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Map of Oregon and Washington Territories : showing the proposed Northern Railroad route to the Pacific Ocean (1855)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Map of Oregon and Washington Territories : showing the proposed Northern Railroad route to the Pacific Ocean (1855) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=uw155 uwm155; G4240 1855 .D5 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,119 |
| Creator | Disturnell, John, 1801-1877 |
| Date | 1855 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | New York : J. Disturnell |
| Description | 1 map ; 27 x 41 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale ca. 1:3,100,000 (W 124--W 110/N 49--N 42) The 1850s were marked by the push for a transcontinental railway, and this map shows one of the northernmost of the possible routes. Surveys completed in 1855, apparently after this map was constructed, pointed to a slightly more southerly route for the eventual Northern Pacific Railway. The route sketched here approximates several eventual routes. The Montana and east... |
| Subject | Northwest, Pacific -- Maps; Railroads -- Northwest, Pacific -- Maps |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | Pacific Northwest |
| Rights | This image may be downloaded or reproduced for research and educational purposes without prior permission; please give credit to the University of Washington Libraries Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division. Any commercial use of this material is prohibited without prior permission from the University Libraries. Contact speccoll@u.washington.edu |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Contributor | University of Washington Libraries Map Collection |
| Language | English |
