New map of the Puget Sound country Charles H. Baker & Co., compilers, (1889)
Title
New map of the Puget Sound country Charles H. Baker & Co., compilers, (1889)
Subject
Puget Sound Region (Wash.) -- Maps.
Description
1 map : col. ; 71 x 53 cm.<br> Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths of harbors shown by soundings. "A valuable compendium of useful information and complete railway and navigation. Guide for travelers and settlers. <br>"Shows railways in operation, under construction, and projected. "Franklin Co., Engravers, Chicago."<br>WSU MASC copy stamped: Compliments of Pacific Realty Company, C.X. Larrabee, President, Fairhaven, Washington. <br>Fairhaven, located towards the top of the map, on the coast, at the center of the concentric rings of red circles indicating distance, would merge with the adjacent town of Whatcom (or New Whatcom) in 1903, and both would change their collective names to Bellingham. The town was in constant competition to become the primary port of the northwest, but would inevitably (once it turned out that the transcontinental railroad would end further south) lose out to other towns, Seattle in particular.
Creator
Charles H. Baker & Co.
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
[United States?] : Charles H. Baker & Co.
Date
1889
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps
Identifier
WSU 366<br>G4282.P8 1899 .C43x
Coverage
United States--Washington State--Puget Sound
Collection
Citation
Charles H. Baker & Co., “New map of the Puget Sound country Charles H. Baker & Co., compilers, (1889),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 22, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1926.