151 Wagon Roads of Minnesota 1879 vancouver island Clark's map is the first

Clark's map is the first to show the Rocky Mountains and the headwaters of the Missouri and Columbia rivers with notable accuracy and proved to be a major contribution to American geographic knowledge

The map features three different panels

new routes created

the North Trails area in particular

where both the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land are also situated

151 Wagon Roads of Minnesota 1879 vancouver island Clark's map is the firstRand, McNally & Co.'s Minnesota Rand, McNally & Co.s map of Minnesota is part of a larger body of work published in the Rand, McNally & Co.'s Business Atlas (1878 1879). William Rand and Andrew McNally were American publishers of maps, atlases, and globes that served a number of purposes including reference, travel, educational books, and business. The company was founded in 1856, and in 1872 Rand, McNally & Co. produced its first map which was a