Scarce early edition of Johnson's Washington & Oregon.

The map is colored by counties. Washington wraps around Oregon to the east of the Oregon State line, including the yet to be formed Idaho Territory. Includes many Indian tribes, forts, roads and early topographical notes. A few early counties east of the Cascades are just appearing, including Skamania, Walla Walla, Josephine and Wasco.

One of the great early ephemeral state/territorial configurations of the Northwest. An essential map for collectors of the region.

States of the Map

There are 9 Johnson & Ward states of the map between 1862 and 1865:

• State 1: 1862 - Page 53
• State 2: 1862-63 - Page 57; no text on verso
• State 3: 1863 - Page 57; Historical and Statistical View of US on verso
• State 4: 1863 - Page 57; The trail from Boise to South Pass is again a solid line; ID shown
• State 5: 1863 - Page 57; New counties- WA: Kitsap, Spokane, Klickitat, Snohomish; OR: Umatila, Baker; ID: Nez Perce, Idaho, Missoula, and Shoshone.
• State 6: 1863-64 - Page 57; :British Columbia” for “British Possessions” in W Canada
• State 7: 1864 - Page 65;
• State 8: 1864 - Page 65; “British Columbia” in western CA changed to “British Columbia Possessions”; In title “Idaho” is in dark black, non-italic outlined letters
• State 9: 1864-65 - Page 65; ID state line present and “IDAHO” is within the state; “DAKOTA TERRITORY” now “MONTANA”; “NEBRASKA” gone, “DAKOTA” now printed horizontally just above 44th parallel; New counties- MT: Missoula- moved for ID