Maps & Views of Western Washington

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In addition to the useful physical data they are designed to provide, maps and views are rich and subtle indicators of the scientific, social, and aesthetic attitudes specific to a time and place.  When viewed together in a group, these historical artifacts become a chronological testimony of exploration, economics, and politics in a changing world.  As one of the last areas of the North American continent to be explored and settled by the descendants of Europeans, the Pacific Northwest--particularly the region immediately surrounding the system of glacial fjords collectively known as the Puget Sound--has a rich and explosive history of exploration, settlement, and development during the 19th and 20th centuries.  By recording these changes in engraved plates and lithographic stones, the cartographers, printers, and publishers who have mapped Western Washington have preserved a fascinating visual record of the geology and history of our region.

Presented in support of the gallery’s partnership with The Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines. 

Bird’s Eye View of the City of Olympia, WA

Lithograph, 1879
Drawing and publishing by E. S. Glover, Portland, OR
Lithography and printing by A.L. Gancroft & Co., San Francisco.
Reference: Reps 86
Minor damages at outer edges of broad margins, two skillfully
repaired tears at left and right edge of image and two repaired
punctures at upper center
18-7/8 x 29-7/8 inches

[17789]
$3200.

Map of Western Washington Showing Classification of Lands

Lithograph with early printed color, 1898
Map by John W. Rankine & Geo. H. Plummer
Published by Julius Bien & Co., NY
Folds as issued
Sheet: 43-1/2 x 29 inches

28453
$300.

Washington

Map with printed color for Cram’s Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World 
Published by  George F. Cram & Co., 1880-1882
Text verso. Centerfold as issued
Sheet: 18-1/2 x 27 inches

27440
$150.

Standard Map of Seattle 

Color lithograph
Map by Kroll Map Company. Published by Rand McNally for the Commercial Atlas of America, 1920.
Text verso. Centerfold as issued
Sheet: 28 x 20-1/4 inches

27441
$325.

General Views of Whatcom, Sehome, 
Fairhaven and Bellingham, WA

Handcolored wood engravings as published in Northwest Magazine,
Sept. 1889. Text and three additional views verso
Small amount of tape on centerfold, verso
Sheet: 13-1/4 x 20 inches

28591
$185.

U.S. Coast Survey of the Western Coast of the United States (Northern Sheet)

Handcolored engraving, 1855
Drawn by W.B. McMurtrie
Reduced for engraving by A. Lindenkohl
Engravied by G. McCoy, J.V.N. Throop, & App. J.J. Knight
Unfolded impression with visible platemark
26-3/8 x 25-3/4 inches
28594
$400.

The City of Tacoma and its Environs

Handcolored wood engravings
from Harper’s Weekly , June 1891
Various damages including repaired centerfold loss,
staining at left margin edge
Sheet: 16 x 21-3/4 inches

28592
$180.

The United States of North America: 
Pacific States

Litho engraving with outline color, c. 1866
Drawn by J.W. Lowry (English, 1803-1879)
Published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Scotland
13-3/8 x 10 inches

26874c
$175.

Washington and Oregon

Litho engraving with added hand color
Published by William M. Bradley & Brothers, 1886
Centerfold as issued
Sheet: 24-3/8 x 19 inches

27438
$150.

U.S. Coast Survey of Puget Sound, Washington Territory

Handcolored litho engraving, 1867
Compiled and drawn by A. Lindenkohl
Folds as issued with some minor tears along margin edges
Sheet: 31 x 19-3/4 inches

28593
SOLD

Improvement of Mouth of Columbia River Showing Extent of Jetty Construction

Lithograph, 1894
Published by the Friedenwald Co., Baltimore, MD
Folds as issued with some very minor discoloration
Sheet: 20-1/2 x 41 inches

28451
$275.

U.S. Coast Survey of Shoalwater Bay, WA

“By the Hydrographic Party under the command of Liet. James Alden, U.S.N. Asst.”
Handcolored litho engraving, 1856
Drawn and reduced for engraving by A. Boschke & F. Stout
Engravied by J. Young and J.J. Knight & App. F.W. Benner
Folds as issued
Sheet: 27-3/4 x 18-3/4 inches

28450
$275.

Bird’s Eye View of Mt. Vernon, WA Territory
Lithograph, c. 1888
for The West Shore
Minor tear into centerfold in bottom margin
10 x 15-7/8 inches

19062
$225.

Four Remarkable, Supported Poles, In Port Townshend, Gulph of Georgia
Engraving, 1798
Drawn by W. Alexander, from a sketch taken by J. Sykes
Engraved by J. Heath
Crease, some minor spots in margins
6 x 9 inches

10151
SOLD

Hotels of Seattle
(Arlington, Weed, Ingels, Aryault, Bellvieu, Russel)
Original lithograph, c. 1889.
Published by Charles H. Kittinger

17503
$60.

Port Townsend, Washington Territory
Wood engraving in text
19th century (prior to Washington becoming a state in 1889)
3-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches

19105
SOLD

Schools of Seattle
(Denny, South, Sisters Academy, University of Washington, and Central)
Original lithograph, c. 1889.
Published by Charles H. Kittinger

17508
$60.

Stetson and Post Mill, The Snoqualmie Hop Fields
Original lithograph, c. 1890
Published by Chas H. Kittinger
7-1/4 x 4-3/4 inches

9134
$75.

Lake Washington - Bellevue - Renton Water Front

Lithograph, 1911
Map No. 17 for The Bogue Plan, a group of proposed improvements rejected by Seattle voters on March 5, 1912 and named for Municipal Planning Director Virgil G. Bogue (1846-1916).
Published by the Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle
8-7/8 x 27-5/8 inches

17026
$60.

Lake Washington - Juanita - Bellevue Water Front

Lithograph, 1911
Map No. 16 for The Bogue Plan, a group of proposed improvements rejected by Seattle voters on March 5, 1912 and named for Municipal Planning Director Virgil G. Bogue (1846-1916).
Published by the Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle
9-1/16 x 26-1/8 inches

17025
$60.

Lake Union Water Front District

Lithograph, 1911
Map No. 12 for The Bogue Plan, a group of proposed improvements rejected by Seattle voters on March 5, 1912 and named for Municipal Planning Director Virgil G. Bogue (1846-1916).
Published by the Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle
10-3/16 x 28-7/16 inches

16172
$75.

Ballard Water Front District

Lithograph, 1911
Map No. 11 for The Bogue Plan, a group
of proposed improvements rejected by
Seattle voters on March 5, 1912 and
named for Municipal Planning Director
Virgil G. Bogue (1846-1916).
Published by the Municipal Plans
Commission of the City of Seattle
8-7/8 x 26-3/16 inches
17022
$60.