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| NORTHERN
GREAT PLAINS. G.K. Warren. "Reconnoissances in the
Dacota Country by G.K. Warren Lieut. Topl. Eng.rs.
U.S.A. ..." 1856. From Explorations in
the Dacota Country, in the Year 1855.
Washington:1856. 36½ x 58½" at the neat lines,
plus a profile at right for an additional 3" in
width. Uncolored. Condition: Unfolded, flattened and
laid on rice paper backing; a set of three panels
rejoined in the process with the break virtually
invisible; no browning, but slight staining at old folds
containing title bloc and a few others; overall bright
with an excellent appearance. Will be shipped rolled in
a large tube.
The
map is referenced in Howes (USiana) W118, Storm (Graff
Collection) 4546, and Wagner-Camp (Plains & Rockies)
283, but strangely, not in Wheat (Trans-Mississippi),
although the companion maps from the same source are
entered as 870 & 871. Certainly, this is an
important map of the Trans-Mississippi west. Howes
lists the source volume as "aa", "books
that are quite scarce, obtainable only with some
difficulty, at prices ... (we won't mention Howes' old
prices - they've gone up!)
A
huge map - too large to photograph and show much detail,
hence several pictures which don't do it justice. At a scale of about 10
miles/inch, coverage is from western Iowa to Laramie
Peak in present Wyoming near the headwaters of the North
Platte and St. Vrains Fort on the South Platte River;
north and south it is from beyond the site of Pierre, SD
to the Little Blue River in
Kansas. The whole
region is labeled "Nebraska"; here, Dacota
Country refers to the "Dacota or Sioux
Indians" who inhabited this wide area. At the center
are the "Great Sand Hills" north of the Platte
River. In what became the Oregon Trail, the landmarks of
Court House Rock, Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff are
noted. The far flung region was labeled as the home to the Brulé
Dacotas, the Ogalala, the Ihanktonwan as well as the
Ponkas, the Omahas and the Ottoes & Missourias, but
undoubtedly very few Americans of European ancestry at
the time.
Lt.
Warren was attached to the operations of General Harney,
Commander of the Sioux Expedition of 1855. The map
traces the route taken up the Missouri River, starting
in June, to Fort Pierre, then overland to Fort Kearney
on the Platte, then up the North Platte to Fort Laramie,
thence picking up the White River leading back to Fort
Pierre, and finally overland to Sioux City in November.
Dated stops show the progress of the trek. The earlier
tracks of Long, Nicollet, Fremont and Stansbury are
shown.
This
map, showing the northern plains and the approaches to
the Rockies, portends the vast changes that would come
in the next few decades. Lt. Warren was soon to be
working on the explorations for the Pacific
Railroad.
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| NORTHERN
GREAT
PLAINS. Johnson & Ward. "Johnson's Nebraska Dakota, Colorado Idaho &
Kansas". 1864. 32x39cm (13x15½"). Wash color by state & territory &
bold outline. Time toned; overall very good.
Shows eastern
part of transient maximum Idaho. |
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States
of the Region in alphabetical order
| ARIZONA.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Arizona". c.1893. From
Indexed
Atlas Of The World. 48x33cm (19x13"). Printed color by counties. Margin
stain; else excellent.
Furnished
with index.
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| COLORADO.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Colorado". 1892. From
Rand, McNally & Company's Indexed Atlas of the
World. 48x66cm (19x26").
Original color by county. Mirrored stains at wide lower margin; overall
excellent.
Highly
detailed; sections are delineated almost
throughout the state; railroads are identified,
showing
every stop. |
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16855
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| IDAHO.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Rand, McNally & Co.'s Idaho".
1891. From Rand McNally & Co.'s Enlarged Business Atlas and Shipper's
Guide.
50x32cm (19½x12½"). Printed monocolor by county. VG. |
$50 |
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| KANSAS.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Rand McNally & Co.'s Kansas".
1893. 48x66cm (19x26"). Printed outline monocolor. Very good.
Multiplicity of
railroads identified; with index sheets. |
$50
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| KANSAS
and NEBRASKA.
