C.G. Nicolay's The Oregon Territory provides a sweeping nineteenth-century geographical survey of the vast, contested frontier stretching from the towering Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Written during the height of the international boundary dispute, the narrative maps the sprawling region that encompasses the entirety of modern-day British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The text details the vital inland river networks, such as the Columbia and Fraser, as well as the strategic coastal harbors of Puget Sound and Vancouver Island that were highly coveted by competing British and American empires. By documenting this rugged, undivided topography alongside established fur-trading outposts like Fort Vancouver, the book captures the immense geographic scale of the Pacific Northwest just before its political partition.

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Reprint of the 1846 ed. published by C. Knight, London"Of this edition 497 copies were finished. This is copy no. 318."

Reprint of the 1846 ed. published by C. Knight, London"Of this edition 497 copies were finished. This is copy no. 318."