Submitted by EBriggs on Thu, 2013-02-14 23:57
David Thompson (1770–1857), a British-Canadian furtrader and surveyor, mapped 3.9 million square kilometers of North America. Navigating the full length of the Columbia River in 1811, he produced a high-quality map of the river basin. He has been called the greatest land geographer who ever lived.
Reference: MPC 71349
Name:
Davidthompson
Number:
19393
Designation:
1998 DT33
Disc. Date:
1998-02-27
Discoverer:
Elst, E.W.
Disc. Place:
ESO
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