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003ak: 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. Eight hand colored photo-engravings of the miners on the way to the gold fields. 16x10-1/2 in. $50
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004ak: 1895 Seal Rookery Maps. Four on one page. Islands in the Bering Sea. Printed in color by U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. 18x16 in. $40
005ak: 1868 Alaska Territory - Late Russian Territory. Hand colored views of the Yukon River, Indians ice fishing. London Illustrated. 16x12 in. $50
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007ak: 1891 Arbitration, Behring Sea Fisheries question. Color litho from Puck. Shows Blaine (from Maine) and Lord Salisbury for England. 10x13-1/2 in. $40
009ak: 1906 ALASKA. Department of the Interior Gneral Land Office map of Alaska by Andrew B. Graham Lithographers. Compiled from the Official Records of the General Land Office, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey:Geological Survey:Canadian and other sources. This large map shows Territory Boundaries, cities, towns, settlements,Forest Reserves, Military, Naval, Signal Corps, Marine Hospital, Light House and Reserves, Indian reservations and reindeer station reserves. Four insets show close ups of Sitka, Juneau, Nome, and a continuation of the Aleutian Islands. 37x30.5 in.
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010ak: 1885 Alaska Yukon River views. Two black & white engravings on one page, from Harper's. Ice floe and Muir Glacier. 11x16 in. $30
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011ak: 1824 Rare Eskimo print. "Eskimaux Implements, Weapons." Impressive hand colored engraving. 8x10-1/2 in. $80
013ak: 1898 Alaska Mining Regions. Four page illustrated, with excellent text. Harper's. 11x16 in. $40
015ak: 1897 Scarce Arctic Panorama. Arctic Life & Scenery. Hand colored engraving from Scientific American, includes text. 11x16 in. $50
017ak: 1903 Alaska Boundary Story. With half-tone map. Harper's. 9-1/2x13 in. $25
018ak: 1915 Alaska Paradise for Sportsmen. Three half-tone black & white views with text from Leslie's. 11x14 in. $30
100ak: 1881 Alaska View: Alaskan Sphinx. Engraved image from Harper’s Weekly, showing a large rock in Alaska which bears a strong likeness to the Sphinx in Egypt. Title of the image is "The Alaskan Sphinx." 8x11 in. $20
101ak: 1875 Polar Bears by the Behring Sea. Engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "Polar Bears on St. Matthew Island, Behring Sea." Four hunters in a small boat are approaching the bears from behind. 6x11 in.
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102ak: 1904 View: Wreckage in Nome Alaska. Hand tinted photograph, titled "After the Storm, September 1900, Nome, Alaska. Shows buildings collapsed and damaged by the storm’s powerful effects. Published in 1904 as an illustration to a book. 7x11 in. $30
103ak: 1870 Alaska Views and Article. This is an article from the June 11, 1870 issue of Every Saturday, illustrated with hand colored woodcut engravings. The article is a review of a book titled "Alaska and its Resources," by William H. Dall. Dall was an explorer whose descriptions of the Alaska Territory were the most accurate of the time. The illustrations are views of Alaskan landscape and natives, taken from Dall’s book. Fascinating descriptive piece, from the very beginning of US presence in Alaska. 11x16 in. $50
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104ak: 1904 Dog Sled in Nome Alaska. Hand tinted photograph titled "Winter Scene, Nome Alaska." Shows a team of dogs in the snow, harnessed to a sled. Published in 1904 as an illustration to a book. 7x11 in. $30
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106ak: 1889 North Polar Projection Map. Interesting, hand colored map by Bradley, showing a polar projection of the Arctic world including northern Alaska. 19x26 in. $80
107ak: 1862 North America Map with Russian Alaska. Decorative, hand colored map of North America by Johnson and Ward, with Alaska labeled as "Russian Possessions." Names of Alaskan Indian tribes are shown in the areas where they lived. Territorial divisions within Western Canada and the Western USA are much different than today as well. 18x26 in. $120
108ak: 1850 Cowperthwait North America Map. Fascinating, hand colored map of North America, published in 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. Alaska is shown as "Russian America," Canada is labeled as "Rupert’s Land," and most of the western US is divided into large territories. Beautiful map from a scarce atlas. 13x17 in. $150
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109ak: 1831 Alaskan Coast Chart. Interesting chart from an 1826 Alaskan coastal survey, published in 1831 by Colburn and Bentley. Title is "Chart of Part of the North West Coast of America, from Point Rodney to Point Barron, by Captain F.W. Beechey R.N., F.R.S. in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom." Shows an area from the Polar Sea in the north to the Behring Strait in the south. Also includes engraved images of coastal areas and a small inset map of islands. Several splits along the original creases have been repaired on the back with archival tape, and there is no image loss. 15x21 in. $250
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110ak: 1778 Cook Expedition Alaska Harbor Chart. Copper-engraved chart titled "Sketch of the Harbor of Samganooda on the Island Oonalaska." From the report of the expedition of Captain Cook. 9x12 in. $80
111ak: 1835 Bradford Map of the Pacific Ocean. Hand colored, engraved map from Bradford’s 1835 world atlas, with Alaska labeled as "Russian America." Australia is called "New Holland," and Mexico extends into what is now the western United States. 10x13 in.
