MAP ROOM

 

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HISTORICAL MAPS

1857 map showing Alaska as Russian America On site    
1862 Russian map.  Alaska is shown as Amerique Russe. On site    
1867 map of Northwestern America.  Shows the territory ceded by Russia to the United States. On site    
1895 map of Alaska.  Heavily detailed. On site    
January, 1901 map showing the new Alaska gold fields. On site    
1905 map showing Alaska's railroads and telegraph lines.  Relative importance of individual communities is also shown on the map. On site    
1915 US Department of the Interior map showing Army & Navy radio stations, telegraph offices, railroads and post offices. On site    
1917 US Department of the Interior map of Alaska showing reindeer stations and public schools for Alaskan natives. On site    
1918 map of Alaska showing wagon & sled roads, railroads, and pack trails On site    
       
       

MODERN STATE MAPS

January 1, 1990 map showing Alaska's boroughs & census areas On site    
1990 map of Alaska.  Nothing special about this one.  It's modern, shows all of the state and some of the communities. On site    
1997 relief map of Alaska.  This is a beautiful map that shows all of Alaska's mountain ranges. On site    
       
       

REGIONAL AND LOCAL MAPS

2003 map of the Alaska Peninsula. On site    
Map of the main body of Alaska.  No date. On site    
Map of the Aleutians.  Large enough to see all the villages. On site    
Map of Alaska's western islands. On site    
Map of Alaska's Southeast region. On site