A.J Johnson. "Johnson's Kansas and Nebraska." Entered
1870. From Johnson's New
Family Illustrated Atlas of the World .... 16½ x
22½". Original
wash color by county; bold state outline color. Light time toning at the edges;
a few mended margin tears;
overall very good. Only
the southern half of Nebraska is represented. Small
counties appear in the eastern portions of both states;
larger ones to the west, may devoid of settlements; huge
unincorporated territory in western Kansas showing only
Ft. Dodge and Ft. Aubrey on the Arkansas River. In many
counties townships are delineated. The drainage system
is well articulated. |
$75 |
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| MONTANA.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Montana". c.1893. From
Indexed
Atlas of the World. 32x50cm (12½x19½"). Printed color by counties.
Pristine.
Many surface notes regarding character of the land. Furnished
with index. |
$80
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NKL
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| NEBRASKA.
Colton. "Colton's Nebraska". Entered 1867, 1876. 43x68cm
(17x27"). Wash color by counties; slight time toning at edges &
centerfold; otherwise very good.
North border is at Keya Paha & Niobrara Rivers; many
railroads are in the east; empty Sioux County is the whole northwest quarter of state. |
$90
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15581
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| NEVADA.
Simonin & Hansen. "Cote de l'Etat de Nevada Dressee d'Apres la
Carte du Dept de la Guerre des Etats Unis". 1874. From La Tour de
Monde. 25x16cm
(9½x6½"). Outline color & sepia toning. Very good.
Topography
is rendered;
shows the Pacific Railroad, roads & trails, forts, mines, etc. |
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| NEVADA & UTAH.
Samuel Augustus Mitchell. "County Map of
Utah and Nevada". Entered 1867, c.1868-71. 29x36cm (11½x14"). Original wash
color by counties, bold state & territorial outline color. Very good.
Final
boundaries are in place; southern tip of Nevada
is truncated in the map format, Las Vegas is not shown; Mormon communities
appear from
north to south; plentiful mining districts in western & central
Nevada. |
$85
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12936
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MEXICO & ARIZONA. U.S.
State Surveys. "Sketch of theSketch
of the Public Surveys in New Mexico to
Accompany the Annual Report of the Surveyor
General for 1862". 1862. 55x71cm
(21½x28"). Black & white. Flattened, rice paper backing; fold lines discernable but subdued.
3rd territorial form;
shows what is presently Arizona extending into
southern Nevada; townships are delineated in Rio Grand Valley; generalized surface notes
in sparsely settled region to the west. Reference: Phillips (M) p.494. |
$175
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| NORTH
DAKOTA. Rand, McNally & Co. "Rand McNally & Co.'s
North Dakota". 1893. From Enlarged Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide ... 30x50cm
(12x20"). Printed monocolor outline. Excellent.
Railroads named with color
indicators. |
$45
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14500
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| OKLAHOMA.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Oklahoma / Indian Territory".
c.1893. From Indexed Atlas of the World. 31x48cm (12½x19"). Printed color
by counties. Margin stain; else excellent.
Indian Territory
is in the east; some
lettered counties in newly formed Oklahoma overlay Indian lands; the Panhandle
is shown as an inset. Furnished with
index. |
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| SOUTH
DAKOTA. Grant. "South Dakota". 1890. From
Grant's Bankers' and Brokers'
Railway System Atlas. 41x56cm (16x22"). Printed outline color by county
& state. Excellent.
South border is at
the Keya Paha & Niobrara Rivers;
shows proposed Indian reservations. |
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| UTAH.
Gray. "Utah". c.1880. 38x31cm (15x12"). Wash color by county; bold
state outline. Very good.
18 counties; empty southeast
corner. On the verso: verso: Idaho, Montana
& Wyoming. |
$75
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| WYOMING.
Rand, McNally & Co. "Wyoming". 1891. 32x43cm
(12½x17"). Printed outline color by counties. Fine.
Townships delineated
except in northwest; railroads are shown with all stations; index of places on
the verso. |
$75 |
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