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1940 Vernon Bailey Life Zones Color County Map OREGON ECOLOGY Biological Survey
Original
1940 fold-out color lithographed ecological map of Oregon, printed more
than 75
years
ago.
This map opens to 17" x 20½" and is titled Life Zones of
Oregon, by Vernon Bailey, Bureau of Biological Survey,
U.S. Department of the Interior. The legend key identifies five life
zones:
- Arctic-Alpine
- Hudsonian
- Canadian
- Transition
- Upper Sonoran
Vernon Bailey was the chief field naturalist for the U.S. Bureau of
Biological
Survey from 1890 to 1933 and the author of
Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon, a study of the
state’s wildlife and ecological regions.
Mt. Bailey, a peak in the southern Oregon Cascades, is named after him
and his wife, the ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.
Condition: This map is in excellent
condition, bright and clean, with no
marks,
rips, or tears. It is
blank on the back,
with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel
free to ask any questions. It folds to 8¼" x 5¼".
Details include towns, county boundaries, and natural features. Among
the specific named locations on the map are Nigger Knob, Cold Springs
Refuge, Three Fingered Jack, Arnold Ice Cave, Maiden Peak, Gold Hill,
Fort Klamath,
Malheur Lake, Cascade Locks, Sweet Home, Folly Farm, Paradise, and
Umpqua Light.
It is an original, authentic Department of Interior map, not
a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be
genuine.
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