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 Lake Washington-Juanita-Bellevue 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_16
Date: 1911
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Second Supplemental Maps, Lake Union [Portage Bay] Shore Lands, circa 1960
Map depicting land parcels near Portage Bay and Montlake.
Identifier: spl_maps_2479642
Date: 1960
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The City of Seattle Harbor Department, Map of Central Waterfront District, 1916
Map depicting businesses along the waterfront and water depths along piers and in Elliott Bay.
Identifier: spl_maps_2361529
Date: 1916
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Mount Baker Park Addition, 1929
Map showing land parcels in Mount Baker.
Identifier: spl_maps_2365459
Date: 1929
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Lake Washington-Union Bay 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_13
Date: 1911
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Harbor Island and Duwamish Waterway Districts, 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_7
Date: 1911
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing Smith's Cove-West Point District and Railroad Avenue, 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_10
Date: 1911
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Municipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map illustrating Separation of Grades on the Seattle Tide Lands, 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_19
Date: 1911
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McKee's Correct Road Map of Seattle and Vicinity, Washington, U.S.A., 1894
""Showing details of roads and graded streets and positions of principal dwellings and prominent buildings.""
Identifier: spl_maps_2445404
Date: 1894
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