Modern Maps Throw New Light On Samuel Hearne's Route

Samuel Hearne's journey (1770-72) from Hudson Bay to Bloody Falls near the mouth of the Coppermine River has posed some intriguing problems in tracing Hearne's actual route. His own map is of little help mainly because of the inadequate mapping tools at his disposal. Modern topographic map...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization
Main Author: Morse, Eric W
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 1981
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Coppermine River
Hudson Bay
Northwest Territories
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/n051-6200-7124-637x
https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/N051-6200-7124-637X
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Summary:Samuel Hearne's journey (1770-72) from Hudson Bay to Bloody Falls near the mouth of the Coppermine River has posed some intriguing problems in tracing Hearne's actual route. His own map is of little help mainly because of the inadequate mapping tools at his disposal. Modern topographic maps of the Northwest Territories now provide contour lines and are at a scale sufficient to assist in a better interpretation of Hearne's route, particularly in the previously obscure part of it between Contwoyto and Wholdaia lakes.

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