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Premier series map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. . Geographical Publishing Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1905. NOTES "Indian nations and Indian, forest, grazing, saline, and wood reservations shown by red boundaries." Includes indexes.

Indian territory: compiled under the direction of the Hon. John H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, by C.A. Maxwell. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1889. SUMMARY Shows the lands occupied by various tribes and includes details about land transfers and cessions.

Map of the Spokane Indian Reservation, Stevens County, Washington. . Manning, W. M. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1910.

Indian Reservations west of the Mississippi River. . United States. Office of Indian Affairs. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l. : s.n.], 1923.

Indian territory: compiled from the official records of the records of the General Land Office and other sources under supervision of Geo. U. Mayo. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1887. NOTES From the papers of President Benjamin Harrison. DLC SUMMARY This map contains extensive cultural detail relating to the reservations composing Indian Territory. It has also been annotated to illustrate the boundaries of the formation of Oklahoma Territory within the Indian Territory.

Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians. Royce, C. C. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1884.

Map showing the territory originally assigned Cherokee "Nation of" Indians. . Royce, C. C. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1884.

Map of the Indian tribes of North America, about 1600 A.D. along the Atlantic, & about 1800 A.D. westwardly. published by the Amer. Antiq. Soc. from a drawing by Hon. A. Gallatin. Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, D.C.] : The Society, [1836] NOTES Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored to show the location of Indian tribes and 11 linguistic families.

Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle, done by an Indian. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [1755?] NOTES Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Relief shown by hachures. In this map the name Ohio R. ou la belle rivière is applied also to the Allegheny. The words "direction of" have been inserted in pencil between "By" and "an Indian."

Map of the Indian and Oklahoma territories. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1892.

Map showing the lands assigned to emigrant Indians west of Arkansas and Missouri. . United States. Topographical Bureau. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1836.

Map of linguistic stocks of American Indians. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1890. NOTES From: Annual report of Bureau of Ethnology, v. 7, by J.W. Powell.

Plan of part of western front. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [1778?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:600,000. Shows northern Pennsylvania and western New York, detailed mapping showing numerous forts, Indian villages, and trails, is restricted to the Susquehanna Valley north of Sunbury Town.

A plan of part of the rivers Tombecbe, Alabama, Tensa, Perdido, & Scambia in the province of West Florida. with a sketch of the boundary between the nation of upper Creek Indians and that part of the province which is contigious thereto, as settled at the congresses at Pensacola in the years 1765 & 1771. Collected from different surveys at the desire of the Honble John Stuart, Esquire, sole agent and superintendant of Indian Affairs for the southern district of North America. By David Taitt. Taitt, David. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1771?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:126,720. Relief shown pictorially. Cadastral map. Includes descriptive index and notes.

A plan of the lands in New London sequestred for the sole use and improvement of the Mohegan Indian tribe. survey'd and measured the 7th, 8th & 9th of Septr. 1736 and protracted by the above scale of 60 pts. to an inch by me, Humphry Avery, survr, for the county of New London. Avery, Humphry. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1736. NOTES Cadastral map. Covers northeastern portion of town of Montville, Connecticut. Signed at lower right: Humphry Avery, survr. for the county of New London. Includes notes and text.

An Indian map of the Upper-Missouri. . CREATED/PUBLISHED 1801.

The Mississippi. Franquelin, Jean Baptiste Louis. CREATED/PUBLISHED [ca. 1682] NOTES Relief shown pictorially. Shows trees, animals, and names of the Indian nations. "This is the copy of a sketch of the Mississippi River and country, contained in a manuscript map ... has the following title Carte génerale de la France septentrionale, contenant dans la d'ecouverte du pays des Ilinois ... made by the Sieur Jolliet ... our present map ... is one of the first French maps of the Mississippi River ever made, if not the very first one itself." Includes a discussion of the origin, significance, and contents of the map.

A general map of the middle British colonies in America. viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New York, Connecticut & Rhode-Island: Of Aquanishuonigy the country of the confederate Indians comprehending Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio & Thuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage & Skaniadarade their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario and Champlain. Wherein is also shewn the antient & present seats of the Indian nations. Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756. CREATED/PUBLISHED London, Printed for Carington Bowles, 1771. NOTES Scale ca. 1:2,250,000.

Mapa del Golfo y costa de la Nueva España : desde el Río de Panuco hasta el cabo de Santa Elena . Santa Cruz, Alonso de, 1505-1567. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1572?] NOTES Relief shown pictorially. Shows the coast from the vicinity of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina of the United States, location of Indian settlements, and lakes and rivers in the region to the Pánuco River in Mexico; the interior is as far north as the latitude of the Tennessee River.

Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route. Compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data by G. K. Warren ... under the direction of W. H. Emory in 1854 and of A. A. Humphreys 1854-5-6-7. Engr. by Selmar Siebert. Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, D.C., War Dept., 1858?] NOTES Scale 1:3,000,000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.

North America. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [n.p., 175-?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:50,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Degs. west from London." Shows colonies, a few cities and towns, and Indian tribal territory.

Ardmore, Indian Territory, 1891.. Drawn by T. M. Fowler. Fowler, T. M. (Thaddeus Mortimer), 1842-1922. CREATED/PUBLISHED Morrisville, Pa., T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer [1891] NOTES Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. Indexed for points of interest.

Carte de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1754. . Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Londres, 1755] NOTES Scale ca. 1:15,000,000. Shows boundaries, some cities and towns, forts, and Indian tribal territory.

An Accurate map of North America from the latest discoveries. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [n.p., 175-?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:50,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Degrees west from London." Also shows colonies, a few cities and towns, and Indian tribal territory.

Ticonderoga as it was in 1759. . CREATED/PUBLISHED [1759?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:84,000. Includes index to military activities.

Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada. accompanied by a new and origianl compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad network. Rand McNally and Company. CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, 1893. NOTES Scale ca. 1:750,000. SUMMARY Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, township lines, Indian reservations, roads, and railroads with names.

Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of South Dakota. . Rand McNally and Company. CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, 1892. NOTES Scale ca. 1:1,150,000. SUMMARY Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, township lines, cities and towns, Indian and military reservations, area "opened for settlement by treaty of 1889," and the railroad network with named lines.

A map of the United States of America, as settled by the peace of 1783. . Fielding, I. CREATED/PUBLISHED London, Decr. 1, 1783. NOTES Covers the area east of the Mississippi River from Canada to Florida. Shows boundaries, major towns and cities, forts Indian villages and tribal territory, rivers, and relief.

Carta geografica dell' America settentrionale. . L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Venezia, 1750] NOTES Scale ca. 1:26,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Covers area including North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, some trails, routes of exploration, and Indian villages and tribal territory.

A map of the United States of America agreeable to the peace of 1783. . Darton, William, 1755-1819. CREATED/PUBLISHED [London, 1783] NOTES Scale ca. 1:6,300,000. Shows provincial boundaries, Indian villages and tribal territory, rivers and lakes, a few forts and place-names.

Plan of Fort William Henry and camp at Lake George. W. Eyre, engr. I. Heath dt. . Heath, Joseph. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1755?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:4,800. Includes descriptive index to military positions.

Official railroad map of Dakota issued by the railroad commissioners, November 1st, 1886. . Rand McNally and Company. CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, 1886. NOTES Scale ca. 1:1,100,000. From Second Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the Territory of Dakota (Grand Forks, Dakota 1886) (HE2709.D2) SUMMARY Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, Indians, and the railroads with lines named.

The Santa Fé Route and connections, 1888. . Rand McNally and Company. CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, 1888. SUMMARY Map of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, stations, Indian reservations, state boundaries, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line. Includes railroad names. Profiles in lower left of map.

Northern Pacific Railway 1900. . L.L. Poates Engr'g Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, 1900. SUMMARY Map of northern United States from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean showing reliief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, forest and timber, Indian and military reservations.

State of Kansas, 1884. compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under supervision of G.P. Strum, Principal Draughtsman, photo lith & print by Julius Bien & Co. N.Y. 1884. United States. General Land Office. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, 1884] NOTES Scale 1:950,400. SUMMARY Township map showing drainage, cities and towns, Indian and military reservations, railroads, and the limit of grants.

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. . With the disposition of the English Army under the command of Genl. Amherst encamp'd there 1759. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1759?] NOTES Scale 1:7,200; 200 yards to an in. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Includes "References."

Discovering the legacy of Lewis and Clark : bicentennial commemoration 2003-2006. CREATED/PUBLISHED Philadelphia, Penn. : Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, [2003] NOTES Legend includes preparation, recruitment, exploration and homecoming, Indian reservations, Louisiana Purchase boundary, and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Includes historical and descriptive text about the expedition and the historic trail.

Captain Snow's scetch of the country by himself, and the best accounts he could receive from the Indian traders. . CREATED/PUBLISHED 1754. NOTES Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Shows location of forts, western Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, northern Maryland, Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary line, and "Road to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, &ca." Includes historical notes.

