Map of Oregon Territory by Samuel Parker (1838)

Map of Oregon Territory by Samuel Parker (1838)

Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel -- Maps<br>Overland journeys to the Pacific.<br> Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)

1 map; 33 x 59 cm.<br>Scale: 1 inch = 80 miles<br>In 1834, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions appointed Rev. Samuel Parker to go to the Oregon Territory and scout locations for missions there. Parker traveled overland to Oregon in 1835, and traveled as far north as Colville while locating sites for missions near Spokane, Lewiston, and Walla Walla. Eventually, he traveled to Fort Vancouver, and from their obtained free passage by ship to Hawaii, and after some delay there he returned to Boston via Cape Horn. In 1838, he published this map, and the book from which it was taken, as an aid and inducement to future settlers.

Parker, Samuel, 1779-1866.

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1838

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Is found in Journal of an exploring tour beyond the Rocky mountains, under the direction of the A.B.C.F.M. performed in the years 1835, '36, and '37; containing a description of the geography, geology, climate, and productions; and the number, manners, and customs of the natives. With a map of Oregon territory. By Rev. Samuel Parker, A.M.

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