The Mapmaker's Eye: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
by Jack Nisbet
Jack Nisbet examines David Thompson’s work as a mapmaker and his connection to the Columbia Plateau. Blending biography, history, and geography, this focused book considers how one figure documented and understood a distinctive region.
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The Mapmaker's Eye: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau examines the life and work of David Thompson.
Jack Nisbet focuses on Thompson’s relationship to the Columbia Plateau, connecting mapmaking with the exploration and understanding of place.
This book offers a focused perspective on a significant figure in the history of geographic knowledge.
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