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title: Zebulon Pike
author: Charles Willson Peale
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19742/zebulon-pike/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-12-05
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# Zebulon Pike
_Authored by Charles Willson Peale_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19742.jpg)
## Image Caption
Zebulon Pike, American military officer and explorer. He is best known for the mountain in the Rockies that bears his name (Pike's Peak) and for his [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) at the [Battle of York](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2582/battle-of-york/) during the [War of 1812](https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_1812/). Oil on paper portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1808.
Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Peale, C. W. (2024, December 05). Zebulon Pike. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Peale, Charles Willson. "Zebulon Pike." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 05, 2024. .
### MLA
Peale, Charles Willson. "Zebulon Pike." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Dec 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZebulonPikeByPeale.jpg) by [**Charles Willson Peale**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZebulonPikeByPeale.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 05 December 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.