{"product_id":"old-map-of-clyde-hill-washington-by-usgs-1897-lake-washington-bellevue-redmond","title":"Old Map of Clyde Hill, Washington by USGS, 1897 – Lake Washington, Bellevue \u0026 Redmond","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1940 from survey data first gathered in 1897, the USGS map titled “Snohomish” offers a finely measured portrait of the eastern shores of Lake Washington and the developing landscapes beyond. Its orange-brown contour work and crisp blue waterways create an elegant visual hierarchy, separating ridges, valleys, lakes, and rivers with scientific clarity. The map captures Clyde Hill, Medina, Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, and Mercer Island at a moment when much of the Eastside still retained a rural, wooded, and agricultural character. Seen today, it is a compelling document of transformation: places now synonymous with technology, affluence, and suburban growth appear here as a terrain of shorelines, roads, waterways, and modest settlements shaped by topography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, founded in 1879, brought a new discipline and authority to American mapmaking, and this sheet reflects the agency’s enduring ambition to describe the nation with precision. USGS topographic maps were not merely navigational aids; they were instruments of settlement, resource management, engineering, and scientific understanding. Through contour lines, the “Snohomish” map translates the land into a readable system of slopes, plateaus, basins, and drainage patterns. Around Lake Washington, the subtle rise toward Clyde Hill, the undulating ground near Kirkland and Houghton, and the broader ascent toward the Sammamish Plateau are all rendered with restrained technical beauty. The result is both a practical survey and a historical landscape portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater dominates the geography of the map, giving structure to the communities that would later become some of Washington’s most desirable addresses. Lake Washington forms the great central presence, with Medina, Evergreen Point, Yarrow Point, Waverly Beach, and Juanita marking its irregular eastern margin. Mercer Island sits prominently in the lake, while Union Bay, Washington Park, the Arboretum, Montlake, and the Montlake Cut indicate the vital connections between natural watercourses and engineered passages. To the east, Lake Sammamish and the Sammamish River trace another corridor of movement and settlement. These waterways foreshadow the region’s future development, defining transportation routes, residential enclaves, recreational landscapes, and the enduring appeal of waterfront living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is especially evocative for what it reveals about the Eastside before its dramatic twentieth-century suburbanization. Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Medina, Redmond, Juanita, and Kirkland are now embedded in a dense metropolitan network, yet here they appear in a more open relationship with forest, field, shoreline, and road. The later significance of corridors such as the Eastside Rail Corridor can be appreciated within this older geography of movement through valleys and along lakes. Landmarks including Totem Lake, Bridle Trails State Park, Scoggins Island, Point Monroe, and the Cedar River enrich the sheet with local specificity. Each named place hints at a layered history of Indigenous presence, logging, farming, transportation, and eventual urban expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a topographic composition, “Snohomish” rewards close study. Its contour lines give the land a quiet dimensionality, showing how hills descend toward Lake Washington, how lowlands gather around river channels, and how plateaus rise eastward toward Sammamish. The restrained color scheme—warm land tones balanced by blue lakes and streams—embodies the classic USGS aesthetic, where beauty emerges from exactness rather than ornament. For collectors, the map’s appeal lies in the tension between past and present: the familiar names of Bellevue, Redmond, Medina, and Mercer Island are fixed on a landscape still poised before explosive growth. It is a cartographic witness to one of the Pacific Northwest’s defining transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClyde Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedmond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuanita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirkland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBellevue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercer Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashington Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvergreen Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Sammamish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSammamish River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEastside Rail Corridor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridle Trails State Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotem Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaverly Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhinney Ridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCedar River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScoggins Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint Monroe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarrow Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnion Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Arboretum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontlake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontlake Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSammamish Plateau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoughton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey (USGS).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal data from 1897, published in 1940.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is a scientific agency of the U.S. government, known for its geological, hydrological, and topographical surveys since 1879.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses contour lines to represent elevation changes and show the area’s physical geography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater bodies are clearly distinguished from land using an orange-brown and blue color scheme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe areas depicted have experienced significant development over time, especially Clyde Hill and surrounding suburbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map reflects the transformation of parts of Washington from rural landscapes to urban and suburban environments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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