Map of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1849, Wilkes Ex - Africa An interesting map on several

An interesting map on several levels

Condition is Very good

On the reverse side of the map is an equally beautiful depiction of the environs of Paris

From a smaller publication by Rand McNally this map for the United States of America includes the railroads and major towns

In the far northern reaches of the northern ocean it shows "Nova Zembla" with a mention that "Here the Dutch winter'd in 1597"

Map of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1849, Wilkes Ex - Africa An interesting map on severalWilkes map was a substantial improvement over the Hood map. Wheat was to call the map "quite extraordinary" although it is based largely on secondary sources. In fact a printed note on the map states "The northern part of this Map contains the latest information of the Hudson Bay Company, and the Eastern part, that of Lieut. Fremont". It was for several years the best available map of the interior of Oregon. Shows the tribes of the West, with