25:
124:
265:. He named the place Giulia after his departed friend, and named eight other nearby lakes after her children. He made the return trip downriver to Fort Saint Anthony and continued south to New Orleans, arriving in December. There he began writing an account of his travels thus far. By late January, it was completed, and it was published a few months later.
249:
Indian guides on his personal quest to find the source of the river. After only a week and a half, his guides abandoned him and he had to carry on alone, seeking help from others he encountered. At some point
Beltrami collected two indigenous flutes, which he later sent back to Italy along with his
240:
Beltrami followed Long and
Taliaferro as they went about exploring and mapping, and interacting with the local Native American tribes. In July, after about three months of this, tension began to grow between Beltrami and the others. He eventually split from their expedition in August, when the group
200:
In 1809, Beltrami became the friend of Giulia Spada de Medici. When she died at the age of 39 in 1820, he put together a collection of writings in her honor. He was distraught by her death, and this, combined with questions about his background during French occupation, led him to travel abroad. He
275:
He returned to New
Orleans in 1825, but soon left to return to Philadelphia where many copies of his book were being stored. The Catholic church was also displeased, and condemned him and his work. By November, he was hobnobbing with elites at festivities surrounding the opening of New York's
296:, and elsewhere, Beltrami made a return trip across the Atlantic in 1826, arriving in London in the late part of the year. He moved to Paris two years later, and joined several scientific societies through the early 1830s.
540:
272:
objects, classified plants and animals, and observed the area's political system. Particularly because of his work with flora, he eventually was included in several scientific societies of France.
229:, who was planning to travel upriver on the Mississippi. Beltrami soon became obsessed with the idea of finding the river's source. In 1823, the two later joined with
440:
307:. He attempted to have his books published in Italy, but the church-led government denied his requests. In his final years, he patterned his life on that of
517:
174:
records in 1793. He apparently had a fair amount of schooling in literature, law, and other subjects before leaving to become a soldier for the
562:
303:, Germany and befriended Josef Anton Mittermaier, a notable jurist of the time. A few years later he finally returned to his estate in
150:
are named for him. He had an extensive network of notable figures for friends and acquaintances, including members of the powerful
89:
61:
547:
142:
in 1823 while on a trip through much of the United States (later expeditions determined a different source). In
Minnesota,
372:
68:
520:
314:, and called himself "Fra Giacomo." Most of his time was spent working in his house and garden. He died there in 1855.
251:
108:
42:
530:
75:
567:
46:
127:
Giacomo
Costantino Beltrami (detail from an 1861 painting, six years after Beltrami's death, by Enrico Scuri)
57:
572:
512:
206:
147:
205:, England in 1822. From there, he sailed to the United States; after two months at sea he arrived in
473:
197:
Beltrami was married to the sister of Count Pietro
Bastogi, a notable Italian railway financier.
35:
261:
On August 28, he found what he believed was the source of the
Mississippi River, as well as the
262:
222:
82:
255:
217:
In the U.S. he also began visiting a number of cities. He eventually began a voyage down the
178:
in 1797. The republic was then an extension of France, and
Beltrami worked his way into the
582:
577:
258:, and is now in the collection of the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali in Bergamo, Italy.
8:
226:
143:
467:
175:
139:
170:, the 16th of 17 children. His exact birth date is unknown because a fire destroyed
138:, author, and explorer, known for claiming to have discovered the headwaters of the
191:
534:
230:
242:
556:
406:(1828) – English translation of the first two books, plus some extra material
293:
234:
527:
360:
Accademia dei
Catenati di Macerata (1821, under the name Alcandro Grineo)
268:
By that time, Beltrami was on a voyage through Mexico where he collected
183:
221:
with the intention of following it to the
Mississippi and then south to
308:
304:
300:
277:
225:. While on board he met with the prominent United States Indian agent,
218:
488:
202:
24:
513:
Giacomo Costantino Beltrami in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia
344:
179:
167:
469:
Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance
171:
163:
337:
Cancelliere di Giustizia nel Dipartamento del Taro (Parma, 1805)
246:
187:
151:
135:
331:
324:
311:
289:
269:
123:
528:
Improbable Explorer: Giacomo Beltrami's Summer of Discovery.
392:
Deux Mots sur les promenades de Paris a Liverpool etc.
254:
artifacts. One of these flutes is the oldest extant
441:"Biographical Outline: Giacomo Costantino Beltrami"
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
548:Italians crossing the Caribbean: two case studies.
381:Société dell'Institut Historique de France (1834)
343:Giudice della Corte del Dipartamento del Musone (
554:
201:visited a number of cities in Europe, reaching
363:Societas Medico-Botanica Londinensis (1828)
323:Ispettore dei Magazzini della Commissione (
486:
378:Société Universelle de Civilization (1833)
212:
422:(1834) – French and Italian, respectively
134:(1779 – January 6, 1855) was an Italian
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
472:. Minnesota Historical Society. p.
