Maps and Atlases Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. See maps and atlases depicting the changing landscape of Seattle and other areas in the Pacific Northwest. Take a look at our historic map resources page to browse maps by location.
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Harbor Island Waterfront District, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_6
Date: 1911
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Thank you note from Mrs. Otto A. Case to Frank or Arthur Goodwin, December 29, 1926
Note from Harriett Case thanking Frank or Arthur Goodwin for sending a basket of fruit. Harriett Case was the wife of Otto A. Case, a Seattle City Council Member who went on to become the Washington State Treasurer.
Identifier: spl_sh_00032
Date: 1926-12-29
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James St. Cable Line, Birds Eye View - Looking South, 1904
Map showing the James St. Cable Car route and location of pulleys.
Identifier: spl_maps_2354008
Date: 1904
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing a portion of Duwamish Valley, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_8
Date: 1911
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Chart of the Viti Group or FeeJee Islands by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1840
This map embraces the Viti or Feejee Group, consisting of one hundred and fifty-four islands, with numerous coral reefs, etc.
Identifier: spl_maps_367358_05
Date: 1840
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Lake Union Waterfront District, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_12
Date: 1911
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Proposed Plan of Improvement of Salmon Bay Harbor, 1892
Map showing proposed warehouses and manufacturing areas on the Salmon Bay Waterway, soon to be developed as the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Identifier: spl_maps_2449773
Date: 1892
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Ballard Waterfront District, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_11
Date: 1911
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Rapid Transit Plan, 1970
Map displaying plans for Phase I and Phase II of a proposed Seattle Transit System.
Identifier: spl_maps_2506912
Date: 1970
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South End Industrial Area, Seattle, Washington, 1958
Map compiled for Lambuth, Sill & Co. Real Estate by the Kroll Map Company.
Identifier: spl_maps_2449660
Date: 1958
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