A map of Lewis and Clark’s track

Attribution:

Samuel Lewis and William Clark

Date:

1814

Description:

This seminal printed map provided—for the first time—extensive and quite accurate depictions of what is now the northwestern United States. Based on the original manuscript, the map includes details of the northern Rocky Mountains and the Cascades along with the drainage of the major western rivers and their tributaries and streams.

Bib. Reference:

London: Published ... by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row

Bancroft call number:

G4126.S12 1806 .L42

Digital image courtesy of:

David Rumsey Map Collection