Maps

Title: Missouri Territory, Formerly Louisiana
Description: Map shows area from Mississippi River westward, with rivers, mountains, locations of Native American tribes, and "probable north boundary" marked in blue and "probable south boundary marked in light pink and ivory. Eastern border of the Mississippi River highlighted in orange. Written in pencil in lower left corner, "Carey's General Atlas 1808? LC p 442."
Date: 1808
Object Type: Map

Title: Indian Tribes in North and Central America
Description: Blueprint of remarkably comprehensive map showing, apparently, all known locations of Indian tribes from the Arctic Circle to the northwest corner of South America, including the areas of present-day Canada, Alaska, United States, Mexico, West Indies, and Central America.
Object Type: Map

Title: The Kansas City Times' Map of Oklahoma
Description: "Taken from government surveys." Shows proposed railroad and stage line and includes "Direction for Locating a Claim." Specific areas of Indian tribes noted.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
Description: Map showing Oregon and Washington and small portions of adjacent states. Also includes the southern portion of Vancouver Island, area railroad lines, steamship lines, towns, roads, and Indian reservations. Printed at top and bottom of map: "The Northwest presents the greatest opportunities for settlers of any portion of Uncle Sam's domain. For grains, grasses, fruit, live stock and minerals the territory embraced in this map is unequalled."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Map

Title: Indian Tribes, Reservations and Settlements in the United States
Description: Map of the United States keyed to show reservations allotted in part, reservations allotted and open, and tribal lands, as well as colonies in Nevada and rancherias in California. Inset map of Alaska indicates tribal areas.
Date: 1943
Object Type: Map

Title: A Map of a Large Country Newly Discovered in the Nothern America
Description: Continuation of title: Situated between New Mexico and the Frozen Sea Together with the Course of the Great River Meschasipi. Facsimile of 1698 map depicting Father Louis Hennepin's impressions of the shape and layout of the eastern half of the North American continent. Pictorial elements such as mountains, forests, and habitations are included, as well as drawings of the Great Lakes and other bodies of water. Also included printed on map: "Dedicated to his Ma.ty William III King of Great Britain by Father Lewis [sic] Hennepin, Missionary Recollect and Apostolic Notary."
Date: 1698
Object Type: Map

Title: Cram's Railroad and Township Map of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas
Description: Map shows numerous rivers, creeks, and towns, as well as railroad lines and county boundaries. Territories of individual Indian tribes are outlined in the area south of Kansas.
Date: 1879
Object Type: Map

Title: Johnson's United States
Description: Map of the United States, Lower California, northern Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahama Islands. State and territorial boundaries, railroad lines, rivers, and towns are indicated for the U.S., as well as forts, explorers' routes, pioneer trails, and Indian tribe locations for western U.S. Numeral 20 found in upper left corner; numeral 21 found in upper right corner.
Date: 1862
Object Type: Map

Title: Johnson's North America
Description: Map of all land forms in the northern half of the western hemisphere, including the farthest reaches of northern Canada, the west coast of Greenland, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Bahama Islands, with states or provinces shown in the largest countries. Indian tribe locations are indicated on the United States map. Cities, rivers, major roads, and some railroad lines are shown.
Date: 1862
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Eastern Kansas
Description: Photoreproduction of a map of eastern Kansas including a sketch of three buildings in Lawrence. Legend indicates towns, trading posts, post offices, Native American villages, missions, and government forts.
Date: 1856
Object Type: Map

Title: MacLean and Lawrence's Sectional Map of Kansas Territory
Description: Continuation of title: Compiled from the U.S. Surveys by C. P. Wiggin.Photocopy of a map of Kansas Territory including the counties of Leavenworth, Johnson, Lykins, Franklin, Douglass, Jefferson, and Atchison. Shows Indian reservations, some towns and roads, with townships and ranges noted.
Date: 1857-04
Object Type: Map

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