Seattle Maps

Curated by Jim Vallandingham

City of Seattle - 1890

About:

With two inset maps of the environs of Seattle. This is a subdivision map showing the early expansion of the city. Streeter: “This map shows Seattle before the boom of the nineties, with the original subdivisions and ownerships named and blocked out in different colors.” With the Union Pacific logo in the lower left (compare to the Whitney “Astoria” map). Map is folded into untitled dark brown cloth covers 16x10.

Originally on David Rumsey.