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Newton & Bien - Map of Kauai, Hawaii (Sandwch Islands) - This colorful lithographed map of Kauai was done by Herbert E. Newton and entitled Kauai, Territory of Hawaii... traced from Gov't Survey Reg. Map No. 1395 . It was published and lithographed by Julius Bien & Co. in 1901. The map was produced as part of U.S. Congress Serial set vol. 4293. The map showed the land that were now public domain divided into two classes, the crown lands and the government lands. Crown lands had been reserved for Kamehameha III's private use in the great division of 1848 (shown in yellow). The government lands were the lands that revenue from was allocated to the maintenance of the government (shown in green). The boundaries in the map were the same as designated by the division in 1848. Paper Size: ~ 24” by 21” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Color Lithograph