116 Henry Gannett — Mother Maps of the United States. 



The territory of Alaska is still in the exploration stage. Its 

 condition, as regards our geographic knowledge of its area, is 

 quite similar to that of the Cordilleran region half a century ago. 

 The shore line has been explored and laid down upon charts in 

 its approximate position, and a part of the intricate shore line of 

 southeastern Alaska has been mappesd with some accuracy. The 

 interior of the territory has been traversed by a number of expe- 

 ditions, and thus a few routes have been surveyed ; but far the 

 greater part of the interior is still utterly unknown. 



