Map of the Oregon Territory (1841)

Map of the Oregon Territory (1841)

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1 map ; 57 x 70 cm., on sheet 63 x 92 cm.<br>Relief shown by hachures<br>Inset: Columbia River, reduced from a survey / made by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1841. -- Scale ca. 1:700,000<br>Scale ca. 1:3,500,000 <br>In 1836, Congress approved the sum of $300,000 for a purely scientific exploratory expedition. The expedition, headed by Charles Wilkes, left in 1838 and returned in 1842. The scientific expedition visited at least cursorily most every non-civilized coastal area in the world, including the Pacific Northwest in 1841. Other areas visited include South America, New Zealand, Hawaii, the East Indies, Australia, and South Pacific islands too numerous to list. This expedition also provided the first proof of the existence of the continent of Antarctica. <br>A large number of Puget Sound names which are still in use today were provided by Wilkes' expedition, Commencement Bay (where he started his charting of the sound) and Elliott Bay among them.

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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1841

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Is found in Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes ... With illustrations and maps. In five volumes ...

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