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America Transformed: During the 1840s, Americans became interested in the Far West as they settled the Oregon Territory and entered the Mexican-American War. One American explorer who made major contributions during this period was John C. Frémont, who led five scientific expeditions. Charles Preuss, a German immigrant and the expedition’s cartographer, prepared this map depicting only the geographic information collected. Frémont’s official reports, written with the assistance of his wife Jessie (daughter of expansionist-minded Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton), gave "manifest destiny" a popular text. Advocates of "manifest destiny" believed it was the nation’s mission and preordained right to spread American institutions and culture, thus justifying a policy of territorial expansion.
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9s161c57d
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Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & north California in the years 1843-44
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map
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9s161c57d
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map
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normalized
title
Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & north California in the years 1843-44
description
America Transformed: During the 1840s, Americans became interested in the Far West as they settled the Oregon Territory and entered the Mexican-American War. One American explorer who made major contributions during this period was John C. Frémont, who led five scientific expeditions. Charles Preuss, a German immigrant and the expedition’s cartographer, prepared this map depicting only the geographic information collected. Frémont’s official reports, written with the assistance of his wife Jessie (daughter of expansionist-minded Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton), gave "manifest destiny" a popular text. Advocates of "manifest destiny" believed it was the nation’s mission and preordained right to spread American institutions and culture, thus justifying a policy of territorial expansion.
date
["[1845]"]
year
1845
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008771
creators
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration--Maps
1844
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
Western United States
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Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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largeImageUrl
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1
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import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
U.S. Senate
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
51.52604
schema:longitude
131.16073
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 76 x 130 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
State 3: Includes notes, Great Basin statement, and place name South Park below Bayou Salade; some place names differ from other states.
"Published in Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44. By Brevet Captain J. C. Fremont ... Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Washington ... 1845 (28th Cong., 2nd Sess., Sen. Ex. Doc. 174, Serial 461)."
Includes "Profile of the route from the mouth of the Kansas to the Pacific by Capt. J.C. Fremont in 1843."
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9s161c57d
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map
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