(Washington) Washington ~Catalog 59~ Showing the continent this map

Showing the continent this map catches an interesting period when west of the Mississippi lay the large territories of the Mandan

and some sporadic foxing which is not unusual

Has inset for the city of Chicago

for this would have been the guidebook and maps that you clutched

along with practical notations such as "This area consists of interspersed with creeks and large shallow bays which contain many mud and oyster banks"

(Washington) Washington ~Catalog 59~ Showing the continent this map(Washington) Washington. At the turn of the century, settlement and growth in the eastern portion of the state still continued and this map is a promotional piece that shows that great area of potential, as well as the rail lines that now service, out to Spokane. Notes every town and burg, as well as the major terrain and rivers and creeks. Condition is good with some mostly marginal tears and loss at one of the corner folds. Image size is 17. 5 x 26.