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Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory

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57519029


Item data

Title

Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Oregon

Names

United States. Surveyor General (Publisher)
Preston, Jno. B. (John B.) (Creator)
A. Hoen & Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1852 (Inferred)
Place: Oregon City, Or.
Publisher: Surveyor General's Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5098

Subjects

Public lands -- Oregon Territory
Roads -- Oregon Territory
Prairies -- Oregon Territory
Cities and towns
Prairies
Public lands
Roads
Oregon Territory -- Administrative and political divisions
Willamette River Valley (Or.)
Oregon Territory
Oregon Territory -- Surveys
United States -- Oregon Territory
Oregon -- Willamette River Valley

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyor General's Office, Oregon City, October 21st 1852.
Statement Of Responsibility: Signed "Jno. B. Preston, Surveyor General."
Citation/Reference: Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps, entry 658 ( 32- 2) S.exdoc. 1, map 9
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 435, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 65 x 38 cm, on sheet 71 x 43 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small pieces of map lacking; has accession no. stamped inside the neatline below the title area: 48281

Abstract

Shows township grid, roads, named prairies, cities and towns along the Willamette River Valley in Oregon Territory. Relief shown by hachures. Above title: "B." In upper left margin: "Senate Ex. doc. No. 1 2d. Sess. 32nd Cong."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 41589792
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646136
Folder number: US193.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fa1aacf0-2a2a-0136-9331-43f7388b3241

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1852

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fa1aacf0-2a2a-0136-9331-43f7388b3241

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fa1aacf0-2a2a-0136-9331-43f7388b3241

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fa1aacf0-2a2a-0136-9331-43f7388b3241

Wikipedia citation

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