Author: Andrew EllicottPublisher:
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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The Journal of Andrew Ellicott,
Author: Andrew EllicottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States During Part of the Year 1796, the Years 1797, 1798, 1799, and Part of the Year 1800: for Determining the Boundary Between the United States and the Possessions of His Catholic Majesty in America, Containing Occasional Remarks on the Situation, Soil, Rivers, Natural Productions, and Diseases of the Different Countries on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Gulf of Mexico, with Six Maps Comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the Mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the Whole of West Florida, and Part of East Florida ; to which is Added an Appendix, Containing All the Astronomical Observations Made Use of for Determining the Boundary, with Many Others, Made in Different Parts of the Country for Settling the Geographical Positions of Some Important Points, with Maps of the Boundary on a Large Scale, Likewise a Great Number of Thermometrical Observations Made at Different Times and Places
Author: Andrew EllicottPublisher:
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Category : Geographical positions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Journal of Andrew Ellicott,
Author: Andrew EllicottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Surveying the Early Republic
Author: Robert D. BushPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807163449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In Surveying the Early Republic, Robert D. Bush contextualizes the firsthand account of Andrew Ellicott, the United States Boundary Commissioner appointed by President George Washington in 1796. Ellicott and his Spanish counterparts established the boundary line between the United States and Spanish territory in North America after the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo, opening the door to navigation of the Mississippi River and the export of American goods from the Spanish-held port of New Orleans. Over the course of this multiyear surveying project (1796–1800), Ellicott found himself entangled in the politics of these frontier lands, including an insurrection by inhabitants who favored the United States against the existing Spanish regime. He also reported to his superiors on various rumors, plots, and political intrigues as well as on the secret activities of individuals in the pay of Spain, including U.S. Army General James Wilkinson. Regrettably, the widespread acclaim that followed the publication of Ellicott’s journal in 1803, a year prior to the commencement of Lewis and Clark’s expedition, faded over time. In this first edited and annotated version of that journal, Bush illuminates the commissioner’s day-to-day narrative of events in what later became the Mississippi Territory and thus deepens our understanding of early American expansionism. In addition, Ellicott’s accounts of personalities, plots, counter-plots, and Indian affairs depict with unparalleled clarity the tumultuous diplomatic experiences faced by President John Adams’s administration as it pushed the bounds of America’s frontier. Bush’s deft treatment of this valuable primary source provides a critical contribution to the study of the history of early America.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Arkansaw journey
Author: Zebulon Montgomery PikePublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Author: Zebulon Montgomery PikePublisher:
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Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, to Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7
Author: Zebulon Montgomery PikePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The Shortest and Most Convenient Route
Author: Robert S. CoxPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871699459
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Based on papers delivered at the Bicentennial Conference for Lewis & Clark, held in Philadelphia in Aug. 2003, these essays grapple in different ways with the motives underlying the Corps of Discovery & the impact on American culture. The question of failure is used by the authors as a means of interrogating the intellectual & cultural context in which the expedition was framed & in which its results were distributed. Contributors include Robert S. Cox (also the Ed. of the vol.), Domenic Vitiello, S.D. Kimmel, John W. Jengo, Brett Mizelle, & Andrew J. Lewis. Illus.
Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers
Author: Silvio A. BediniPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Within recent years fairly exhaustive studies have been made on many aspects on American Science and Technology. To make a comprehensive study of American scientific instruments and instrument makers in the American Colonies is no simple matter, partly because of an indifference to the subject in the past, and partly because of the great volume of sources that must be sifted to accomplish it.
The Journal of Andrew Ellicott ... Containing Occasional Remarks on the Situation, Soil, Rivers, Natural Productions, and Diseases of the Different Countries on the Ohio, Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, with Six Maps ... To which is Added an Appendix ...
Author: Andrew Ellicott (Professor of Mathematics, West Point.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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