Collection is open for research.
Acquired prior to 1984 (RL2019-084).
Hewitt Robinson Jackson (1914-2007) was an artist and maritime historian who lived in the state of Washington.
The Columbia, also known as the Columbia Rediviva, was a three-masted sailing ship of 212 tons owned by Joseph Barrell of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1773 by James Briggs. In its first voyage to the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia, captained by John Kendrick, was accompanied by the sloop Lady Washington, captained by Robert Gray. The Columbia left Boston on September 30, 1787, reaching Nootka Sound in the summer of 1788. After wintering in the area, Captain Gray took the Columbia to China via the Hawaiian Islands in the summer of 1789, continuing on to circumnavigate the globe and returning to Boston on August 9, 1790. In September of that year, Gray took the Columbia on its second voyage, reaching the Pacific Northwest in 1792. He was credited with discovering the entrance to the Columbia River, which bore the name of his ship, and he also gave his name to Grays Harbor. He continued to Canton and around the world again, reaching Boston on July 20, 1793.
Hewitt R. Jackson drawings of the Columbia Rediviva, Coll 831, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Other drawings of the Columbia Rediviva by Jackson are designated Mss 4003, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Records of the Columbia Rediviva are designated Mss 957, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The collection consists of three drawings by Hewitt R. Jackson depicting plans and equipment of a sailing ship. The ship depicted is most likely the Columbia Rediviva.
Reproduction of the drawings is prohibited, in accordance with the wishes of Hewitt R. Jackson's estate.