Grahic Jump Location
The frontispiece of expedition member Patrick Gass' Journal of the Voyages and Travels of A Corps of Discovery, published
in 1810, shows a potential, rather than actual, danger of the journey. Members
of the expedition endured snakebites, frostbite, malaria, dysentery, syphilis,
gonorrhea, bear attacks, and other hazards. (Credit: Courtesy of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
Bloodletting (shown here in this 1804 print) was a common medical
practice during the early 19th century, and was employed by Lewis during the
expedition. (Credit: National Library of Medicine)
Grahic Jump Location
The frontispiece of expedition member Patrick Gass' Journal of the Voyages and Travels of A Corps of Discovery, published
in 1810, shows a potential, rather than actual, danger of the journey. Members
of the expedition endured snakebites, frostbite, malaria, dysentery, syphilis,
gonorrhea, bear attacks, and other hazards. (Credit: Courtesy of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
Bloodletting (shown here in this 1804 print) was a common medical
practice during the early 19th century, and was employed by Lewis during the
expedition. (Credit: National Library of Medicine)
Grahic Jump Location
The frontispiece of expedition member Patrick Gass' Journal of the Voyages and Travels of A Corps of Discovery, published
in 1810, shows a potential, rather than actual, danger of the journey. Members
of the expedition endured snakebites, frostbite, malaria, dysentery, syphilis,
gonorrhea, bear attacks, and other hazards. (Credit: Courtesy of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
Bloodletting (shown here in this 1804 print) was a common medical
practice during the early 19th century, and was employed by Lewis during the
expedition. (Credit: National Library of Medicine)