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113ak: 1860 North America Map by Blackie. Handsome map of the continent, with original outline hand coloring. Alaska is labeled as "Russian Territory." Most of the western continental United States is still divided into large territories. 15x19 in. $100
114ak: 1875 Map of Alaska by Gray. Beautiful map, with original hand coloring, from O.W. Gray’s world atlas of 1875. Title is "Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America), Ceded by Russia to the United States." Coastal areas and around the territory are fairly well marked, but the interior is mostly blank with only a few mountains and rivers shown. Fascinating map, from the very beginning period of the U.S. presence in Alaska. 14x17 in.
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115ak: 1785 Scene: Alaska Natives, Kayaks. Hand colored copper engraving from the 1785 edition of Banke’s New System of Geography. Title is "View of Oonalashka and the Inabitants, etc." Native Alaskans are shown by the ocean shore. In the lower left corner, several kayaks are being repaired. Natives offshore are paddling kayaks in the bay. 9x15 in. $200
117ak: 1894 View in Sitka Alaska. Hand tinted photo of a street in the town of Sitka, which at the time was the capital of Alaska Territory. Published in 1894 as an illustration to a book. Text beneath the image describes the town, and discusses the territory’s vast, unexplored lands. 11x13 in. $40
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118ak: 1874 Map of Alaska Territory by Colton. Beautiful map, with original hand coloring, from O.W. Gray’s world atlas of 1874. Title is "Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America), Ceded by Russia to the United States." It was published in Colton's World Atlasof 1874. Alaska territory is coloredwith original hand coloring. Cities, towns and geographical features are shown, mostly along the coastlines. The interior is uninhabited, except for a few forts, and only a few rivers and mountains are shown. size: 14x17in. $130
119ak: Hand colored copper engravings from the 1785 edition of Banke’s New System of Geography. The top engraving shows native Alaskans rowing kayaks in the bay. The lower engraving shows several family members inside a typical native home with a thatched roof, ladder and beds. Title of top image is, "Canoes used by the Natives of Oonalashka". Bottom picture is labeled, "The Inside of a House in Oonalashka". 13.5x9 in. $120
120ak: Beautiful hand colored copper engraving of Alaska. Two images engraved for Bankes's New System of Geography Published by Royal Authority c1790. Upper image titled, A View of Snug Corner Cove, in Prince William's Sound. Lower image titled, Inhabitants of Norton Sound, and their Habitations. 15x9 in. $100
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121ak: Colton Map Beautifully engraved, hand-colored map of North America from the 1st edition of Colton’s world atlas, printed in 1855. This map has all of the British, Russian and Danish possessions in North America hand colored showing provinces in Canada. Alaska is labeled as part of the Russian Posessions. Entire map is surrounded by a decorative border. 16x18 in. $80
1127ak: 1887 Map of Alaska. Cram Map of Alaska (1887). Color: Printed in Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 13x11 in.
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