| Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
6755 | | Details | Oppenlander, J. H. and H. F. | 1924 |
Fine and rare map of the Columbia River Portland to the Dalles |
Oppenlander, J. H. and H. F. |
1924 |
LOC:400 |
| $2,500.00 | Oppenlander--J--H--and-H--F- | Fine-and-rare-map-of-the-Columbia-River-Portland-to-the-Dalles | A very fine and very long (67") folding map of the Columbia River from Portland to the Dalles, Oregon- a straight-line distance of approximately 71 miles as the Google flies. North oriented to the left. Legend at far left end.
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<img id="6755_1" src="/ZoomifyImages/SC_6755/SC_6755_Detail_1.jpg" alt="Detail of Portland, Oregon region from the Oppenlanders' 1924 map of the Columbia River." width="340"/> <br><br> <font size="-2">Portland, Oregon detail.</font>
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As a collector, beyond all the hachured topography and meticulous colored detail, the map highlights are the numerous Lewis and Clark native-American place names, camps locations, and notes overlaid on the Oppenlanders' 1924 plan of the area.
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<img id="6755_3" src="/ZoomifyImages/SC_6755/SC_6755_Detail_3.jpg" alt="Detail of Dalles region from Oppenlander's map of the Columbia River, 1924." width="340"/> <br><br> <font size="-2">The Dalles region detail, 1924.</font>
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The map is carefully folded into a thirty-nine page booklet with text and photographs. From the Penland Guide Series' "The Columbia River Guide and Panorama- from Portland to the Dalles. Myths Legends - History- Geology - Lewis and Clark Notations - Vancouver Expedition Notes". Copyright 1924 by J. H. and H. F. Oppenlander, Portland, Oregon.
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<img id="6755_2" src="/ZoomifyImages/SC_6755/SC_6755_Detail_2.jpg" alt="Panoramic photo looking east from Crown Point. Taken from Oppenlander's map of the Columbia River, 1924." width="340"/> <br><br> <font size="-2">Looking East from Crown Point.</font>
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Six institutional holdings are noted in WorldCat (Washington and Oregon) but apparently quite rare on the market. |