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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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 49, Township 26N, Range 9E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P49_T26N_R9E
Date: 1889
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 17, Township 20N, Range 5E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P17_T20N_R5E
Date: 1889
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 10, Township 26N, Range 3E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P10_T26N_R3E
Date: 1889
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Pencil sketches of CCC camps: drilling for blasting - the jack-hammer crew; Lake Cushman, Wash.
Identifier: spl_art_N779Pe01
Date: 1934
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Seattle's New Retail Business Centre
Map bound with 1905 Baist's Real Estate Atlas. "Kennedy Co., Seattle" in lower-left corner.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.iii
Date: 1905
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Map of the City of Seattle and Adjacent Territory Accompanying Report of Municipal Plans Commission, 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_2444648_3
Date: 1911
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Invitation from the Officers of the National Guard of Washington to a reception for the Interstate National Guard Association at the Washington State Building on 4 October 1909
Printed invitation particularly requesting the presence of ladies to the reception with dancing to be held at 9:30.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.8
Date: 1909
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Invitation from the New York State Committee to the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition to a reception in honor of Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York at the New York State Building on 2 August 1909
Printed invitation card with seal that is inscribed with the word "Excelsior." Card to be presented for admission to the reception to be held from 3:00 until 5:00.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.4a
Date: 1909
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 02, Township 21N, Range 2E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P02_T21N_R2E
Date: 1889
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Silvana II
Wes Wehr was born on April 17, 1929 in Everett, Washington and was a gifted artist in many areas. As a young man, he tutored Mark Tobey who encouraged him to paint. He documented anecdotes from his interactions with the Northwest artists in his book "The Eighth Lively Art: Conversations with Painters, Poets, Musicians, and the Wicked Witch of the West." He was appointed affiliate curator of the Burke Museum in 1978. He was the impetus for many exhibitions of the art of Helmi Juvonen and remained her friend and benefactor until her death in 1985. Wehr died on April 12, 2004.
Identifier: spl_art_W423Si
Date: 1970
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