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A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon & Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico, (1850)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon & Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico, (1850) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu94 WSU 94 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,200 |
| Creator | Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. |
| Date | 1850 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania : Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. |
| Description | 1 map: col., 44 x 35 cm. A hand colored map including the Oregon Territory (pink)--comprising the area that would later split into Washington Territory in 1853. The map also includes the newly formed State of California. Its population boomed following the discovery of gold in 1848 and the rush of 49ers into the area the next year. Note also Utah Territory (green). Worried by the streaming mass of miners coming into the area in 1849, the Mormons invited Europeans interested in their faith... |
| Subject | Washington (State)--Boundaries; Washington Territory; Oregon Territory--Maps; California--Maps; Utah--Maps; Utah Territory; New Mexico--Maps; DeSilver, Charles; Mitchell, S. Augustus; Cowperthwait, Thomas; |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | Washington; California; Oregon; Utah; New Mexico |
| Rights | Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691 |
| Format | Original maps were scanned in color at 600 dpi on a Microtek 9600XL scanner and saved as TIFF files. The TIFF files were converted into the MrSID format at a compression ratio of 12 to 1 using LizardTech's Geospatial Encoder 1.4 software. These MrSid files were then uploaded into the CONTENTdm database at the Washington State University Libraries. image/jpeg |
| Contributor | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Language | English |
