Historic Oregon Nautical Charts, 1868-2009

Collection Overview

Title: Historic Oregon Nautical Charts, 1868-2009

Predominant Dates: 1938-1999

ID: MAPS Nautical

Primary Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Extent: 9.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Historic Oregon Nautical Charts are arranged in 3 series: I. Pacific Coast, 1888-2007; II. Approaches, Bays, and Rivers on the Oregon Coast, 1868-2005; and III. Columbia and Willamette Rivers, 1884-2009. Within each series, the charts are arranged numerically.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Content Notes

The Historic Oregon Nautical Charts consist of superseded navigational maps for the Pacific Coast from California to Washington, navigable rivers and bays on the Oregon Coast, and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. The collection includes charts for Coos, Tillamook, and Yaquina Bays and the Coquille, Nehalem, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and Yaquina Rivers. The charts vary in scale from 1:10,000 to 1:1,000,000, with the maps of the Oregon coastal rivers and bays and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers providing the most detail.

In addition to depth soundings of the open ocean, the charts depict lights, buoys, and radio beacons along the coast; topography of lands near the coast or waterways; and jetties, rock formations, and reefs. The charts include some roads and other features along the coastline.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 413 maps; 25 map folders and 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: All the charts were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries Historic Maps Collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2013.

Related Materials: Nautical charts of the 1850s-1860s are available in the Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States Nautical Charts (MAPS WestCoast). Detailed maps of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers are included in the Planimetric Maps of Oregon and Washington (MAPS Planimetric).

Preferred Citation: Historic Oregon Nautical Charts (MAPS Nautical), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Coasts--Pacific States--Maps.
Columbia River--Maps.
Coos Bay (Or. : Bay)--Maps.
Coquille River (Or.)--Maps.
Estuaries--Oregon--Maps.
Harbors--Oregon--Maps.
Natural Resources
Nehalem River (Or.)--Maps.
Pacific Coast (Or.)--Maps.
Pacific States--Maps.
Port of Portland (Or.)
Rivers--Oregon--Maps.
Siuslaw River (Or.)--Maps.
Tillamook Bay (Or.)--Maps.
Umpqua River (Or.)--Maps.
Willamette River (Or.)--Maps.
Yaquina Bay (Or.)--Maps.
Yaquina River (Or.)--Maps.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Pacific Coast, 1888-2007

Series I consists of nautical charts of the Pacific Coast from California to Washington. Most of the charts depict sections of the Oregon coast.

Extent: 135 sheets

Folder-Item 1.1: West Coast of North America, 1975-1997: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 1.2: San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands, 1984-1996: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 25.1: Pacific Coast from San Franciso Bay to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 1888
Folder-Item 2.1: Monterey Bay to Coos Bay, 1948-1972: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 2.2: Cape Blanco to Cape Flattery, 1961-1973: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 2.3: San Francisco to Cape Flattery, 1961-1973: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 2.4: Trinidad Head to Cape Blanco, 1940-1971: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 3.1: Cape Blanco to Yaquina Head, 1940-1973: Extent: 8 sheets
Folder-Item 3.2: Pyramid Point to Cape Sebastian, 1940-1974: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 25.2: Point St. George to Umpqua River, 1891
Folder-Item 3.3: Yaquina Head to Columbia River, 1932-1973: Extent: 8 sheets
Folder-Item 3.4: Cape Sebastian to Humbug Mountain, 1939-1973: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 4.1: Port Orford to Cape Blanco, 1940-1974: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 4.2: Columbia River to Destruction Island, 1940-1973: Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 4.3: Pacific Coast - Cape Lookout to Grays Harbor, 1899
Folder-Item 5.1: San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Archipelago, 1963-1973: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 6.1: Cape Blanco to Cape Flattery, 1975-2003: Extent: 10 sheets
Folder-Item 6.2: San Francisco to Cape Flattery, 1975-2001: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 6.3: Monterey Bay to Coos Bay, 1974-2007: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 7.1: Columbia River to Destruction Island, 1975-2004: Extent: 8 sheets
Folder-Item 7.2: Yaquina Head to Columbia River, 1975-1997: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 8.1: Cape Blanco to Yaquina Head, 1975-1991: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 8.2: Port Orford to Cape Blanco, 1978-1999: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 8.3: Trinidad Head to Cape Blanco, 1975-1996: Extent: 3 sheets
Folder-Item 8.4: Cape Sebastian to Humbug Mountain, 1990
Folder-Item 8.5: Pyramid Point to Cape Sebastian, 1982-1990: Extent: 2 sheets

Series 2: Approaches, Bays, and Rivers on the Oregon Coast, 1868-2005

Series II consists of detailed charts of navigable rivers and bays on the Oregon Coast. These include approaches to the bays as well as estuaries. These charts are primarily at 1:10,000 and 1:20,000 scale. They include jetties, off shore rock features, and reefs as well as roads, streets, and other on-shore features.

