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Map of the Coeur dAlene Mining Reg. in Idaho Terr'y. (1884)

Washington State University Libraries

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Title Map of the Coeur dAlene Mining Reg. in Idaho Terr'y. (1884)
Identifier http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu572 wsu 572; F889.3 .D35 1885 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,733
Creator Dallam, Ansell & Edwards
Date 1885 2000 - 2002
Publisher Spokane Falls : Dallam, Ansell & Edwards ; Evening Review Book and Job Print
Description 1 map: 20 x 20 cm. Scale: 1 inch = 12 miles. The Coeur d'Alene area saw a gold and silver rush in 1883 and 1884, as thousands of prospectors descended on the area. This map comes from an 1885 brochure advertising the benefits of the Spokane Falls area, and a fair portion of the text is given over to promoting the mining aspects.
Subject Idaho -- Maps
Type Maps
Coverage United States -- Idaho
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 found in Settlers' guide to homes in the northwest : being a hand-book of Spokane Falls, W.T., the queen city of the Pacific, its matchless water power and advantages as a commercial centre

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