David Thompson : The Great Mapmaker

Hudson was looking for an open water route to the Orient, but he discovered instead an inland sea, a discovery that was to end in tragedy. This film realistically portrays the conflict between a man driven by his dream and the men who would not follow him.

Thompson joignit les rangs de la Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson, en 1784. Mais l'exploration de l'Ouest canadien et la cartographie l'intéressaient plus que le commerce des fourrures. C'est à lui que revient le mérite d'avoir découvert la route qui mène au Pacifique.

To the 15th-century European the dream of a westward route across the sea to the Orient was as challenging as today's probes of outer space. John Cabot was a man eager to make the venture. Here is a vital story, exploring not only the geography of the Renaissance world, but also its social and intellectual character.