Washington Territory (1879)

Washington Territory (1879)

Washington (State) -- Maps<br>Land use -- Washington (State) -- Maps<br>Surveys -- Washington Territory

1 map : col. ; 56 x 73 cm<br>"J.A. Williamson, Commissioner" General Land Office<br>Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington<br>Library's copy hand colored to show land capability<br>Scale 1:950,400 (W 124°45--W 117°/N 49°--N 45°30) <br>The ongoing project of the Office of the Surveyor General (a subset of the General Land Office) was the surveying of all the new lands, primarily for the eventual sale to settlers, and secondarily to determine its usefulness to the government for military or transportation purposes.

United States. General Land Office<br>Roeser, C. (Charles)<br>Bien, Julius, 1826-1909

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Washington D.C. : The Office<br>(New York : Julius Bien, Photo litho. & print.)

1879

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