Detailed Chart with an Early Naming of Seattle

"Strait of Juan de Fuca Surveyed by Captain Henry Kellett, R.N. 1847. Haro & Rosario Straits … Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound", U.S. Hydrographic Office

This uncommon lithographed chart details the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound and the waters in the vicinity of the San Juan Islands. It includes an inset chart "Continuation of Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound." Details on the map include thousands of soundings given in fathoms, hachuring of the mountains surrounding the strait, with numerous tribal lands located and named. A few settlements are noted: Victoria, Olympia, Fort Nisqually, Fort Steilcoom, and Seattle. This is a very early mention of Seattle, which was not incorporated until 1865. The incorporation was disbanded in 1867 due to unrest and was not permanently renewed for another two years. Much of the map's cartography is credited to the U.S. Exploring Expeditions of 1841 and 1853. The map is dated 1858, but a note that states "Magnetic Variation in 1866" indicates this is a revised edition.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with a bit of light toning along the folds and a few short fold separations that have been closed on verso with archival tape.