A map of Mt. Baker, Wash. (1912)
A map of Mt. Baker, Wash. (1912) |
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| Date: | 1912 |
| Author: | C F Easton |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (11.17mb) |
| Source: | WSU |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Pacific Northwest that you might want to check out.
A map of Mt. Baker [gmap], prepared by C.F. Easton for the Mt. Baker Club in 1912.
A note of thanks:
This image is from the Washington State University Libraries, who are to be commended for doing the right thing and sharing their maps. It is my hope that other universities will come to share this progressive vision for the constructive stewardship of their collections. If you'd like to show your support for their forward-thinking policies, one thing that I know would be apreciated would be to donate to their cause.
For more map resources and imagery from this period in 's history, check out the Washington State Historical Society's website.
As the only son of the only son of the oldest son of Charles Finley Easton (my ggfather), I have an original print of this map.
He didn’t make the map ‘for the Mount Baker Club’, but included it in his scrapbook ‘Koma Kulshan’ which he compiled as the historian of the club.
CFE spent so much time on the mountain, with 4×5 glass plate camera and transit, that the USGS used much of the info from this map for their adoption in the 1930′s. He was also the first person to ‘transit’ the mountain, climbing one side and exiting the other. Easton glacier (S side) named for him (by the Mazamas) and Chowder Ridge (N side) named by him when he uncovered clam fossils (he a mining geologist, assayer, and watchmaker) and made a mock chowder when escorting a group trek up the mountain.
Many thanks for your insights and information, Mr. Easton.
Always good to hear from someone who has intimate knowledge of the provenance of a particular map. Glad to hear from you, and very thankful for your input.
Kind regards,
-t59k
Lovely Mt Baker! I wish I could download the entire map as a wallpaper!
You can, of course; every map on the Big Map Blog is downloadable at full resolution.
Download link is in the table beneath the square thumbnail.
Kind regards,
-t59k