Map showing the Pacific Railroads and their branches; prepared for the United States Pacific Railway Commission. . G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, [1887] NOTES Scale ca. 1:3,800,000. SUMMARY Map of the western United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, Indian reservation, military posts, and the railroad network with main lines color coded. Red indicates lines "aided by U.S. Bonds."

Karte der verschiendenen Pacific Eisenbahnen und deren Verbindung mit anderen Bahnen; für die "N.Y. Handels Zeitung" gezeichne. . G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, 1870. NOTES Scale ca. 1:6,000,000. At top of map: "Beilage zur N.Y. Handels Zeitung." SUMMARY Map of western United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, Indian and military reservations, roads, trails, the railroad network and the Pacific lines in heavy colors.

Carte generale des États Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale, avec les limites de chacun des dits Etats, convenus par le traité provisional du mois de novembre 1782. Par J. B. Eliot. . Eliot, J. B. CREATED/PUBLISHED Paris, Chez Mondhare, 1783. NOTES Scale ca. 1:3,330,000. Relief shown pictorially. Covers the area east of the Mississippi River from James Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Shows states, towns and cities, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, shoals and banks along the coast and relief. Includes an inset map of Florida, the Bahama Islands, and the Greater Antilles.

Route of the late expedtion [sic] commanded by Act'g. Rear Admiral D. D. Porter U.S.N. attempting to get into the Yazoo River by the way of Steels Bayou and Deer Creek. Compiled & drawn by A. Strausz, U.S. Coast Survey. Strausz, A. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington], U.S. Coast Survey, 1863. NOTES Scale ca. 1:215,000. "The shaded bayou shows the route actually travelled by the gun boats. The doted line shows the remaining proposed route." Indicates the location of bridges, Indian mounds, and names or residents along Deer Creek.

A map of the British and French settlements in North America. J. Lodge. Lodge, John, d. 1796. CREATED/PUBLISHED [n.p., 175-?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:11,000,000. Covers the eastern half of North America from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and "Earl Granville's Property." "Longitude w. from London." "The French Incroachments are shewn by Oblique strokes, and their Forts with two Strokes, the English Forts by a single Stroke." Includes a brief historical note on the English claim to North America and the origins of several colonies.

A new and accurate map of part of North-America, comprehending the provinces of New England, New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island & part of Virginia, Canada and Hallifax. Gibson, J. (John) CREATED/PUBLISHED [London?] 1771. NOTES Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. Covers the area from Quebec to lower Chesapeake Bay and west along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to Fort Detroit. Shows provinces, towns and cities, forts, some residences, landmarks, salt and coal deposits, swamps, grasslands, waterfalls, Indian villages, and relief. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical and descriptive notes.

Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle Yorck, et Pensilvanie. Pour servir à l'Histoire générale des voyages.. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Paris] 1757. NOTES Covers the area from Penobscot Bay to Chesapeake Bay and west to Lake Erie. Shows provices, towns, forts, rivers, Indian tribal territory, and relief. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris.

Partie occidentale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada par Mr. Bellin, ingénieur du roy de la marine pour servir à l'intelligence des affaires de l'etat present en Amerique, communiquée au public par les Héritiers de Homan. . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Nürnberg] 1755. NOTES Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. Covers the area from Lake Superior to Kaskaskia and from Delaware Bay to the Mississippi River. Shows a few towns, missions, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, rivers and lakes, portages, and early place-names.

Map of the military dep't of Texas : being a section of the map of the territory of the U.S. from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. compiled from all the reliable data by Lt. G.K. Warren, T.E., under the direction of Capt. A.A. Humphreys, T.E. ; lith. of J. Bien. Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington D.C.?] : Office Expl.ns and Surveys, War Dep't, 1859. NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.

A new and accurate map of New Jersey, Pensilvania, New York and New England with the adjacent countries.. Drawn from surveys, assisted by the most approved modern maps & charts and regulated by astronomical observations. Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. CREATED/PUBLISHED [London, 1752] NOTES Scale ca. 1:12,250,000. "No. 62" in lower left margin. Covers the area from the Bay of Fundy southward along the coast to Chesapeake Bay, and west to the Finger Lakes district in New York. Shows towns and cities, forts, Indian villiages and tribal territory, some vegetation, shoals and banks along the coast, and relief. Relief shown pictorially.

