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Subject:  Lewis & Clark Exhibit and Map Lectures at Newberry
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005
From: Smith Center <[log in to unmask]>
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EXHIBIT
The "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country" exhibit at the Newberry
Library in Chicago features approximately 120 items, including books,
manuscripts, maps, artwork, and photography from the Newberry Library's
renowned American Indian and American history collections, as well as
artifacts on loan from peer institutions, cultural organizations along
the Lewis and Clark route, and private collections. Highlights of the
exhibit include: a hand-written diary of the expedition by private
Joseph Whitehouse, the earliest printed journal of the expedition by
sergeant Patrick Gass, a manuscript map of the expedition from 1811, six
original sketches of western Indians by George Catlin, and rare editions
of tribal folklore. The exhibit runs from 28 September 2004 through 14
January 2006. Admission is free. Additional information is available at
http://www.newberry.org/programs/Lewis_Clark05.html

MAP LECTURES
Two map lectures will be held in conjunction with the exhibit. The
Lectures are sponsored by the Newberry Library and the Chicago Map
Society, and are free and open to the public. Reservations are
appreciated; to make a reservation, leave your name at 312-255-3689 or
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20 October 2005, 5:30 PM light refreshments, 6:00 lecture
"Across the Wide Missouri: Maps of the Indian Country Before Lewis and
Clark"
Speaker: W. Raymond Wood (University of Missouri)
Location: The Newberry Library - Ruggles Hall
Description: Mapping the Missouri began, not with Lewis and Clark in
1803, but in 1714 with the expedition of Etienne Vèniard de Bourgmont.
In fact, the river remained poorly known by Europans and Americans until
1797, when the Spanish expedition led by James Mackay and John Thomas
Evans returned to St. Louis. Seven years later, their charts provided
detailed maps for the first full year of the Corps of Discovery's
journey. The extent of these early maps' dependence on Indian informants
is not known, but Native American charts, though created with different
frames of reference, showed vast areas of the Louisiana Purchase with
great accuracy.

10 November 2005, 5:30 PM light refreshments, 6:00 lecture
"Mapping the West with Lewis and Clark"
Speaker: Ralph Ehrenberg
Location: The Newberry Library - Ruggles Hall
Description: One of Thomas Jefferson's major objectives in sending the
Corps of Discovery on this epic adventure was to map the vast region
acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. Ralph Ehrenberg, an
internationally recognized authority on the history of cartography, has
directed two of the most important map collections in the world at the
Library of Congress and the National Archives. In an illustrated talk,
he will describe Lewis and Clark's preparation and training, their
knowledge of the Trans-Mississippi West on the eve of the expedition,
their surveying and mapping techniques, and the role of maps prepared by
Indians and fur traders. Finally, Ehrenberg will discuss the preparation
and printing of the published maps associated with the expedition,
focusing on a number of historical maps on display in the exhibit,
including a manuscript map prepared shortly after the return of the
expedition.

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