Wilderness surveyors, Peter Fidler and Philip Turnor
Explorer Peter Fidler
crossed Alberta to the Rocky Mountains somewhere near the head of
the Little Bow River, near modern day Calgary. (click here for more on Arrowsmith and
Fidler)
Fidler's astronomical data
was given to London mapmaker, Aaron Arrowsmith. In 1795,
Arrowsmith published the first edition of his great and influential
map of North America…'exercised a strong influence on the thinking
of Thomas Jefferson and the actions of his explorers."
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