Educational Map Series: Old Alaska Collection Paper Products:36x45 or 36x53

Educational Map Series: Old Alaska Collection Paper Products:36x45 or 36x53In March of 1867, the United States purchase Alaska from Russia, expanding U. S. territory in the north. Only a small number of non natives settled in Alaska in the decade after the purchase, however, that changed with the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush. Alaska was a vast wilderness, but eventually its tourism potential was realized. With those seeking fortune or adventure, Alaska presented the opportunity for railroad companies to meet the new demands.

Peruuiae avriferae regions typus “is one of the very few maps printed in the sixteenth century that was based upon original Spanish sources

but in the latter part of the 1800s

however wrong Vinckeboon was about California as an island

This beautiful and secluded island is only accessible by ferry from the nearby town of Southport or private boat

Freshwater wetlands in the Adirondacks include marshes

near present day Caxambas Pass

Located along the Snoqualmie River

fishing and boating care some of the amazing activities that can be enjoyed on Marco Island

Turtle Beach and Siesta Key Village

when Thomas Mayhew sold his interest to a group of investors

heavily forested area

to migratory birds