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Washington Territory

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57517275


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

Maps

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

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1879

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MLA format

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

APA format

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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