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| Title | A map of the continent of North America : between the 35th and 51st degrees of North latitude and extending from 89 degrees of West longitude to the Pacific Ocean |
| Date of Original | 1893 |
| Creator | Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809
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| Description | A tracing copy of the original map forwarded by Meriwether Lewis to President Thomas Jefferson from Fort Mandan on April 7th 1805. |
| Ordering Information | http://www.history.nd.gov/archives/rscopypermission.html |
| General Subject | Maps, stamps and seals
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Maps
Discovery & exploration
Explorers
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| Personal Name | Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809
Clark, William, 1770-1838
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
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| Organization Name | Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
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| Location | North America
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| Decade | 1800-1809
1890-1899
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| Item Number | Map 917.8 L585 v.4 map 2 |
| Format of Original | Maps
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| Dimensions of Original | 53 x 75 cm. on sheet 62 x 89 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Lithotype Print Co. (Nassau, N.Y.)
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| Place of Publication | Nassau (N.Y.)
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| Notes | Relief shown by hachures.
The Missouri River from Fort Mandan in lat. 47°21'47" N and in long. 101° west from the meridian of Greenwich is corrected by celestial observations. The country west of Fort Mandan is laid down principally from Indian information. |
| Contributor | King, N. (Nicholas)
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| Contributor Role | Copier |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Map Collection
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (Map 917.8 L585 v.4 map 2) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Language | English |
| Digital ID | shMap 917.8L585v.4map2 |
| Original Source | Elliot Coues. History of the expedition under Lewis and Clark (N.Y.: Harper, 1893), vol. 4. |
| OCLC number | 55101853 |
