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
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0514/2005017116.html


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