The Mapmaker's Eye
Author | : Jack Nisbet |
Publisher | : Pullman : Washington State University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123295391 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Mapmaker's Eye written by Jack Nisbet and published by Pullman : Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the sweep of human and natural history on the Columbia Plateau through the eyes of intrepid explorer and cartographer David Thompson, who established two viable trade routes across the Rocky Mountains in Canada, systematically surveyed the entire 1,250-mile course of the Columbia River, and subsequently distilled his mathematical notations into the first accurate maps of a vast portion of the northwest quadrant of North America.