Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River, 1843 - More
Info - By: Joseph N. Nicollet, 1843 - Format: 41 in x 34 in map
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business days - Product ##: 2239 Joseph N. Nicollet (1786-1843)
arrived in the United States from France in 1832 with the
intention of "contributing to the progressive increase of
knowledge in the physical geography of North America." His
emigration was probably also due in part to some unfortunate
financial speculations, for his career in Europe had been one of
distinction. He showed rare mathematical ability as a child, and
by the age of nineteen he was teaching -- first Chambery, France
and later in the College Louis-le-Grand. While still in his
thirties he was decorated with the medal of the Legion of Honor.
One of his mentors was the renowned astronomer and mathematician
Pierre Simon Laplace. After moving to the United States,
Nicollet devoted the rest of his life to the mapping of the
Mississippi River valley. Without