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| Keywords: 1897 Land Office Map of the Island of Molokai, Hawaii - Geographicus - MolokaiHawaii-lo-1897.jpg This rare and extraordinary 1897 map of the island of Molokai in the Hawaiian group was prepared for the 1906 Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior Though the cartographic work that produced this map was started in 1878 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 At the turn of the century Molokai was has large cattle ranges and considerable grazing On the northern side of the island there is a six square mile leper colony The colony home to about 100 people was established in 1866 and was considered one of the most advanced institutions of its kind in existence The Crown Lands that is those belonging to Kamehameha III are depicted and drawn according to the divisions of 1848 Today Molokai due to its lack of sandy beaches is considered the best preserved of its major islands The governor of Hawaii at the time this chart was made was George R Carter The primary triangulation for this map was accomplished by W D Alexander and M D Monsarrat The topography by M D Monsarrat And the map itself was drawn by F S Dodge C J Willis and S M Kanakuni This map is heavily based upon the H E Newton Government Survey Regional Map No 1394 1897 dated Size in 48 25 object history credit line http //magis manoa hawaii edu/gis/georeferenced/molokai/Molokai_Alexander_1897 jpg similar map 14228 × 7616 pixel accession number MolokaiHawaii-lo-1897 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of Hawaii 1897 maps MolokaÊ»i William DeWitt Alexander The General Land Office | ||||
