Pacific Steam Whaling Co: Antique Map of Alaska, 1901
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Antique map of Alaska featuring the routes of steamers, canneries, and whaling stations belonging to the Pacific Steam Whaling Company. The map served as a promotional tool for the firm with numerous notations (in red) designed to appeal to speculators and fortune seekers for example: "Gold", "Gold Placer Diggings", "Gold and Copper Deposits", "Silver Ahead" and "Cape Nome Gold Field".
Published by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, 30 California Street, San Francisco and Corner of 1st Ave and Yesler Way, Seattle. According to the cover the coverage includes "Nome, Teller City, Behring City, Golofnin, Western Alaska, Cooks Inlet and Copper River gold diggings." Manuscript ink annotation with "Waldez" and a circle just below the town of Valdez. Routes include the whaling steamer's route to Port Clarence,; the mail steamer's route to Cape Nome from Unalaska; routes to Bristol Bay, Prince William's Sound, and Seattle to Unalaska. Folding map of Alaska unfolds to its full extent of 22" W x 17" H.
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Very Good. Clean with a few repaired and now invisible tears at the folds with no loss.
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Pacific Steam Whaling Co: Antique Map of Alaska, 1901
Estimate $210 - $240
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