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Melchisédech Thévenot (1620?–1692): map of New Holland 1664, based on a map by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu. This is a typical map from the Golden Age of Dutch cartography . Australasia during the Golden Age of Dutch exploration and discovery ( c. 1590s–1720s): including Nova Guinea ( New Guinea ), Nova Hollandia ( mainland Australia ...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition took place from 1804 to 1806. The purpose of the expedition was to explore the land which the United States had purchased from France through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Lewis and Clark Landing is the original landing site of the expedition on the west bank of the Missouri River.
One of Thomas Jefferson's goals was to find "the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." He also placed special importance on declaring US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently completed Louisiana Purchase.
This map was produced after Tasman's second voyage in 1644, but continues to show Dutch discoveries of the north-east and south-west of Australia unconnected. Maps from this period and the early 18th century often have Terra Australis or t'Zuid Landt ("the South Land") marked as "New Holland", the name given to the continent by Abel Tasman in 1644.
Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) Date: 12 March 2021: Source: Own work: Author: Goszei, from original by User:Sardon: Other versions: A derivative of File:Carte_Lewis-Clark_Expedition-fr.svg.
Elizabeth Island, in the Clarence River near Grafton; Esk Island, in the north arm of the Clarence River; Fatima Island, a tidal island of the Cook's River; Fattorini Island, in the Macleay River near Smithtown; Fort Denison, also known as Pinchgut; Five Islands Nature Reserve, a group of islands off the coast of Wollongong: Bass Island; Big Island
The famous map of Lewis and Clark's expedition. It changed mapping of northwest America by providing the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Columbia and Missouri rivers, and the Rocky Mountains. Colour drawing of Simon Fraser's 1808 descent of the Fraser River.
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. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm. Clark.