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Map of Pacific, Washington Territory / Dr. E. White

Description: Note with map is a page from Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923. It notes this town was founded by Dr. Elijah White in about 1848 but failed and ten years later was reduced to a few houses. By 1915 there was no vestige of the town left. The town was laid out near the mouth of the Columbia River. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Map of Pacific, Washington Territory.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [ca. 1848]
Call number: 402091
Creator: White, Elijah (1806-1879)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 53 x 68 cm
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Map of the Washington Irrigated Colony

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Old shelf number: eph J4-7(5). "The Washington Colony was inaugurated in February, 1878, with five sections of land, Lots 1 to 176, inclusive, which sold so rapidly that the company has added six additional sections, adjoining, of equally good first quality land, Lots 177 to 348, inclusive, this April, 1879." A four page newspaper describing "The Washington Irrigated Colony" in great depth. Centered on the town of Covell, a birds-eye view on the first page along with a greatly distorted submap of California act as inducements for buyers. The offices of the colony are in San Francisco. The colony map is on page four. This appears to now be the town of Easton. Submaps: Birds-eye view; Southern California; Map of the town of Covell. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Letterpress. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J-4-7(5).

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Mount Vernon : modification of an original map drawn by George Washington

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A photoreproduction of an original map by Washington. Includes reduced photocopy in same folder. Dated per OPAC reference. Embossed Leet Bros. stamp. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Photoreproduction.

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Map of the Oregon Territory

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This map also occurs in Wilkes' Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. Atlas. Philadelphia, 1845. Inset map of the Columbia River. Great Salt Lake is named Youta Lake. Sub map: Columbia River reduced from a survey made by the U. S. Ex.Ex. 1841. "New York, J. H. Young & Sherman & Smith" "By the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander, 1841." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 152701.

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Map of the Oregon Territory

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This map, with the imprint "New York, J. H. Young & Sherman & Smith" also occurs in Wilkes' Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. Atlas. Philadelphia, 1845. Inset map of the Columbia River. See 152702 for a copy of this map with the Young, Sherman & Smith imprint. Great Salt Lake is named Youta Lake. Sub map: Columbia River reduced from a survey made by the U. S. Ex.Ex. 1841. "By the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander, 1841." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 152701.

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Map of the Oregon Territory / by the U.S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes Esqr. Commander

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Alt. title from cover. "Note: The northern part of this map contains the latest information from the Hudson Bay Company, and the Eastern part, that of Lieut. Fremont's U.S.T.E. Exploration on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains." Faint MS note on inside of cover reads, "From the Atlas to Wilkes Ex. Exp. 1845." Map noting northern boundary as 54°40' and Queen Charlotte Island named Washington or Queen Charlotte Island. Great Salt Lake is called Youta Lake. Submap: Columbia River reduced from a survey by U.S. Ex. Ex. 1841. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Map of Flavel, Clatsop Co. Oregon

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A real estate sales map for an area close to Astoria, Oregon, now probably names Fort Stevens. Sub map shows the mouth of the Columbia River. See also 150223 for another copy bearing information on the verso about Flavel. Sub map: Key Map of mouth of the Columbia River. Key Map note: Hydrography from a Survey made by the Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., in May-June, 1895. "Property of the Flavel Land & Development Co. S. H. Brown Jr, President, Boston, Mass., J. M. Turney, Secretary, Flavel, Oregon." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: No. 62 150197 F1/1.

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