Washington Territory
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Item data
Title
Washington Territory
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Washington
Names
United States. General Land Office (Publisher)
Roeser, C. (Charles) (Draftsman)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
United States. General Land Office (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The Office
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 18-741
Subjects
Indian reservations -- Washington (State)
Military reservations -- Washington (State)
Railroads -- Washington (State)
Washington (State) -- Historical geography
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources by C. Roeser, principal draughtsman, G.L.O.
Statement Of Responsibility: At head of title: Department of the Interior General Land Office J.A. Williamson, Commissioner.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 10, page 536, column 2, row 2
Acquisition: Sterne Collection
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 56 x 73 cm
Abstract
Shows townships, county seats, railroads, Indian and military reservations. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Relief shown by hachures.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 13801991
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21553114
Folder number: US252.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dcf09f90-2938-0136-ca0e-0083e549b8a2
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1879
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Washington Territory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcf09f90-2938-0136-ca0e-0083e549b8a2
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Washington Territory Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcf09f90-2938-0136-ca0e-0083e549b8a2
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Washington Territory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dcf09f90-2938-0136-ca0e-0083e549b8a2
Wikipedia citation
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