The University of Oregon offers a number of informative maps with the detailed descriptions and explanations of the territories that could be rather helpful for anthropologists and other researchers. There are a number of images: some of them prove how it is possible to start and create a good background for other researchers (“Quadrant 6: 22s01e1901”), and some of them have little information that could be used to create a profound description of the territory (“Quadrant 6: 24s06e1903”). In this paper, the Quadrant 6: 22s01e1901 will be investigated and described.
This map is named as “Township # 22 South Range # 1 East of the Willamette (Meridian Oregon). From this title, it is possible to understand the location described. The author of this map is Robert A. Habersham. He investigated the southwestern corner of Oregon at the end of the 1800s. The date of the chosen map’s creation was January 16, 1901. Still, it was accepted by the commissioner only November 28, 1902. It is stated that 4874.80 acres were investigated at that moment relying on the investigations offered by Andrew L. Porter & Zachariah M. Derrick in 1899, who worked with township lines and subdivisions, and Robert O. Collier and William M. Bushey in 1891, who defined the boundaries of the territory. Though the size of the territory was not big, taking into consideration the achievements of that period and the awareness of the territory, the offered number was enough to be examined and approved with time.
The scale of the map is 40 chains to an inch. The author also identified the coordinates of the land in a proper way: the latitude was 43o41’N, the longitude was 122o43’W, and the mean magnetic declination was 20o5’E. Besides, A. Habersham, as well as the developers of other pieces of the Oregon map, included several facts about the financial aspect of the expedition and mentioned that field work cost $306, office work was about $22, and field explanation had the price of $58. More refunds were possible. In comparison to the expenses of other surveys, the demands of the developer were not too high and were approved by the committee.
Looking at the map under analysis, it is possible to say that it developer found it reasonable to divide it into eight equal parts. The surface is monotonous. However, much attention was paid to the road the lead to Brice Creek. It was the center of the map and created a solid basis for further developers. On the territory, there are several rivers as well. Besides, it was evident from the map that the territory around was not surveyed at the moment of the creation of the map under analysis. Therefore, it is hard to get a clear picture of the possible development of the map.
In general, the map is not complicated. Its author underlined the main issues and presented the required portion of information in order to provide its followers with the enough opportunities to continue the work. As well as other pieces of the map presented at the official site of the UO library, the chosen map Quadrant 6: 22s01e1901 helps to understand the development of the cartography field and the achievements made by the researchers at the end of the 1880s and at the beginning of the 1900s.
Works Cited
UO Libraries. General Land Office Maps: Quadrant 6: 24s06e1903. University of Oregon, 2012.
General Land Office Maps: Quadrant 6: 22s01e1901. University of Oregon, 2012.