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Historic Oregon Nautical Charts, 1868-2009

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

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

The Historic Oregon Nautical Charts consist of superseded navigational maps for the Pacific Coast from California to Washington, navigable bays and rivers on the Oregon Coast, and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.

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The Historic Oregon Nautical Charts consist of superseded navigational maps for the Pacific Coast from California to Washington, navigable rivers and bays on the Oregon Coast, and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.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

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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.

Forms of Material

Maps (documents)
Nautical charts.


Box and Folder Listing