Washington: U. S. Coast Survey Office, 1851. Sea chart. Uncolored lithograph. Sheet measures 27 x 17" This 1851 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart details the mouth of the Columbia River, marking the border between Washington and Oregon. It covers the area from Cape Disappointment (Cape Hancock) and Grays Point in Washington to Point Adams and Tongue Point in Oregon, including the township of Astoria. The chart features extensive bathymetry, depth soundings, and sailing directions, along with notes on tides, currents..... More

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1837. Map. Engraving. Map measures 18" x 16.75" This is a lovely 1837 map of the territories west of the Rocky Mountains. The map stretches from Cape Flattery in Washington, south beyond San Francisco Bay in California. Shoshoco, Eutaw, Shoshonie, Bannack, Tooelican, Skynses and other tribes are identified. Monterey and Astor's establishment of Fort Astoria on the Columbia River are also identified. Several rivers and mountains are depicted with relief shown by hachure throughout the map..... More

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10.75" x 13.25". Classic map of the northwestern states, showing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and part of Montana. At the time of publication, Oregon was the only territory pictured that had official statehood status, having been admitted into the union in 1859. As the gold rush drew increasing populations, Montana was admitted in 1889, followed by Washington the same year, and Idaho in 1890. The map includes..... More