Record Details
Field | Value |
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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 |