Map of Washington, (1882)
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Title
Map of Washington , (1882)
Creator
Rand McNally and Company .
Date.Original
1882
Publisher
[Chicago] : Rand McNally and Company , 1882
Description
1 map : col. , 37 x 28 cm . One of the leading map publishing companies of the 20th century , Rand McNally and Co . began in Chicago , 1865 . Under the partnership of William H . Rand and Andrew McNally (started in 1868) , the company quickly grew from railroad timetable and ticket printer to publisher of fine railroad maps and atlases . Two of their most famous publications are the "Pocket Maps"--first released in 1872 and the "Business Atlas ", released under one name or another from 1876 to 1991 . In this map of Washington Territory , 1882 , the county lines are delineated in pink . The map was most likely mechanically colored , a technique that was brought to the company by one of its earliest employees--engraver Charles H . Waite . He also brought with him the knowledge and use of wax engraving . Rand McNally was one of the first to use the method . However , contemporary publishers such as the Mitchell Company and G.W . Colton continued to use lithography--preferring its quality . Yet , wax engraving was cheaper and could be easily corrected . It also could imprint typesetting--which greatly improved the look of busy / cluttered railroad maps , and so was the preferred choice of the map department at Rand McNally .
Subject
Washington (State)--Maps ; Washington Territory ; Waite , Charles H .
Type
Image
Genre
Maps
Location Depicted
United States--Washington (Terr.)
Rights Notes
No known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.
Identifier
wsu012 ; sc001 2.274 1882
Holding Institution
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries
Digitization
Original maps were scanned in color at 600 dpi on a Microtek 9600XL scanner and saved as TIFF files. The TIFF files were converted into the MrSID format at a compression ratio of 12 to 1 using LizardTech's Geospatial Encoder 1.4 software. These MrSid files were then uploaded into the CONTENTdm database at the Washington State University Libraries.
Format
image/jpg2000
Contributors
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections
Language
English
Source
Is found in SC 1 , Historic Maps Collection https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/sc001.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
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