Johnson's Washington Oregon and Idaho, (1863)
Files
Title
Johnson's Washington Oregon and Idaho, (1863)
Subject
Washington (State)--Boundaries<br>Washington Territory<br>Oregon--Maps<br>Idaho--Maps<br>Idaho Territory<br>Montana
Description
1 map: hand col., 35 x 46 cm<br>Map publisher Alvin Jewitt Johnson purchased steel plate engravings and copyrights from mapmaker J.H. Colton sometime around 1859. To conserve the plates, Johnson transferred the information from steel to lithographic stone, making updated adjustments/corrections when needed. He also added decorative borders and colors applied by hand to the maps. This map, showing the borders of Washington Territory, the State of Oregon, and the newly formed Territory of Idaho, may well have been taken from a Colton template. Note that the Montana/Idaho border had not yet been added at the Bitterroot Mountains. Montana became a territory in 1864.
Creator
Johnson and Ward
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Date
1864
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 005
Coverage
Washington (State)
Oregon
Idaho
Oregon
Idaho
Collection
Citation
Johnson and Ward, “Johnson's Washington Oregon and Idaho, (1863),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 28, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1597.