Record Details
Nouvelle carte du territoire de l'Oregon dressee par le Re. P. De Smet, de la Compagnie de Jesus 1846. (1848)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Nouvelle carte du territoire de l'Oregon dressee par le Re. P. De Smet, de la Compagnie de Jesus 1846. (1848) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu261 WSU 261; F880 .S644 1848 c.2 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,415 |
| Creator | Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873. |
| Date | 1848 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | Gand, Impr. & lith.de Ve. Van der Schelden |
| Description | 1 map ; 27 x 32 cm. Maps shows the locations of missions, churches, and the travels of Pierre-Jean de Smet. Father Pierre Jean De Smet came to the northwest in 1840, as a "black robe" missionary to the Flathead Indians. With them, he traveled through Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana until 1841, when he was appointed Superior of the Oregon Missions. He remained at that post until 1846, after which he returned east. |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Missions -- Maps; Missions -- Oregon -- Maps; Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873. |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States--Oregon Territory; Canada |
| Rights | Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691 |
| Format | Original maps were scanned in color at 600 dpi on a Microtek 9600XL scanner and saved as TIFF files. The TIFF files were converted into the MrSID format at a compression ratio of 12 to 1 using LizardTech's Geospatial Encoder 1.4 software. These MrSid files were then uploaded into the CONTENTdm database at the Washington State University Libraries. image/jpeg |
| Contributor | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Language | French |
| Relation | Is part of Missions de l'Orégon et voyages aux montagnes Rocheuses, aux sources de la Colombie, de L'Athabasca et du Sascatshawin, en 1845-46; par le père P.J. de Smet. |
