years, he patterned his life on that of Franciscan friars, and called himself "Fra Giacomo." Most of his time was spent working in his house and garden. He died there in 1855. Offices and titles Ispettore dei Magazzini della Commissione (Turin, 1801) Sotto-Ispettore degli Equipaggi (Parma, 1805) Cancelliere di Giustizia nel Dipartamento del Taro (Parma, 1805) Vice-Ispettore delle Armate (1806) Giudice della Corte del Dipartamento del Musone (Macerata, 1809) Medaglia d'Onore di Napoli (1815) Societal memberships Accademia dei Catenati di Macerata (1821, under the name Alcandro Grineo) Societas Medico-Botanica Londinensis (1828) Société Géographie di Paris (1829) Ateneo di Bergamo (1832) Société Géologique de France (1832) Société Universelle de Civilization (1833) Société dell'Institut Historique de France (1834) Bibliography Deux Mots sur les promenades de Paris a Liverpool etc. (1823) Le découverte des sources du Mississippi (1824) A Pilgrimage in Europe and America (1828) – English translation of the first two books, plus some extra material Le Mexique (1830) L'Italie et L'Europe and L'Italia ossia scoperte (1834) – French and Italian, respectively References External links Giacomo Costantino Beltrami in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, 1779–1855. Washington University in St. Louis. Michael J. Martin Improbable Explorer: Giacomo Beltrami's Summer of Discovery. (2000). Giacomo Costantino Beltrami. Civica Biblioteca di Bergamo. Miriam Franchina, Italians crossing the Caribbean: two case studies. Pre-statehood history of Minnesota Italian explorers 1855 deaths 1779 births