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Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi : also the boundaries of the territory now occupied or owned by them

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi

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Title
Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi : also the boundaries of the territory now occupied or owned by them
Names
Royce, Charles C., 1845-1923 (Creator)
Peters, N. (Norris) (Lithographer)
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Oklahoma

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5094
Topics
Cherokee Indians -- Land tenure
Indians of North America -- Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By C.C. Royce.
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: Smithsonian Institution - Bureau of Ethnology. J.W. Powell, Director.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 241, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:1,500,000 (W 100°--W 90°/N 38°--N 34°).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 52 x 76 cm, on sheet 56 x 81 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 31240
Description
Shows the regions intended for the post-Removal Cherokee and later divided among a number of tribes relocated to what would become eastern Oklahoma. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Covers parts of present states of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Includes a numeric and chronologic schedule of Cherokee cessions. In top margin: Bureau of Ethnology, Fifth Annual Report, PL IX.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 14066871
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646132
Folder number: US192.3.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d75201d0-de99-0135-492a-058391df2574
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1845: Creator Born
  • 1884: Issued
  • 1923: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14b40c0-de99-0135-1744-67aae6aad138

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14b40c0-de99-0135-1744-67aae6aad138

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e14b40c0-de99-0135-1744-67aae6aad138

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Map showing the territory originally assigned to the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians west of the Mississippi