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Thompson, David, 1770 - 1857 (explorer and geographer)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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'Countries westward of the Rocky Mountains'

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 250
Scope and Contents

'Remarks on the countries westward of the Rocky Mountains with reference to the rough chart by David Thompson', 4 pages. The document is signed and dated by Thompson. The chart referred to is not present.

Dates: 1813-04-19
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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'Narrative on the sources of the Columbia'

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 249
Scope and Contents

'Narrative of the establishment on the sources of the Columbia, addressed to Mr Duncan McGillivray, Director of the N.W. Coy & the gentlemen of Upper Fort des Prairies 1807', 32 pages: (p. 1) title; (p. 2) blank; (pp. 3-29) narrative; (pp. 30-32) blank. The work is headed on p. 3, 'Narrative of the expedition to the Kootanai & Flat Bow Indian Countries, on the sources of the Columbia River, Pacific Ocean by D. Thompson on behalf of the N.W. Company 1807', signed D. Thompson.

Dates: 1807
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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