David Thompson (gezgin)

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David Thompson (30 Nisan 1770 - 10 Şubat 1857) Britanyalı-Kanadalı kürk tüccarı, kadastrocu ve harita yapımcısı. Bazı yerli halklar tarafından "Koo-Koo-Sint" ya da "Stargazer" olarak bilinmektedir. Kariyeri boyunca Kuzey Amerika kıtasının 3,9 milyon kilometrekarelik alanını haritalamış ve bu nedenle de "yaşamış en büyük kara coğrafyacısı" olarak tarif edilmiştir. Çalışmaları 1814: Map of the North-West Territory of the Province of Canada 1897: New light on the early history of the greater Northwest: the manuscript journals of Alexander Henry, fur trader of the North West Company, and of David Thompson, official geographer and explorer of the same company, 1799–1814 : exploration and adventure among the Indians on the Red, Saskatchewan, Missouri and Columbia Rivers (edited by Elliott Coues) 1916: David Thompson's narrative of his explorations in western America, 1784–1812 (edited by J.B. Tyrell) 1950: David Thompson's journals relating to Montana and adjacent regions, 1808–1812 (edited by M. Catherine White) 1962: David Thompson's narrative, 1784–1812 (edited by Richard Glover) 1974: David Thompson's journal of the international boundary survey, 1817–1827 : western Lake Erie, August–September 1819 (edited by Clarke E. Leverette) 1993: Columbia Journals (edited by Barbara Belyea) 2006: "Moccasin Miles – The Travels of Charlotte Small Thompson 1799–1812" Contemporary and Historical Maps: Charlotte Small (S. Leanne Playter/Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting) 2006/2007: "David Thompson in Alberta 1787–1812"; "David Thompson on the Columbia River 1807–1812"; "The Explorations and Travels of David Thompson 1784–1812"; "Posts and Forts of the North American Fur Trade 1600–1870" Contemporary and Historical Maps: David Thompson (Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting) Kaynakça Notlar 2006: "Moccasin Miles – The Travels of Charlotte Small Thompson 1799–1812" Contemporary and Historical Maps: Charlotte Small (S. Leanne Playter/Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting) Konuyla ilgili yayınlar Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection Elle Andra-Warner,2010. David Thompson: A Life of Adventure and Discovery. Heritage House Publishing Co.Ltd. Dış bağlantılar David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America 1784-1812 Vol's I and II, Champlain Society 1916, PDF (B/W) 25.1 MB Complete text of David Thompson's Narrative (Tyrrell edition) Champlain Society digital collection Complete text of David Thompson's Narrative (Glover edition) Champlain Society digital collection Contemporary and Historical Maps Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online "The greatest land geographer who ever lived: A short history" by J.B. Tyrell David Thompson Canadian Fur Trader and Mapmaker DavidThompson200: bicentennial commemorations of Thompson's explorations The Writings of David Thompson David Thompson Papers, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Find a Grave: David Thompson Kategori:1770 doğumlular Kategori:1857 yılında ölenler Kategori:İngiliz kâşifler