COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
White, Charles A.
Date:
1870
Short Title:
(Sheet 1) Map Of Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains. Compiled from the Government Surveys by Chas. A. White, C.E. 1870. Engraved, Printed, Manufactured And Published By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York.
Publisher:
G.W. & C.B. Colton
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
82
Obj Width cm:
61
Scale 1:
253,440
State/Province:
Washington
Full Title:
(Sheet 1) Map Of Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains. Compiled from the Government Surveys by Chas. A. White, C.E. 1870. Engraved, Printed, Manufactured And Published By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No:
2462.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
White, Charles A.
Pub Date:
1870
Pub Title:
Map Of Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains. Compiled from the Government Surveys by Chas. A. White, C.E. 1870. Engraved, Printed, Manufactured And Published By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York.
Pub Reference:
Phillips Maps p997;Streeter 3257.
Pub Note:
First edition. A wall map, in 4 parts (each undissected), folded into dark brown embossed cloth covers 24x16 with "Washington Territory." stamped in gilt. Large scale and very detailed map, similar in look to the GLO maps from which it was derived. Outline color by county. The Library of Congress catalog entry attribute the map to Charles Abiathar White (1826-1910), the U.S. geologist who served as state geologist of Iowa and later participated in U.S. Geological Surveys in the West. States of the map: State 1: Predating the Copyright of Hazard Stevens (an Olympia bookseller, who later advertised the map for sale). State 2: Copyright of Hazard Stevens added below the scale of miles at bottom left. Includes several other corrections, including the removal of Quillehuyte County, which existed as a county for about 1 year between 1868 and 1869. The county boundaries are also corrected pursuant to the Legislative Act approved on December 2, 1869.
Pub List No:
2462.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Maps:
4
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
16
Image No:
2462002.jp2
Authors:
White, Charles A.
