Map of a portion of Montana Territory / by W.W. de Lacy. [ca. 1865]

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Map of a portion of Montana Territory / by W.W. de Lacy. [ca. 1865]

Manuscript map of Southwestern Montana, prominently showing Beaverhead, Madison, and Missoula counties, and the mining regions and drainages of the area, particularly Jefferson fork and tributaries ; includes an erroneous representation of the "hot springs" of present-day Yellowstone.

1 map : ms., hand col. ; 42 x 57 cm.

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De Lacy, W. W. (Walter Washington), 1819-1892

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Walter Washington De Lacy was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 22, 1819, the son of William and Eliza de Lacy. At the age of fifteen he entered Mount St. Mary's Catholic College in Emmetsburg, Maryland, and graduated in 1838. The following year de Lacy sought and received an appointment to West Point, but his appointment was revoked due to a clerical error. However, de Lacy enrolled at West Point for private instructions in mathematics, surveying, civil engineering and topography. Follo...