Map of Washington and Oregon, (1891)
Files
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
Oregon
Collection
Citation
Mathews-Northrup Co., “Map of Washington and Oregon, (1891),” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1594.