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Allen: The University of Idaho Library has three copies of this title:
"Maps of Early Idaho".  Here is the description of Captain Pleasonton's
map - The Rockies to the Cascades: "Although not dated, this interesting
early map was prepared by Captain A Pleasonton from the notes and maps of
Reverend P.J. De Smet, the founder of the Catholic Mission later to become
St. Maries.....The early trails and other details are excellently
reproduced, considering that this map must have been drawn prior to
1850...." A xerox copy of this map may not do justice to the original, but
if you want to borrow the whole atlas, you may contact our ILL office,
208-885-6843, fax: 208-885-6817 for a loan, or get special permission from
the head of the reference (it is in the non-circulating Atlas collection.)
The call number for this title is: Atlas G1481.S1.M3.1972
 
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On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Allen Hall wrote:
 
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> Dr. Larson & any other interested parties,
>
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> >Is there any way to obtain a copy of an 1850 map by a Capt. Pleasonton
> called
> >"Map of the Country Between the Cascades & the Rocky Mountains"?  It
> >supposedly shows some early trails that I would like to retrace.  Thanks
>
>
> Allen,
>
> If you come up with a source, would you consider posting it to the list for
> the rest of us?
>
> Thank you,
> Paul R. Larson
>
>
> Glad to share.  This is what I have found out so far:
>
> This 1850 map together with an 1859 Bureau of Topographical Engineers "Map of
> the State of Oregon and Washington Territory, which I hear contains even more
> detail for my purposes,  can also be found in a book called "Maps of Early
> Idaho (Corvallis, OR, Western Guide Publshers, 1972) , presumably out of
> print