New Lewis & Clark Map

Publication

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3047

Description

New Lewis & Clark Map War Department copy of a map prepared by Lewis & Clark in 1804, original in National Archives. Lewis & Clark prepared this map in spring of 1804 while preparing for the expedition that would take them to the Pacific. Working from information which they gathered in St. Louis, they were able to present a portion of the Mississippi River: a sketchy chart of the lower Missouri River; a detailed chart of the Osage River; and a crude portrayal of certain salines and watercourses beyond the settled areas. The map shows the districts into which Lewis proposed that settled areas should be divided, now that the Louisiana Purchase had brought the whole region under American control. 1/Map/Folded in Envelope.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Maps

Search Terms

Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, Missouri River, Corps of Discovery, Mississippi River, St. Louis, Missouri, Osage River

Publication Details

Author

Missouri Historical Society

Place Published

City

Jefferson City

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1961

Call No.

LewisClark MI

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good