City of Seattle and Environs; Washington Western United States

City of Seattle and Environs; Washington Western United StatesA very nice map of the Seattle area at the turn of the last century. This map shows the city and surrounding areas before the connection between Lake Washington and Puget Sound was made by the Montlake Cut a few years later. The map extends from Alki Point north to Salmon Bay, the present day Shilshole Marina area, and east to Lake Washington's western shore.

One watermark is of a heraldic lion standing on a pedestal labeled with "Honig" and the initials JH & Z

thick paper edition

and inlets

the Dardanelles and the Strait of Gibraltar

which Cook named the Sandwich Islands

According to Wheat & Brun (443)

and economic strength

City of New York

The map in its present form was first issued in 1852

A map of the area surrounding Mexico City during the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848)

and Rockaway Beach

Two inset maps of Florida and Newfoundland are shown in the lower right