Astoria, Oregon, USA - Original Antique 19th Century Wood Engraving
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Antique 19th-century engraving with a view of Astoria, Oregon, on the banks of the Columbia River: the wooden houses of the settlement lined up at the foot of a conifer forest, with canoes, boats and a raftsman on the water.
Antique 19th-century engraving with a view of Astoria, Oregon, on the banks of the Columbia River: the wooden houses of the settlement lined up at the foot of a conifer forest, with canoes, boats and a raftsman on the water.
Astoria was founded in 1811 by John Jacob Astor's fur company and was the first permanent American settlement on the Pacific coast; the print still shows it as a handful of huts won from the forest.
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.0 in (24.2 x 15.3 cm)
Condition: Toned paper, with foxing spread through the margins
1772
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Antique 19th-century engraving with a view of Astoria, Oregon, on the banks of the Columbia River: the wooden houses of the settlement lined up at the foot of a conifer forest, with canoes, boats and a raftsman on the water.