Joseph Nicollet on the Plains and Prairies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780873512909)

In 1838 and 1839 French scientist Joseph N. Nicollet led two expeditions into the land between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. His findings were published in the first authentic map of the region, a document that influenced mapmakers in the United States for generations.

This book contains translations of journals, letters, and notes produced during those expeditions, which visited landmarks like the Pipestone Quarry in Minnesota and Fort Pierre, the Coteau des Prairies, and Devil's Lake in the Dakotas. Nicollet met often with Dakota people in the region, and his observations are a valuable record of their way of life.

Author: Joseph N. Nicollet
ISBN-10: 0873512901
ISBN-13: 9780873512909
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/1993
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.91d