1911 HISTORIC PLAN OF SEATTLE 17 MAPS MUNICIPAL PLANS COMMISSION VIRGIL BOGUE

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1911 HISTORIC PLAN OF SEATTLE 17 MAPS MUNICIPAL PLANS COMMISSION VIRGIL BOGUE :
$113.50

1911, Historic Plan of Seattle, Virgil Bogue, 17 Fold-Out Maps, Municipal Plans, 1st Edition

Bogue,Virgil G. Plan of Seattle, Report of theMunicipal Plans Commission submitting Report of Virgil G. Bogue, Engineer,1911. Seattle: Lowman & Hanford Co., 1911. First Edition.

Brieflyinterrupted by the festivities and activity surround the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Municipal Plans Commission formed by City of Seattle began to take shape with the 1911 Planof Seattle detailed by engineer VirgilBogue. Trained as the Renssalaer Polytechnic, Bogue was an accomplishedcivil engineer who filled his report with pertinent ideas and detailsconcerning Arterial Highways, a Civic Center, Park Improvements, MunicipalDecorations, Harbor Improvements, Port of Seattle possibilities, Transportationoptions and more, nicely illustrated throughout with photographs, plans andmaps. An historic document, this 1911 Planof Seattle, Report of the Municipal Plans Commission submitting Report ofVirgil G. Bogue is now offered for your consideration.

Condition notes: Good. Thisquarto, measuring 11 ¾ inches by 8 ¾ inches, is bound in wrappers; these arechipped and somewhat torn, as is the spine. Of the 20 maps required in the back pocket, 3 arelacking (#’s 6, 14 & 15). The overall tenor of the text, illustrations andmaps in this 1911 Plan of Seattle isvery good. Historic.