Extent: 98 sheets

Folder-Item 26.1: Yaquina River Entrance, 1868: With inset map of entrance in May 1870.
Folder-Item 9.1: Coquille River Entrance, 1940-1973: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 10.1: Coos Bay, 1940-1974: Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 10.2: Umpqua River, Pacific Ocean to Reedsport, 1948-1972: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 26.2: Siuslaw River, 1938-1972: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 11.1: Yaquina Bay and River, 1960-1973: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 11.2: Approaches to Yaquina Bay, 1956-1972: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 12.1: Yaquina River and Approaches, 1931
Folder-Item 12.2: Tillamook Bay, 1932-1973: Extent: 8 sheets
Folder-Item 12.3: Nehalem River, 1939-1973: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 13.1: Nehalem River, 1978-2004: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 13.2: Tillamook Bay, 1975-2002: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 13.3: Approaches to Yaquina Bay, 1974-1998: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 13.4: Yaquina Bay and River, 1975-1991: Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 26.3: Siuslaw River, 1974-1985: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 14.1: Umpqua River, 1974-2001: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 14.2: Coos Bay, 1974-2005: Extent: 13 sheets

Series 3: Columbia and Willamette Rivers, 1884-2009

Series III consists of charts of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers as well as the Port of Portland. These charts are of moderate scale, ranging from 1:10,000 to 1:40,000. The 1880s and 1890s sheets of the Columbia River depict vegetation types along the river, islands, and braided channels. More recent maps of the Columbia River show dams, spillways, and fish ways.

Extent: 190 sheets

Folder-Item 15.1: Columbia River Sheet 1, 1890
Folder-Item 15.2: Columbia River Sheet 4, Grim's Island to Kalama, 1888
Folder-Item 15.3: Columbia River Sheet 5, Kalama to Fales Landing, 1888
Folder-Item 15.4: Columbia River Sheet 6, Fales Landing to Portland, 1888
Folder-Item 26.4: Approach to the Columbia River, 1884
Folder-Item 15.5: Columbia River Sheet 2, 1890
Folder-Item 15.6: Columbia River Sheet 3, 1911
Folder-Item 15.7: Columbia River Sheet 4, 1888
Folder-Item 15.8: Columbia River Sheet 5 - Kalama to Fales Landing, 1888
Folder-Item 15.9: Columbia River Sheet 6 - Fales Landing to Portland, 1904
Folder-Item 15.10: Columbia River Sheet 7 - Vancouver to Reed Island, 1904-1932: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 16.1: Columbia River Entrance (Pacific Ocean) to Harrington Point, 1938-1974: Extent: 11 sheets
Folder-Item 16.2: Columbia River, Harrington Point to Crims Island, 1940-1974: Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 17.1: Columbia River, Crims Island to Saint Helens, 1940
Folder-Item 17.2: Columbia River, Crims island to Saint Helens; Columbia River, Saint Helens to Vancouver, 1957-1974: Sheet 6154 is on the verso of sheet 6153.; Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 17.3: Columbia River, St. Helens to Willamette River, Including Vancouver and Portland, 1940
Folder-Item 17.4: Port of Portland including Vancouver, 1940-1973: Extent: 10 sheets
Folder-Item 18.1: Columbia River, Vancouver to Bonneville, 1948
Folder-Item 18.2: Columbia River, Vancouver to Bonneville; Columbia River, Bonneville to the Dalles, 1953-1973: Sheet 6157 is on the verso of sheet 6156.; Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 19.1: Columbia River, Lake Celilo, 1961-1973: Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 19.2: Columbia River, John Day Dam to Blalock, 1961-1973: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 19.3: Columbia River, Sundale to Heppner Junction, 1961-1972: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 19.4: Columbia River, Thanksgiving Island to Coyote Island, 1961-1972: Extent: 3 sheets
Folder-Item 19.5: Columbia River, Blalock Island to McNary Dam, 1961-1971: Extent: 3 sheets
Folder-Item 19.6: Columbia River, McNary Dam to Juniper, 1960-1971: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 19.7: Columbia River, Juniper to Pasco, 1960-1973: Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 19.8: Swan Island Basin, Willamette River, 1955-1972: Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 20.1: Willamette River, Portland to Walnut Eddy; Willamette River, Walnut Eddy to Newberg, 1956-1971: Sheet 6172 is on the verso of sheet 6171.; Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 20.2: Willamette River, Walnut Eddy to Newberg, 1953
Folder-Item 21.1: Columbia River, Pacific Ocean to Harrington Point, 1975-2008: Extent: 13 sheets
Folder-Item 21.2: Columbia River, Harrington Point to Crims Island, 1974-1998: Extent: 10 sheets
Folder-Item 22.1: Columbia River, Crims Island to Saint Helens and Saint Helens to Vancouver, 1975-2000: Extent: 10 sheets
Folder-Item 22.2: Columbia River, Saint Helens to Vancouver, 2000-2009: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 22.3: Port of Portland including Vancouver, 1975-2009: Extent: 12 sheets
Folder-Item 22.4: Swan Island Basin, Willamette River, 1974-2005: Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 23.1: Willamette River, Portland to Walnut Eddy and Walnut Eddy to Newberg, 1974-2002: Extent: 6 sheets
Folder-Item 23.2: Columbia River, Vancouver to Bonneville and Bonneville to The Dalles, 1975-2005: Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 23.3: Columbia River, Bonneville to The Dalles, 2001
Folder-Item 23.4: Columbia River, Lake Celilo, 1975-1990: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 24.1: Columbia River, John Day Dam to Blalock, 1975-1979: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 24.2: Columbia River, Sundale to Heppner Junction, 1974-1982: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 24.3: Columbia River, Alderdale to Blalock Islands, 1974-1982: Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 24.4: Columbia River, Blalock Islands to McNary Dam, 1979-1984: Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 24.5: Columbia River, McNary Dam to Juniper, 1979-1990: Extent: 3 sheets
Folder-Item 24.6: Columbia River, Juniper to Pasco, 1978