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229:. On 23 December 1788, Thompson had seriously fractured his leg, forcing him to spend the next two winters at Cumberland House convalescing which gave Fidler the opportunity to accompany Turnor on an exploration expedition to the west from 1790 to 1792 attempting to find a route to
241:. Although the river route to the west his employer sought was found not to exist, on this and following expeditions Fidler gathered data for the first of several maps that he produced. Information he gathered was incorporated into the maps of North America produced by
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926:Alberta's Land Surveying History: Peter Fidler
676:(3rd ed.). University of Nebraska Press.
493:. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.).
936:Introducing Peter Fidler during the fur trade
707:. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.).
595:. University of Nebraska Press. p. 230.
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