration.
Nord-Ouest canadien -- Dâecouverte et exploration.
Columbia, Vallâee de la -- Dâecouverte et exploration.
Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) -- Dâecouverte et exploration.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020380826 | 917.12043 N723M 2005 | 1 |