Northwest Maps

The Northwest Room has an impressive collection of historic maps. The collection includes maps of Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, the West, exploration, railroad surveys, and mining. The maps have long been a part of the collection in the Northwest Room, but they are now accessible through the SPL online catalog. For example, if you want to see Spokane street maps, you can do a subject search under Streets — Washington (State) — Spokane — Maps and you will find records that show the location as NW DRAWER and then a brief location. Then just come into the Northwest Room and we’ll pull them out for you to view. For the most part, they cannot be photocopied due to their size, but if you bring in a digital camera, you can make a copy.