David Thompson (gezgin)

**David Thompson** (30 Nisan 1770 - 10 Şubat 1857) Britanyalı-Kanadalı kürk tüccarı, kadastrocu ve harita yapımcısı. Bazı yerli halklar tarafından "Koo-Koo-Sint" ya da "Stargazer" olarak bilinmektedir. Kariyeri boyunca Kuzey Amerika kıtasının 3,9 milyon kilometrekarelik alanını haritalamış ve bu nedenle de "yaşamış en büyük kara coğrafyacısı" olarak tarif edilmiştir.

## Çalışmaları
* 1814: Map of the North-West Territory of the Province of Canada
* 1897: *[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord?id=3de1bded3c9598b4 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: *[http://link.library.utoronto.ca/champlain/item_record.cfm?Idno=9_96855&lang=eng&query=thompson%20AND%20david&searchtype=Author&startrow=1&Limit=All 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: *[https://archive.today/20130101104245/http://link.library.utoronto.ca/champlain/item_record.cfm?Idno=9_96867&lang=eng&query=9_96867&searchtype=Bibrecord&startrow=1&Limit=All 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" 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" Contemporary and Historical Maps: David Thompson (Andreas N. Korsos|Publisher: Arcturus Consulting)

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* 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)

## Konuyla ilgili yayınlar
* Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection
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* Elle Andra-Warner, 2010. David Thompson: A Life of Adventure and Discovery. Heritage House Publishing Co.Ltd.

## Dış bağlantılar
* 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
* Complete text of David Thompson's ''Narrative'' (Tyrrell edition) Champlain Society digital collection
* Complete text of David Thompson's ''Narrative'' (Glover edition) Champlain Society digital collection
* Contemporary and Historical Maps
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* Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* "The greatest land geographer who ever lived: A short history" by J.B. Tyrell
* David Thompson Canadian Fur Trader and Mapmaker
* DavidThompson200: bicentennial commemorations of Thompson's explorations
* The Writings of David Thompson 
* David Thompson Papers, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library 
* Find a Grave: David Thompson