398:Le découverte des sources du Mississippi
194:, he was questioned for his activities.
122:
518:Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, 1779–1855.
354:
190:region again came under purview of the
555:
465:
317:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
283:
13:
563:Pre-statehood history of Minnesota
521:Washington University in St. Louis
404:A Pilgrimage in Europe and America
366:Société Géographie di Paris (1829)
340:Vice-Ispettore delle Armate (1806)
209:in December 1822 or January 1823.
166:in the northern Italian region of
14:
594:
506:
350:Medaglia d'Onore di Napoli (1815)
330:Sotto-Ispettore degli Equipaggi (
162:Beltrami was born in the city of
245:, and instead set off with some
23:
447:. Bergamo, Italy. July 25, 2000
385:
34:needs additional citations for
480:
459:
433:
1:
543:Civica Biblioteca di Bergamo.
426:
157:
541:Giacomo Costantino Beltrami.
445:Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai
373:Société Géologique de France
233:as they traveled upriver to
182:government after becoming a
16:Italian explorer (1779–1855)
7:
299:In 1834, Beltrami moved to
132:Giacomo Costantino Beltrami
10:
599:
207:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
533:December 7, 2004, at the
369:Ateneo di Bergamo (1832)
186:. Years later, when the
420:L'Italia ossia scoperte
213:Exploring North America
466:Upham, Warren (1920).
263:Red River of the North
223:New Orleans, Louisiana
128:
568:Duchy of Milan people
256:Native American flute
146:(in Polk County) and
126:
489:"The Beltrami Flute"
416:L'Italie et L'Europe
355:Societal memberships
288:After some trips to
250:collection of other
43:improve this article
487:Clint Goss (2010).
227:Lawrence Taliaferro
546:Miriam Franchina,
526:Michael J. Martin
318:Offices and titles
235:Fort Saint Anthony
176:Cisalpine Republic
129:
58:"Giacomo Beltrami"
573:Italian explorers
140:Mississippi River
119:
118:
111:
93:
590:
500:
499:
497:
495:
484:
478:
477:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
437:
284:Return to Europe
192:papal government
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
598:
597:
593:
592:
591:
589:
588:
587:
553:
552:
535:Wayback Machine
509:
504:
503:
493:
491:
485:
481:
464:
460:
450:
448:
439:
438:
434:
429:
388:
357:
320:
286:
252:Native American
231:Stephen H. Long
215:
160:
148:Beltrami County
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
596:
586:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
551:
550:
544:
537:
524:
515:
508:
507:External links
505:
502:
501:
479:
458:
431:
430:
428:
425:
424:
423:
413:
407:
401:
395:
387:
384:
383:
382:
379:
376:
370:
367:
364:
361:
356:
353:
352:
351:
348:
341:
338:
335:
328:
319:
316:
285:
282:
214:
211:
159:
156:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
595:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
560:
558:
549:
545:
542:
538:
536:
532:
529:
525:
522:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
490:
483:
475:
471:
470:
462:
446:
442:
436:
432:
421:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
389:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
358:
349:
346:
342:
339:
336:
333:
329:
326:
322:
321:
315:
313:
310:
306:
302:
297:
295:
294:Santo Domingo
291:
281:
279:
273:
271:
266:
264:
259:
257:
253:
248:
244:
238:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
210:
208:
204:
198:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
125:
121:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
494:December 13,
492:. Retrieved
482:
468:
461:
449:. Retrieved
444:
435:
419:
415:
409:
403:
397:
391:
386:Bibliography
298:
287:
274:
267:
260:
241:had reached
239:
216:
199:
196:
161:
131:
130:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
583:1779 births
578:1855 deaths
99:August 2024
557:Categories
451:August 31,
427:References
410:Le Mexique
309:Franciscan
305:Filottrano
301:Heidelberg
278:Erie Canal
219:Ohio River
180:Napoleonic
158:Early life
69:newspapers
203:Liverpool
172:baptismal
539:(2000).
531:Archived
345:Macerata
168:Lombardy
154:family.
144:Beltrami
347:, 1809)
334:, 1805)
327:, 1801)
243:Pembina
164:Bergamo
83:scholar
412:(1830)
400:(1824)
394:(1823)
375:(1832)
312:friars
247:Ojibwe
188:Marche
152:Medici
136:jurist
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
332:Parma
325:Turin
290:Haiti
270:Aztec
184:Mason
90:JSTOR
76:books
496:2010
453:2024
418:and
62:news
45:by
559::
474:34
443:.
292:,
280:.
237:.
523:.
498:.
476:.
455:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
