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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States Nautical Charts, 1853-1864View associated digital content.

The Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States Nautical Charts consist of three sheets depicting the Pacific coastline from San Diego to the Canadian border prepared by the United States Coast Survey.
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ID: MAPS WestCoast
Extent: 0.1 cubic feet
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Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Statement on Description:

We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online.

Materials in this collection may use racist, derogatory, or harmful language to describe places, bodies of water, landforms, and other natural or man-made features. A project to identify and describe specific instances of harmful language in this collection is underway.

Since this language is written or printed on the maps themselves, we have left it unchanged. We acknowledge the racism represented by this language and the harm it may cause our users. Providing access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes or behavior depicted therein.

Preferred Citation: Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States Nautical Charts (MAPS WestCoast), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The middle and northern sheets were acquired by the Oregon State University Library in 1966. All sheets were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries Historic Maps Collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2013.
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