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| Keywords: 1885 De Witt Alexander Wall Map of Maui, Hawaii - Geographicus - Maui-lo-1885.jpg This very large rare and extraordinary 1885 map of the island of Maui Hawaii was prepared for the 1906 Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior Covers the entire island in stupendous detail Though the cartographic work that produced this map was started in 1885 during the Hawaiian Monarchy the map itself and the report that contained it was issued following the U S Government ™s 1898 annexation of the Hawaiian Republic The Report was an attempt to assess and examine the newly created Hawaiian Territory ™s potential for proper administration and development Consequently the map focuses on Public Lands Homestead Settlement Tracts Grazing Lands Pineapple Lands Sugar Plantations Forest Reserves Forest Lands Wet Lands etc It also features both practical and topographic details for use in administering the region The governor at this time was George R Carter The primary triangulation for this map was accomplished by W D Alexander and S E Bishop The topography is the word of W D Alexander C J Lyons M D Monsarrat F S Dodge S E Bishop E D Baldwin and W R Lawrence The map was drawn by F S Dodge 1885 dated Size in 53 5 44 object history credit line accession number Maui-lo-1885 <i>Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior</i> 1906 edition Geographicus-source PD-art Maps of Maui County Hawaii 1885 Old maps of Hawaii 1885 in Hawaii | ||||
