

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Father Pierre Jean De Smet, the Mapmaker
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Award-winning author Sally Thompson reveals how De Smet’s maps influenced treaties, boundaries, and Western history.About this EventAward-winning author and anthropologist Sally Thompson brings Cartography Comes Alive to life with Father Pierre Jean De Smet, the Mapmaker. In this talk, Thompson traces how a restless young Belgian Jesuit unexpectedly became one of the most influential mapmakers of the 19th century. Drawing on newly discovered illustrated field journals and decades of research, she reveals how De Smet’s maps shaped treaty negotiations, territorial boundaries, and relationships that still matter today. Audiences will gain fresh insight into the intersection of cartography, culture, and power as De Smet navigated spiritual mission, tribal diplomacy, and American expansion across the Rocky Mountains.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/missoula/father-pierre-jean-de-smet-the-mapmaker/100001979937736067
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Missoula
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Xplorer Maps
- **lat**: 46.8667315
- **long**: -114.0153966
- **full address**: Xplorer Maps, 1245 S 3rd ST W, Missoula, United States

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- **organizer**: Xplorer Maps (https://allevents.in/org/xplorer-maps/24027105)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Xplorer Maps, 1245 S 3rd ST W, Missoula, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Xplorer Maps
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Father Pierre Jean De Smet, the Mapmaker ?
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