1863 Johnson's Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

This exceptional example of Johnson's map of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho provides a detailed depiction of the territorial Pacific Northwest region of the United States while the country was in the midst Westward Expansion and the Civil War.   This map presents the boundaries of the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, territories and highlights various geographical features, including mountain ranges, rivers, and lakes, with a prominent emphasis on the Rocky Mountains in Idaho. Counties within each territory are color-coded in pink and green, indicating political boundaries as they were defined at the time. Early settlements, Military Forts, Native American tribal lands, and key transportation routes, are also noted throughout the map, making it a valuable reference for understanding the spatial organization of the Pacific Northwest in the 1860s. Surrounding the map is a decorative border indicative of Johnson's maps and his contemporaries which ads an ornate touch and helps to date the ma