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313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Emily Pothast (email) • 206 624.6700
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Maps & Views of Western Washington
Available Works
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.
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U.S. Coast Survey of Reconnaissance of Duwamish Bay and Seattle Harbor
Litho-engraving by J.J. Knight & F.W. Benner after drawing by J. R. Key, 1854. Stain along fold.
10 x 8-1/8 inches.
[BLD012]
$200 framed
U.S. Coast Survey of Port Ludlow (Washington Territory)
Litho-engraving, 1856. Engraved by Louis A. Sengteller (1813-1883), drawn by Adolph Lindenkohl (d. 1904). Stains along folds.
14-1/2 x 11 inches showing.
[BLD011]
$150 framed
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. Reps 86. Apart from minor damages at the outer edges of broad margins, there are two skillfully repaired tears at left and right edge of image and two repaired puncture tears a tupper 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
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
Hotels of Seattle
(Arlington, Weed, Ingels, Aryault, Bellvieu, Russel) Original lithograph, c. 1889. Published by Charles H. Kittinger.
[17503].
$60
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]
$65
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. 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.
9-1/16 x 26-1/8 inches.
[17025]
$60
Lake Union Water Front District
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.
10-3/16 x 28-7/16 inches.
[16172]
$75
Ballard Water Front District
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 26-3/16 inches.
[17022]
$60
