Map of Washington and Oregon, (1891)

Files

http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/maps/image/63.jpg

Title

Map of Washington and Oregon, (1891)

Subject

Washington (State)--Maps<br>Oregon--Maps

Description

1 map: col., 35 x 27 cm. <be>"Size of type indicates importance of places."<br>By 1889, Congress granted the Washington Territory its statehood. This map shows the counties of both Oregon and Washington States. Note that by 1891 all of Washington state held county designations. While little is known of the Mathews-Northrup Co., this map could be from the company's Century Atlas. Other known characteristics common to the company is a "piano-key" border and that color was printed, not hand applied, onto the map.

Creator

Mathews-Northrup Co.

Source

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries

Publisher

Buffalo and New York : Mathews-Northrup Co., 1891

Date

1891

Contributor

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Rights

Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Maps

Identifier

WSU 10

Coverage

Washington (State)
Oregon

Citation

Mathews-Northrup Co., “Map of Washington and Oregon, (1891),” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, http://752800.40daj.group/items/show/1594.