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Map A map of part of the continent of North America : between the 35th and 51st degrees of north latitude, and extending from 89⁰ degrees of west longitude to the Pacific Ocean

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Title

  • A map of part of the continent of North America : between the 35th and 51st degrees of north latitude, and extending from 89⁰ degrees of west longitude to the Pacific Ocean

Names

  • Clark, William, 1770-1838.
  • King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812.
  • Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.

Created / Published

  • [1805]

Headings

  • -  North America--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  West (U.S.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  United States--West
  • -  North America

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by shading.
  • -  Covers western North America, from Lake Michigan and Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean, including southern Canada and northern Mexico.
  • -  Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Note from map folder: Map was copied from a sketch by William Clark, not one by Meriwether Lewis as indicated in the title.
  • -  Copy sectioned and mounted on cloth.
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso in pencil: Clothbacked & crepelined at Govt. Printing Office August 1934. Library, U.S. Dept. of State. North America, 1805. 38-2. Lewis' map of North Amer., 1805. North Amer. no. 9. 2-93-255.16.

Medium

  • 1 map : ms. ; 77 x 110 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1805 .C5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00560525

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Clark, William, N King, and Meriwether Lewis. A map of part of the continent of North America: between the 35th and 51st degrees of north latitude, and extending from 89⁰ degrees of west longitude to the Pacific Ocean. [1805] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/00560525/.

APA citation style:

Clark, W., King, N. & Lewis, M. (1805) A map of part of the continent of North America: between the 35th and 51st degrees of north latitude, and extending from 89⁰ degrees of west longitude to the Pacific Ocean. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00560525/.

MLA citation style:

Clark, William, N King, and Meriwether Lewis. A map of part of the continent of North America: between the 35th and 51st degrees of north latitude, and extending from 89⁰ degrees of west longitude to the Pacific Ocean. [1805] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00560525/>.