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Early Topographical Maps of the Oregon Coast, 1868-1915View associated digital content.

The Early Topographical Maps of the Oregon Coast document topographical surveys of the central Oregon coast conducted by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1868 and 1887 with updates added through the 1910s. The maps are high-quality reproductions.
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ID: MAPS CoastTopo
Extent: 0.25 cubic feet
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Scope and Content Notes
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.

Arrangement
Preferred Citation: Topographical Maps of the Oregon Coast (MAPS CoastTopo), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: These materials were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.
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Container List

Series 1: Topographical Reconnaissance Maps, 1868-1915 Add to Shelf
Series I consists of reproductions of topographical reconnaissance maps of the Oregon Coast prepared by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
UnitID: Series I
Folder-Item 1.1: Register No. 1086. Topography of Cape Foulweather and Entrance to Yaquina Bay, 1868 Add to Shelf
Map prepared by A. W. Chase at a 1:10,000 scale. Map also includes details added through 1915.
Folder-Item 1.2: Register No. 1776. Coast of Oregon from Yaquina Head to Cascade Head, 1887 Add to Shelf
Map prepared by Cleveland Rockwell at a 1:40,000 scale with approximate 50-foot contour intervals. Map also includes details added through 1914.
Folder-Item 1.3: Register No. 1809. Yaquina Bay to Alsea River, 1887 Add to Shelf
Map prepared by E. F. Dickins at a 1:40,000 scale with approximate 50-foot contour intervals. Map also includes details added through 1914.
Folder-Item 1.4: Register No. 1810. Alsea River to Heceta Head, 1887 Add to Shelf
Map prepared by E. F. Dickins at a 1:40,000 scale with approximate 50-foot contour intervals. Map also includes details added through 1914.
Folder-Item 1.5: Register No. 1811. Heceta Head to Umpqua River, 1887 Add to Shelf
Map prepared by E. F. Dickins at a 1:40,000 scale with approximate 50-foot contour intervals. Map also includes details added through 1914.
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