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Lewis and Clark in the Columbia valley. This location, which Lewis described as "co[m]petent to the ma[i]ntainance of 40 or 50 thousand souls if properly cultivated and is indeed the only desireable situation for a settlement which I have seen on teh West side of the Rock mountains," is now the city of Vancouver. |
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 hat did Lewis and Clark know of the Columbia River before they reached its headwaters?
This question is explored here through a series of historic maps accompanied by excerpts from a manuscript by historian David Nicandri, Far Short of Expectations or Wishes: Lewis and Clark in Columbia River Country.
Download the Chapter 1 of the book by David Nicandri. (74kb)
Have fun exploring the details of these maps by taking advantage of the DjVu map viewer to see high resolution maps online. Download the plug-in here, or on pages where maps appear.
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