Skip to main content

Gray, Robert, 1755-1806

 Person

Biography

Robert Gray was an American merchant sea captain known for his early exploration of the north Pacific coast. He captained the Columbia Rediviva which he piloted into the columbia river in 1792 and on the first successful American circumnavigation of the globe. He died at sea off the coast of North Carolina in 1806.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joelle Smith portraits of Oregon pioneers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5058
Abstract

Ink portraits of famous Oregon pioneers, including George Abernathy, Jonathan Bourne, Robert Gray, Joseph Lane, John McLoughlin, Joe Meek, Peter Skene Ogden, Oswald West, John Whiteaker, Narcissa Whitman, W. S. U'Ren and Jason Lee, and Oregon pioneer archetypes, such as a trapper and farmer.

Dates: 1976

So that ships may pass: historical, structural and operational development of navigation - Lower Columbia and Willamette Rivers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2945
Abstract

Typescript history regarding the history of the development of the Willamette and Lower Columbia Rivers from Captain Robert Gray's discovery of the Columbia in 1792 to 1968.

Dates: 1968

Filtered By

  • Subject: Oregon X

Additional filters:

Subject
Columbia River -- History 1
Fine Arts 1
Pioneers 1
Pioneers -- Oregon -- Pictorial works 1
Ships and Shipping 1