Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest: Maps of Exploration and Discovery: British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Yukon

by Derek Hayes

This regional bestseller is a one-of-a-kind collection of maps created by navigators, explorers, and cartographers who first charted the Northwest. The Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest showcases more than 320 original maps, many never before published. Here are the maps of explorers such as Cook, Vancouver, Bodega y Quadra, Mackenzie, Thompson, and Lewis and Clark. Representing four centuries of discovery and exploration, this unique reference book is a must-have for anyone interested in Northwest history.

Genres: History, Science, Geology, Americana, Maps, Reference, Cartography

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 7, 1999

Reviews

[spike marlin]

This was an excellent book. I took it in chunks and spent a lot of time looking at the maps. The combination of maps and light historical commentary made for enjoyable reading. There are many things I did not know that were traced to me in this book. Well done.

[Hans Gerwitz]

Great survey of regional history through the lens of exploration. The writing is rife with grammar errors, but more troubling is the nonlinear structure. The layout is as if the prose is meant to be read in order, but the text is rather loosely oriented in categories.

Enjoyable regardless!

[Joel]

good way to learn about history of exploration, settlement, political boundaries and map-making. maps were still too small and hard to read even though book is pretty big

[Nancy Anderson]

An important book for this part of the world -- that is, the West Coast. You can look at this book, and others of his, many times over and always find something new.