# David Thompson (explorador)

David Thompson (1770-1857) va ser un comerciant de pells i cartògraf anglocanadenc. Va cartografiar 3,9 milions de km² d'Amèrica del Nord. Va ser el primer europeu a navegar al llarg de tot el riu Columbia.

## Obra

* 1814: Mapa del North-West Territory de la Província del Canadà
* 1897: New light on the early history of the greater Northwest: the manuscript journals of Alexander Henry, fur trader of the North West Company, and of David Thompson, official geographer and explorer of the same company, 1799–1814 : exploration and adventure among the Indians on the Red, Saskatchewan, Missouri and Columbia Rivers (edited by Elliott Coues)
* 1916: David Thompson's narrative of his explorations in western America, 1784–1812 (edited by J.B. Tyrell)
* 1950: David Thompson's journals relating to Montana and adjacent regions, 1808–1812 (edited by M. Catherine White)
* 1962: David Thompson's narrative, 1784–1812 (edited by Richard Glover)
* 1974: David Thompson's journal of the international boundary survey, 1817–1827 : western Lake Erie, August–September 1819 (edited by Clarke E. Leverette)
* 1993: Columbia Journals (edited by Barbara Belyea)
* 2006: "Moccasin Miles – The Travels of Charlotte Small Thompson 1799–1812 Arxivat 2009-02-27 a Wayback Machine." Contemporary and Historical Maps: Charlotte Small (S. Leanne Playter/Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting)
* 2006/2007: "David Thompson in Alberta 1787–1812"; "David Thompson on the Columbia River 1807–1812"; "The Explorations and Travels of David Thompson 1784–1812"; "Posts and Forts of the North American Fur Trade 1600–1870" Arxivat 2009-02-27 a Wayback Machine. Contemporary and Historical Maps: David Thompson (Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting)

## Referències

* ↑ David Thompson's narrative of his explorations in western America, 1784–1812 (edited by J.B. Tyrell)

## Bibliografia

* «Thompson, David». Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Library and Archives Canada, 2000. [Consulta: 2 juny 2007].
* Jenish, D'Arcy. Epic wanderer: David Thompson and the mapping of the Canadian West. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2003. ISBN 978-0-385-65973-4.
* Thompson, David. Columbia Journals. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-7735-0989-4.
* «David Thompson Canada's greatest Geographer». David Thompson Things. David Thompson Things. Arxivat de l'original el 8 de desembre 2015. [Consulta: 23 juny 2007].
* Arcturus Consulting. Còpia arxivada [mapa]. (2007) ISBN 978-0-9783707-2-5. [Consulta: 3 desembre 2015]. Arxivat 2009-02-28 a Wayback Machine.
* 2006: "Moccasin Miles – The Travels of Charlotte Small Thompson 1799–1812" Contemporary and Historical Maps: Charlotte Small (S. Leanne Playter/Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting)
* Flandrau, Grace. Koo-koo-sint, the Star Man: a chronicle of David Thompson. Great Northern Railway, 1925. Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection
* Haywood, Carl W.. Sometime Only Horses to Eat: David Thompson; The Saleesh House Period 1807–1812: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America. Stonydale Press Publishing Co., 2008.
* Jenish, D'Arcy. Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West. Doubleday Canada, 2003.
* McCart, Joyce and Peter. On the Road with David Thompson. Fifth House, 2000.
* Nisbet, Jack. Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America. Sasquatch Books, 1994.
* Elle Andra-Warner,2010. David Thompson: A Life of Adventure and Discovery. Heritage House Publishing Co.Ltd.

## Enllaços externs

* David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America 1784–1812 Vol's I and II, Champlain Society 1916, PDF (B/W) 25.1 MB
* Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
* The Writings of David Thompson edited by William E. Moreau. Three volumes. This edition of the works of Thompson has been in preparation for the past nine years, and is to be published by The Champlain Society with McGill-Queen's University Press and the University of Washington Press.