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1 map: col., 28 x 22 cm.When S. Augustus Mitchell retired around 1860, he left the business in charge of his competent son, S. Augustus Jr. His son continued with his father's high standards, and while most American publishers were switching to the…

1 map: col., 34 x 29 cm."Population 174,768""Area, square Miles 94,560"George F. Cram, a Union soldier who fought in Sherman's Army during the Civil War, returned home in 1867 to Evanston, Illinois to begin a map and atlas company with his uncle,…

1 map: col., 34 x 45 cm.This map, published by A.J. Johnson and his partner, Ward, shows the State of Oregon (entered into the Union in 1859), and Washington Territory. By 1865 the eastern border of Washington Territory had been defined, with…

1 map: col., 36 x 28From "The People's Atlas."This map shows the defined borders of Oregon state and the Territory of Washington. Note the large county lines in the eastern half of both states. Note also that the boundary of the Washington…

1 map: col., 37 x 28 cm.One of the leading map publishing companies of the 20th century, Rand McNally and Co. began in Chicago, 1865. Under the partnership of William H. Rand and Andrew McNally (started in 1868), the company quickly grew from…

1 map; 31 x 24 cm.The 1887 date on this map has been added in green ink- the date depicted in this map is certainly several years earlier. In 1873 the settlers there employed a civil engineer to map the area and its claims. Though approximately 50…

1 map: col., 38 x 30 cm.This map, used at least as early as 1866 by Mitchell, shows the territorial borders of Washington (1853), Idaho (1863) and Montana (1864). It also shows the boundaries of Oregon (granted Statehood in 1859). Of note are the…

1 map: col., 28 x 34 cm.One of the first successful American publishing companies to venture beyond the east coast, Rand McNally and Co. began in Chicago, 1856, under William H. Rand. Rand soon after employed printer Andrew McNally, and by 1868 the…

1 map: hand col., 38 x 30 cm.A map delineating the territories of Washington, Idaho and part of Montana and the state of Oregon. Oregon was the first to form an organized government, and was admitted into the union as the 33rd state under a law…

1 map: col., 34 x 43 cm.Granted permission to publish S. Augustus Mitchell's maps in 1850, the publishing house of Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. published (as one of its first printings) a map of the newly formed State of California and the Oregon and…

1 map: hand col., 42 x 35 cm.The Oregon Treaty of 1846 between Great Britain and the United States settled the northern border dispute of the Pacific Northwest. Under this agreement, the land--occupied jointly between the two countries since…

1 map: col., 38 x 30 cm. This map dates from between March 4th, 1864 (when the Idaho Territory was formed) and May 26th, 1864 (when the Montana Territory was formed out of eastern Idaho). Though dated 1860 at the bottom, that was the date…

1 map: col., 35 x 42 cm.This map shows the borders of the Territory of Washington (1853-1889) and Oregon State (territory from 1848 to 1859). F.A. Gray, the author of this map, is the son of Ormando Willis Gray, a mapmaker in Philadelphia. Very…

1 map ; 56 x 71 cm.Relief shown by hachures"Sen.Ex.Doc. No.1. 37th Cong. 2nd Sess."Shows progress of the township surveys in western Washington Territory. Indicates surveys executed, under contract, and proposed. Includes Indian reservations,…

1 map ; 44 x 85 cm.At head of title: War DepartmentPrepared from field notes from 1858-1863Shows topography in the vicinity of the route from the Missouri River to the west boundary of Idaho Territory. Includes hydrography, prairies, identified by…

1 map : col. ; 24 x 55 cm.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings and isolinesIncludes inset of Clallam Bay"H. Ex. 226 53 3."Color map with symbols and numbers indicating the location of shipwrecks. Numbers refer to the…

1 map ; 54 x 90 cm.Relief shown by form linesShows approximate location of military road constructed 1859 to 1862Also shows farms, camps, trails, bridges, vegetation types, rapids, rock outcrops, landings, and locations of battles"Senate Ex. Doc. No.…

1 map : col. ; 45 x 41 cm.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings in fathomsIndexed in: CIS US serial set index, pt. 14, 1557 (42-3), H.exdoc. 1, map 12Scale 1:200,000

1 map ; 86 x 58 cm.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathomsThe shores of Juan de Fuca Straits to Admiralty Inlet from Capt. H. Kellet's survey, 1847Indexed in: CIS US serial set index, pt. 14, 1557 (42-3),…

1 map ; 36 x 133 cm.Appendix 1: Report on the fisheries of the Pacific coast of the United States / by J. W. CollinsBathymetry shown by isolinesIncludes islands, points, shoals, sloughs, creeks, spits, bars, cities, towns, and other rivers. Names of…

1 map ; 56 x 86 cm.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathomsShows Juan de Fuca Straits, Haro Straits, Rosario Straits, Admiralty Inlet, and Puget Sound. Indicates bottom types and the location of kelp beds.…

1 map ; 90 x 54 cm.Depths shown by soundingsShows soundings and coastal features in Puget Sound. Includes islands, points, creeks, passages, bays, inlets, coves, lakes, rivers, ports, bluffs, sounds, harbors, cities and railroadsIndexed in: CIS US…

1 map : hand col. ; 72 x 91 cm."Bowen & Co. lith, Philada."Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by soundings and gradient tintsShows four proposed boundaries between the United States and British Columbia introduced to resolve the…

1 map : col. ; 36 x 56 cm.Colored line indicates the northwestern boundary of the U.S. running through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia. Angle, direction and distance of lines are given. Includes islands, channels, bays, points,…

1 map : col. ; 24 x 72 cm.Relief shown by contoursShows a section of the Columbia River, showing proposed canals, feeders and railways. Also shows fall and rapids, water gauges, and "basaltic" region. Map is reduced from sheet 1 & 2, survey of…

1 map ; 62 x 93 cm.Relief shown by hachuresInset: Reconnaissance of the railroad route from Walla Walla to Seattle via Yak-e-mah River & Snoqualmie Pass / by A. W. Tinkham in January 1854Shows appropriate location of practicable and probably…

1 map ; 55 x 128 cm.Contour interval 300 ft."Sen. Ex. Doc. no. 43, 37th. Cong., 3d. Sess.""Lith. of J. Bien, 24 Vesey St. N.Y."Shows topography and hydrography along the wagon road. Identifies by name winter campsite, mountain peaks and prairie.…

1 map : col. ; 71 x 53 cm.Color cadastral map of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, indicating land ownership and acreage of plots. Divided into sixteenth sections. Includes creeks and railroads. Township range is given. Also includes part of…

1 map on 3 sheets ; assembled 58 x 152 cm.Relief shown by hachures"H.R. Ex. Doc. No. 56, 1st Sess., 36th Cong."Indexed in: CIS US serial set index, pt. 14, 1054 (36-1) H.exdoc. 56, map 1Scale 1:600,000

1 map ; 135 x 85 cm.Relief shown by contours; depths shown by soundings and isolinesShows soundings and borings in the vicinity of Port Orchard, in Puget Sound. Includes Sinclair's Inlet, Part Washington Narrows, and Phinney's Bay. Also shows…