"Washington and Oregon", Colton, Joseph Hutchins
Subject: Northwestern United States, Washington, Oregon
Period: 1853 (dated)
Publication: General Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.1 x 12.9 inches
40.9 x 32.8 cm
A great map of the Pacific Northwest showing both territories extending to the Continental Divide and incorporating the region that would become Idaho. Of specific interest is the notation of all the major exploration routes, wagon trails, and the proposed routes for the transcontinental railway as explored by Gov. Stevens. A few organized counties are confined to a narrow band along the coast and Wascopen, Skamania, and Walla Walla are the only counties east of the Cascade Range. Dated 1853 but published circa 1857.
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Condition: A
Contemporary color with a few minor spots and faint toning that is more pronounced along the edges of the sheet.
