Lewis and Clark Maps
Posted: March 2006 | Filed in: FEATURED
The web is finally catching up in regard to map materials.
Besides the PDF map of the Lewis & Clark Trail available on our website, check out the impressive map technology utilized by the National Lewis and Clark Education Center. There are also interesting technologies utilized with the Interactive Map of Lewis and Clark and the Lewis and Clark Across Missouri sites.
A map, drawn by Samuel Lewis from an original William Clark map, is the Library of Congress' A map of Lewis and Clark's track, across the western portion of North America site. I encourage you to visit this site and download the Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database (MrSID) viewer and then examine this map in detail. You can also buy a copy of this map. The paper measures 32.75" by 17" with the map itself measuring 27" by 12". It is marked with a 1998 copyright by the Oregon Historical Society, but I bought mine through the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, MT. It sold for $9.50, $6.00 for the map and $3.50 for shipping. You can order yours from the giftshop there by calling (406) 453-6248. This, and other maps can also be found on the Library of Congress's special exhibits page.
There are also nice collections of maps in the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection and on the University of Virginia website, though most of the images at the latter site are rather small.
Small, modern maps of the Lewis and Clark Trail can be requested from the National Park Service and from various state tourism departments. The Adventure Cycling Association publishes a nice set of maps of a bicycle route along the Lewis & Clark Trail. In a larger format (36" x 24") see the fine offering from Farcountry Press. For other maps, see the additional information in the Education Links section.
The definitive book on the subject, containing facsimiles of William Clark's many expeditionary maps is:
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 1
University of Nebraska Press
Another useful set, is Martin Plamondon's Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: A Cartographic Reconstruction from Washington State University Press. These books show the changes of where the river beds ran in the early 1800's and where they now lie.
Besides the PDF map of the Lewis & Clark Trail available on our website, check out the impressive map technology utilized by the National Lewis and Clark Education Center. There are also interesting technologies utilized with the Interactive Map of Lewis and Clark and the Lewis and Clark Across Missouri sites.
A map, drawn by Samuel Lewis from an original William Clark map, is the Library of Congress' A map of Lewis and Clark's track, across the western portion of North America site. I encourage you to visit this site and download the Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database (MrSID) viewer and then examine this map in detail. You can also buy a copy of this map. The paper measures 32.75" by 17" with the map itself measuring 27" by 12". It is marked with a 1998 copyright by the Oregon Historical Society, but I bought mine through the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, MT. It sold for $9.50, $6.00 for the map and $3.50 for shipping. You can order yours from the giftshop there by calling (406) 453-6248. This, and other maps can also be found on the Library of Congress's special exhibits page.
There are also nice collections of maps in the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection and on the University of Virginia website, though most of the images at the latter site are rather small.
Small, modern maps of the Lewis and Clark Trail can be requested from the National Park Service and from various state tourism departments. The Adventure Cycling Association publishes a nice set of maps of a bicycle route along the Lewis & Clark Trail. In a larger format (36" x 24") see the fine offering from Farcountry Press. For other maps, see the additional information in the Education Links section.
The definitive book on the subject, containing facsimiles of William Clark's many expeditionary maps is:
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 1
University of Nebraska Press
- This volume is finally back in print through an arrangement with the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and the University of Nebraska Press. The retail price is around $200.00.
Another useful set, is Martin Plamondon's Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: A Cartographic Reconstruction from Washington State University Press. These books show the changes of where the river beds ran in the early 1800's and where they now lie.
