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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; Volume 2
No full textLewis, Meriwether (1774-1809). History of the expedition under the command of Captains...Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep; New York: A. H. Inskeep, 1814 First edition F592.4 181
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.
No full textThis, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. cf. E. Coues, Hist. of the expedition, 1893: appleton, Cycl. amer. biogr.; Cover imprint: Philadelphia : Published by Bradford and Inskeep; Abm. H. Inskeep, New York; E.J. Coale, Baltimore; and J. Hoff, Charleston, S.C. J. Maxwell, Printer, 1814.; Preface signed and dated: Paul Allen. Philadelhia, January 1, 1814.; Folded map has title: A map of Leiws 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. Clarke. Saml. Harrison sct.; Vol. 1: xxviii, 470 p., [3] maps (frontispiece, and between p. 62-63, 260-261) ; vol. 2: ix, [i], 522 p., [3] maps (between p. 30-31, 52-53, 70-71).; Signatures: vol. 1: A⁴ b-c⁴ d² B-3N⁴ 3O⁴ (-3O4); vol. 2: A⁶ (-A1) B-3U⁴ 3X² (-3X2).; The Appendix (vol. 2, p. [435]-522) contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. -- (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, & their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804. 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. -- (3) Estimate of the western Indians. -- (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri); appearances of weather, winds, etc. -- (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806].; Library copy: Rebound in elaborately gilt green morocco by Riviere & Son, with original printed covers bound in at end of each volume.; Shaw & Shoemaker records this title at 30657 with Allen, Paul as main entry, and at 31924 with Lewis, Meriwether as main entry
Travels to the Source of the Missouri River
No full textThe Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 3 covers the return journey, during which Lewis and Clark separated to survey more of the tributaries of the Missouri.</jats:p
Travels to the Source of the Missouri River
No full textThe Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 1 covers the departure and contacts with various Indian tribes, as far as Great Falls, Montana, in June 1805.</jats:p
Travels to the Source of the Missouri River
No full textThe Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 2 covers the journey from Three Forks, Montana, the source of the Missouri, to the Pacific, and their winter quarters.</jats:p
Lewis and Clark's 'Description of Wappatoo Island'
No full textThe first three pages (Vol. 2, pp. 223-225) of a chapter describing 'Wappatoo Island,' in the first edition of Lewis and Clark's account of their journey to Oregon. Wappatoo Island is now known as Sauvie Island and is located in a channel of the Columbia River, near the junction with the Willamette River. This passage describes the abundant plant life of the island and the fertile Willamette Valley
United States, west 1812
No full textFacsimile purchased from Yale University Library Jan 19 1954 $18.50.When the United States purchased Louisiana from France in April 1803, the extent and character of the land was uncharted. On May 14, 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on an expedition to explore the new territory that would fundamentally change Americans’ conceptions of their country. Clark served as the expedition’s principal cartographer. After completing the three-year journey from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, Clark worked at compiling a comprehensive map of the American West, using his personal knowledge and information gleaned from interviews with Native Americans and the accounts of army officers and fur traders. Shown here is the manuscript of his map, which he completed in 1810. Clark’s map served as a valuable guide for trappers, traders, scientists, and adventurers, as well as shaped, for more than a quarter century, how Americans understood the geography of the American West. Original available at the World Digital Library: https://www.wdl.org/en/item/3057/ WDLGrayscale
Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke /
No full textIncludes many quotations from the original History of the expedition ... published 1814.Mode of access: Internet
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