Topographical map of the road from Missouri to Oregon, commencing at the mouth of the Kansas in the Missouri River and ending at the mouth of the Walla-Wallah in the Columbia

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Missouri to Oregon road map — Section 7 of 7

Caption

Section 7 of 7. Library of Congress, Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier.

Catalog notes

Seven map sections follow a route across the continent at a scale useful for examining its details. Compiled from Frémont’s field records and Preuss’s sketches, the sheets combine geography with observations about weather, elevation and the country encountered along the way. Their appeal lies in their practical character: this is not just a line announcing that someone traveled west, but a record of conditions along the road.

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