Western border states . Hall, Edward S., Cartographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED N.Y., New York H. H. Lloyd & Co. c1861. NOTES Scale ca. 1:740,000. At top of sheet: Military portraits, map of the seat of war, uniforms, arms, & c. Map of Missouri, Tennessee, and parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territory, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, showing cities and towns, rivers, and railroads. Some important or strategic places are underlined in red or indicated by red dots. Above map has portraits of Generals Wool, Dix, Scott, Fremont, Lyon, McClellan, Banks, Blenker, Butler, McDowell, Rosecrans (here spelled "Rosencranz"), Sprague, Burnside, and Sigel, Colonel Corcoran, and Commodore Stringham.

Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Treize Colonies Unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale, dressée par J. B. Éliot, ingénieurs des Etats Unis. . Eliot, J. B. CREATED/PUBLISHED Paris, Chez Mondhare, 1778. NOTES Scale ca. 1:1,400,000. Covers the area from Lake Nipissin to lower Chesapeake Bay and west to Lake Erie. Shows states, some counties, towns and cities, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, roads, and relief.

A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances. Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin) CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846. NOTES Scale ca. 1:4,250,000. Insets: Railroads & canal routes from Albany to Buffalo.--Map showing the rail roads between the cities of New York, Boston & Albany and the Hudson R. from N. York to Albany.--Rail road route from New York to Philadelphia.--Rail road route from Philadelphia to Washington.--Map of Oregon, northern California, Santa Fé &c. SUMMARY A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads. Indian tribes are indicated west of the Mississippi River.

Nieuwe en nauwkeurige kaart van een gedeelte van Noord Amerika, behelzende Nieuw Engeland, New York, Pensylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, een stuk van Virginia, Kanada en Halifax, ter opheldering der reizen van den Heer P. Kalm. C. J. de Huyser, direx., 1772. P. Mol, geletterdt. . Huyser, C. J. de. CREATED/PUBLISHED Utrecht, J. v. Schoonhoven & Comp. en G. v. d. Brink Jz [1772] NOTES Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. Relief shown pictorially. Covers the area from Mall Bay to Chesapeake Bay and west to Lake Erie. Shows provinces, towns and cities, some residences, industries, forts, Indian villages, mountain passes, waterfalls, meadows, swamps, deposits of salt, coal, and limestone.

Carte de la Louisiane et des pays voisins, dédiée à M. Rouillé, sécretaire d'État, ayant le Département de la marine. Par le Sr. Bellin, ingr. ordre. de la marine, 1750. . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Paris? 1755?] NOTES Scale ca. 1:5,800,000. "Longitude du méridien de l'île de Fer." Covers the area from Québec to the Gulf of Mexico and west of Santa Fé, N.M. Relief shown pictorially. Shows cities and towns, forts, some trails, and Indian villages and tribal territory.

Les costes aux environs de la rivière de Misisipi : découvertes par Mr. de la Salle en 1683 et reconnues par Mr. le Chevallier d'Iberville en 1698 et 1699. Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Paris? : s.n.], 1701. NOTES Relief shown pictorially. Shows locations of Indian villages found by La Salle during his explorations of the coastal areas of the United States. Includes text entitled "Description de la Découverte du Missisipi, par N. de Fer" and ill. in title area.

Pensilvaniæ, Novæ-Cæsareæ, Novi-Eboraci, Aquanishuonigæ et Canadæ, brevis delineatio, juxta itinera P. Kalm a Ludovico Evans, 1750. Æri incisa a Fr. Akrel, cura S. Kreander. . Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756. CREATED/PUBLISHED [n.p.] 1784. NOTES Scale ca. 1:2,600,000. Principal meridian: Philadelphia and Londino. Relief shown pictorially. Place names in English. Covers the area from Quebec to Chesapeake Bay and from Cape Cod to the west end of Lake Ontario. Includes inset of Quebec area. SUMMARY Shows a few provincial boundaries, towns, Indian villages and trading posts, forts, rivers, and relief.

A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America; Representing their rightful claim as confirmed by charters and the formal surrender of their Indian friends; likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein. . Society of Anti-Gallicans. CREATED/PUBLISHED London, Sold by Wm. Herbert ... , 1755. NOTES Scale ca. 1:7,200,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Longitude west from Ferro." "Sold by Wm. Herbert ... & Robt. Sayer ... " Includes notes. Maps in margin: A plan of the harbor and town of Louisbourg on the isle of Cape Briton.--A plan of Chebucto Harbor.--The Atlantic Ocean.--Fort Frederick built by the French at Crown or Scalp Point in the year 1731.--A plan of Port Dauphin on the isle of Cape Briton.--A plan of the harbour of Annopolis Royal.--A plan of the town of Quebeck.