Map of Lewis and Clark’s Track Across the Western Portion of North America, from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean: by Order of the Executive of the United States in 1804, 5 & 6.

From Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail:

March Mapness goes back to the archives today – a throwback to a time when men were men and maps were drawn on parchment! 

From the vaults of the Library of Congress, we present a “Map of Lewis and Clark’s Track Across the Western Portion of North America, from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean: by Order of the Executive of the United States in 1804, 5 & 6.” This gorgeous document was originally created in 1814 by William Clark. It was copied by Samuel Lewis and published that same year by Bradford and Inskeep of Philadelphia. The size of the original is approximately 30 x 70 cm (12” x 28”).

If you’d like to view this map in detail on your computer, go to https://www.loc.gov/item/79692907/and download one of the high-resolution files (as large as 101 MB). You’ll find the download choices just below the map image.

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