There are amazing things squirreled away in the vast collections of the Oregon State Library. Chief among them may be the work of one Sebastian Adams, Oregon pioneer, preacher, teacher, businessman, historian, biblical scholar and more.
His 21-foot scroll, "A Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern, and Biblical History" was a best seller of the 1870s but is little-known today.
The Chronological Chart presents the entire history of the world from its biblical beginnings to the mid-19th century.
A photo-replica of the first edition of the entire scroll will be on display at the Oregon State Library beginning Wednesday, along with a copy of a later edition.
Historian Virginia Green researched what little has been written about Adams, with assistance from Adams' great-great-great-granddaughter Margo Cash of Salem.
Adams used his extensive knowledge of world and biblical history, "synchronizing" the events in a richly illustrated timeline.
He worked with Strowbridge & Co. of Cincinnati, who illustrated and produced the scroll in 1871.
Adams traveled the country for six years selling copies, and it remains in many library collections. He moved to Salem in the 1860s.
His listing in the 1896 Salem City Directory, two years before his death, listed him as "capitalist" and insurance executive.
The chart is in the tradition of timelines popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. A Frenchman, Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, an associate of Benjamin Franklin, is given credit for creating the first one in 1753.
After it was first printed in 1871, the chart was updated and reprinted twice, in 1876 and 1878.
Adams' chart will be on view on the second floor State Library through the year.
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That scroll is probably a fascinating read. But where has it been all these years? The Baron wants to know why no one in our time has ever heard of it!
Thanks for the interesting and varied posts. Thanks also for reminding me of the history scroll as I used to own a reprinted copy of that back in the eighties, gosh, what happens to your stuff when you move umpteen times?
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