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First Edition of Keating's EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, Illustrated, 1824 KEATING, William. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823 ... COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. First Edition. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-3/4") volumes in contemporary calf with early rebacking; 16 (ads), xii, [2], [9]-439; vi, [5]-459 pages. Complete with half-title pages. Illustrated with a large folding map and 15 plates. The primary work on Stephen Long's second expedition, compiled by its geologist and historiographer. The excellent plates, engraved by Hill after the drawings of Samuel Seymour, illustrate scenes and Indians on the upper Mississippi. Includes vocabularies of several tribes. FIELD 949: "almost a cyclopedia of material, relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statements regarding the customs, character, and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes, are among the most valuable we have of those people"; GRAFF 2280; HOWES K-20; SABIN 37137: "statements respecting the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have"; WAGNER-CAMP 26b:1. Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set. (#020559) $1,000 https://lnkd.in/dbkvTuF

This is a great step forward in the survey -and understanding - of the ancient infrastructure built buy the indigenous peoples!  https://lnkd.in/d-XdHHKu

Total stations have revolutionized surveying since the '70s, combining precision with modern tech. Their evolution continues to shape the future of accurate measurements 📏 • • • #tools #inventions #history #historymatters #survey

From a Wash Post article on evidence humans were in N. America earlier than previously thought. I myself have a mixed-feelings middle-ground view on peer review, but I'm in a very different field. "The peer-review process is designed to help validate scientific claims, but Lowery argues that in archaeology it often leads to a circle-the-wagon mentality, allowing scientists to wave away evidence that doesn’t support the dominant paradigm. He says he isn’t seeking formal publishing routes because “life’s too short,” comparing this aspect of academic science to “the dumbest game I’ve ever played.”" #metascience #peerreview #science #archaeology #reproducibility #replication #sciencepublishing https://lnkd.in/gjZUS6y6

An etymological map of every U.S. state and capital city. Little-known fact about me: I was born in Great Tidal River.

The following is an excerpt from a story titled "Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War" published in The Conversation US and written in part by University of Tennessee PhD Student in the Department of Geography and Sustainability Katrina Stack. "From the start, the policies for monuments at Gettysburg called for a commemorative landscape that would recall the actions of those who fought and died on the battlefield. In reality, several monuments scattered over the landscape perpetuate the Lost Cause myth, which argues that the Confederate states’ chief goal was simply to protect the sanctity of state rights – whitewashing the atrocities of slavery and romanticizing the antebellum South. In recent decades, however, the park has begun to do more to emphasize slavery in its historical exhibits and descriptions. National Park management policy treats commemorative works as historic features reflecting 'the knowledge, attitudes, and tastes of the persons who designed and placed them.' As a result, the monuments cannot be 'altered, relocated, obscured, or removed, even when they are deemed inaccurate or incompatible with prevailing present-day values.' The Gettysburg website notes that legislation and compliance with federal laws would be required to move many monuments. When Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, he called for Americans to dedicate themselves 'to the unfinished work' of the Union dead, and to dedicate a portion of the battlefield to their memory. A century and a half later, however, the site also illustrates a messy postwar debate: the U.S.’s struggle to reconcile sharply opposed understandings of the Civil War." #UTKArtSci #Geography #UTK

Discover 10 Weird Facts About California in the cliptext section at https://lnkd.in/gjNfei76 (#California, #redwoods, #CaliforniaHistory, #CaliforniaGeography, #LosAngeles, #SanFrancisco, #CaliforniaLaws, #CaliforniaLegal, #DeathValley, #MountWhitney, #CaliforniaWeather)

Discover 10 surprising facts about the US State of Georgia at https://lnkd.in/gANBSGPu (#Georgia, #GeorgiaPolitics, #GeorgiaHistory, #GeorgiaGeography, #UShistory)