• Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory. By Captain H. Warre

Creator:

• Warre, Henry James, Sir, 1819-1898

Contributor:

• Warre, Henry James, Sir, 1819-1898

Date:

• 1848

Extent:

• 2 p. leaves, 5 p. 20 pl. on 16 leaves, map. 54 cm.

Language:

• English

Subject:

• Oregon—Pictorial works
• Northwest, Canadian—Pictorial works
• Lithographs—Color—1848

Contents:

• Sketch of the journey across the continent of North America from Canada to the Oregon Territory and the Pacific Ocean -- [Plates] Fort Carry -- Falls of the Kamanis Taquoih River -- Buffalo hunting on the W. prairies -- Forcing a passage through the burning prairie -- Distant view of the Rocky Mountains -- The Rocky Mountains -- Source of the Columbia River -- Fort Vancouver -- Indian tomb -- Mount Baker -- Cape Disappointment -- Valley of the Willamette River -- The American Village -- Fort George, formerly Astoria -- McGillivray or Kootoonai River -- Les Dalles. Columbia River -- Mount Hood from Les Dalles -- Mount Hood -- Fall of the Peloos River -- The Rocky Mountains from the Columbia River looking N.W. -- [1 untitled map]

Scopenote:

• Copy 1

Description:

• Color lithographs with some hand coloring added.
• Copy 2. Lithographic plates are uncolored.

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/tb09j968h

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9929878973506421

Call number:

• Oversize 2005-0009E
• Oversize 2005-0010E

Location:

• HSVW Oversize 2005-0009E
• HSVW Oversize 2005-0010E