Map Map of the Oregon Territory

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Title
Map of the Oregon Territory
Contributor Names
Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Sherman & Smith.
Created / Published
New York : J.H. Young : Sherman & Smith, [1844]
Subject Headings
-  United States Exploring Expedition--(1838-1842)--Maps
-  Northwest, Pacific--Maps
-  Columbia River--Maps
-  Northwest, Pacific
-  Columbia River
Notes
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Mounted on cloth. Some acid offset on map.
-  Inset: Columbia River, reduced from a survey / made by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1841. Scale ca. 1:700,000.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Includes notes.
-  Exhibited: Rivers, edens, empires: Lewis & Clark and the revealing of America, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., July 24-Nov. 29, 2003.
Medium
1 map : hand col. ; 58 x 87 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
Q115 .W6 (Office)
G4240
Source Collection
Wilkes, Charles, Atlas of the narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1844
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4240.ct000908
Library of Congress Control Number
2004627252
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2004627252
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Chicago citation style:

Wilkes, Charles, J. H Young, and Sherman & Smith. Map of the Oregon Territory. [New York: J.H. Young: Sherman & Smith, 1844] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2004627252/.

APA citation style:

Wilkes, C., Young, J. H. & Sherman & Smith. (1844) Map of the Oregon Territory. [New York: J.H. Young: Sherman & Smith] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004627252/.

MLA citation style:

Wilkes, Charles, J. H Young, and Sherman & Smith. Map of the Oregon Territory. [New York: J.H. Young: Sherman & Smith, 1844] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2004627252/>.

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