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Mapping the Northwest - 18th Century
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David Thompson: The Man Who Looks at Stars

Summary

1770 Born in Westminster, London, England
1784 Moves to Canada to apprentice for the Hudson's Bay Company
1788 Breaks his leg and begins studying surveying and map-making
1795 Appointed Hudson's Bay Company surveyor
1797 Moves to the North West Company
1799 Marries Charlotte Small
1812 Retires from North West Company
1817-27 Works for Boundary Commission
1857 Dies in Longueuil, Canada East (now called Quebec)

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