02304cam a2200385 i 4500 502645492 TxAuBib 20210521120000.0 050622s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005017116 9780874222852 pbk. : alk. paper 0874222850 pbk. : alk. paper TxAuBib rda Nisbet, Jack, 1949- The Mapmaker's Eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau / Jack Nisbet. Pullman : Washington State University Press, 2005. xii, 180 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index. A mathematical boy -- Lure of the Columbia -- Rising star -- The Stoney Mountains -- An attempt to cross the Rocky Mountains-1801 -- Across the Divide -- Rocky Mountain House -- Height of land -- Kootanae House -- Waiting for Ugly Head -- Winter 1807-08 -- Among the Kootenai and Salish -- Trading & discovery-spring 1808 -- Flooded out -- Second winter, 1808-1809 -- Kullyspel House -- The country before us -- Saleesh House -- A more eligible road -- A critical situation -- On rotation -- Athabasca Pass -- Boat encampment -- Journey to Spokane House -- Kettle Falls -- A voyage down the Columbia -- Passage to the sea -- Mr. Astor's company -- Completing the circle -- Last winter -- Legacy -- The mapmaker -- Boundaries -- Travels. 20210521. Thompson, David, 1770-1857. Explorers Northwest, Canadian Biography. Fur Traders Northwest, Canadian Biography. Cartographers Canada Biography. Kootenai Indians History 19th century. Salish Indians History 19th century. Natural history Columbia River Valley. Northwest, Canadian Discovery and exploration. Columbia River Valley Discovery and exploration. Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) Discovery and exploration. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0514/2005017116.html Table of contents