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Zebulon Pike's Notebook of Maps, Traverse Tables, and Meteorological Observations

  • 1805 - 1807

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To view all 94 pages of this notebook, see the PDF file in the National Archives online catalog.

Zebulon Pike’s notebook of his ascent of the Mississippi River is a raw collection of observations that would result in a valuable map for subsequent voyagers.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Adjutant General's Office.

National Archives Identifier: 5928242

Full Citation: Zebulon Pike’s Notebook of Maps, Traverse Tables, and Meteorological Observations; 1805 – 1807; Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, Record Group 94. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/zebulon-pikes-notebook-of-maps-traverse-tables-and-meteorological-observations/, July 6, 2026]

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