David Thompson (1770-1857) va ser un comerciant de pells i cartògraf anglocanadenc. Va cartografiar 3,9 milions de km² d'Amèrica del Nord.David Thompson's narrative of his explorations in western America, 1784–1812 (edited by J.B. Tyrell) Va ser el primer europeu a navegar al llarg de tot el riu Columbia.
Obra miniatura|esquerra|David Thompson navegà per tot el riu Columbia l'any 1811 1814: Mapa del North-West Territory de la Província del Canadà 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)
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Bibliografia
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) 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.
Enllaços externs
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 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online The Writings of David Thompson edited by William E. Moreau. Three volumes. This edition of the works of Thompson has been in preparation for the past nine years, and is to be published by The Champlain Society with McGill-Queen's University Press and the University of Washington Press.
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