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A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah : compiled after the best authorities, (1852)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah : compiled after the best authorities, (1852) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu270 WSU 270; G4210 1852 .N48 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,519 |
| Creator | Biedermann, E. |
| Date | 1852 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | Hildburghausen : The Bibliographic Institution |
| Description | 1 map : hand col. ; 44 x 37 cm. Scale ca. 1:7,000,000. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: San Francisco and environs. A hand colored map including the Oregon Territory --comprising the area that would later split into Washington Territory in 1853. The map also includes the recently 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... |
| Subject | Boundaries -- Washington (State); Oregon Territory; West (U.S.) -- Maps. |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States--California; United States--Oregon Territory; United States--Utah Territory |
| Rights | Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691 |
| Format | Original maps were photographed using a Mamiya R267 camera on 120 film and scanned at 4,000 dpi as TIFF files on a Nikon Super Cool Scan 8000. 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 |
| Relation | Is part of Meyer's Hand-Atlas |
