Record Details
Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Connections, (1886)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Connections, (1886) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu465 wsu 465; F 597 W77 1888 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,604 |
| Creator | Winser, Henry Jacob, 1823-1896. |
| Date | 1888 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | St. Paul : Northern News Co., 1888, c1886. |
| Description | 1 map : col., 38 x 77 cm. In 1888, the Northern Pacific finally completed the last requirement of its original charter, the construction of a direct route to the Puget Sound. Stampede Pass across the Cascades opened in May of 1888. |
| Subject | Northwestern States -- Maps.; Northern Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroads -- U.S. -- Maps |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States -- West |
| 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 1.5 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 . The great Northwest : a guide-book and itinerary for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Oregon . Railway and Navigation Company, and the Oregon and California Railroad . with maps and many illustrations. |
