Record Details
Map of Oregon and Washington, (1865)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Map of Oregon and Washington, (1865) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu19 WSU 19 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,248 |
| Creator | Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884 |
| Date | 1865 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | New York: A. J. Johnson, 1865. Johnson & Ward |
| Description | 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 Idaho's western border set after its official territorial status came in 1863. While Johnson is well known for purchasing the steel plates and copyrights of renowned mapmaker, J.H.Colton, some sources place 1865 as the date when Johnson stopped using... |
| Subject | Oregon--Maps; Washington (State)--Maps; Washington Territory; Colton, J.H.; Johnson, A.J. |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | Oregon; Washington (State) |
| 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 |
