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Map Collection #6: Eastern ______

The maps in this drawer comprise maps of the South, Midwest, North Central, and Valley , or the entire eastern half of the country.

1. and ; The areas of scenic and historic interest surrounding the National Capitol. A National Geographic Magazine map. A colorful 27" x 32" map. 1956. Drawer 8599

2. National Geographic Magazine map, the 1938 version of the above map. 23" x 29" Drawer 8599

3. Washington, D.C.; A National Geographic Magazine "pocket" map of Suburban and Central Washington D.C. Two maps, colored and of 23" x 26" dimensions. Contains scenic and historical points of interest. Drawer 8599

4. National Geographic Magazine map showing The Travels of George Washington. A colored 18" x 28" map published in 1931. The large map shows the Eastern Seaboard and red tracings depict Washington's travels from to . Five insets are of New York, , and Tidewater, Virginia and one of Mount Vernon. Drawer 8638

5. Territorial Limits of the Cherokee "Nation of" Indians. This 1884 Royce map shows the old boundaries of Cherokee lands in , , , Virginia, , South Carolina, and . A colored 28" x 31" map. (Two copies, one in very poor condition). Drawer 8599

6. Colton's Map of the United States. An 1853 map of the eastern half of the nation. Four states west of the . Three insets comprise , Isthmus of Panama, and . A colored 25" x 30" map with a leaves and grapes border. Drawer 8599

7. United States; A 1795 (with additions to 1802) Arrowsmith Map of the United States (the seaboard and trans-Appalachian areas) west of the Mississippi is called . A folding cloth backed 25" x 28" black and white map. Drawer 8599

8. United States; A replica of the Mitchell Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, 1755. A black and white 26" x 36" map. There is very little activity west of the Blue Ridge. West of the Mississippi River, are the counties of the Cenies and Padoucas and immense meadows "full of buffaloes" and " (Missouri) full of mines." Drawer 8599

9. New England; A National Geographic Magazine. A colored 27" x 40" map. Shows scenic Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

and historical points of interest. Drawer 8599

10. ; A poster-like map by the Badger Paper Mills, Peshitigo, , 1942. Shows the territory of 14 tribes at the time of contact with whites. A colorful 20" x 31" map. Drawer 8599

11. Great Lakes of the U. S. and ; A National Geographic Map, comprising New England south to Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. A multicolored 26" x 40" map. Insets show the waterway links between the Great Lakes. Drawer 8599

12. and Canada; Canoe Routes into Superior National Forest and Quetico Provincial Park. A green and white 19" x 28" map with the routes marked in red. Issued in 1930 by Border Lakes Outfitting Company, Ely, Minnesota. Drawer 8599

13. Mississippi River Valley, showing the flooded areas of the Flood of 1927 along with field operations of the Red Cross. The area covered extends from the Mississippi delta area northward to Cairo, . A tri-colored 20" x 46" map, published in 1927 under the auspices of Herbert Hoover. (This map is too large for the folder and is kept loose in the same drawer.) Drawer 8599

14. South Central U.S.; A Regional Aeronautical Chart. A colored 27" x 45" chart, extending from Fort Worth across to Meridian, Mississippi on the south, and from Wichita, eastward to Evansville, Ind. on the north. Included are Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Shreveport, Little Rock, Jackson, Memphis, and Springfield. (This map is too large for the folder and is kept loose in the same drawer.) Drawer 8599

15. Central and Gulf Coast Areas; An old Drury College Map, 1879 of "The Southwestern States." The area so labeled covers most of Texas and Indian Territory, except for the extreme western portions of those states. Kansas, , Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi are also covered, as are parts of Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky. A multicolored 27" x 39" map published in St. Louis, by Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Printers, Map Engravers, & Co. (A torn and fragile old map.) Drawer 8599

16. "Carte Particuliere"; 1743 French map of the Gulf Coast and the territory between the Alabama River and the Mississippi River. Forts Natchitoche, Natche, Mobile, Tombecpe and DeLassomption along with French settlements and Indian towns are marked. A negative copy from the Library of Congress. 29" x 32". Drawer 8599

17. "Gettysburg." A military terrain map of the surrounding area. Special map no. 8 - Army Extension Courses. Reproduced at the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, 1930. A colored 34" x 45 map. Drawer 8599

18. Virginia, Maryland. 48" x 32~ brown, black, blue and red map of the east coast from Washington D. C. to Norfolk, Virginia. Map has a very detailed listing of all railroads and Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

railroad capacity also shows all towns, roads and rivers. Compiled and printed at Map Reproduction Dept., The Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1931. Drawer 8599

19a. New York. 28" x 40" full color Rand-McNally map listing counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, rivers and lakes. Includes inset of Long Island and place name index, 1907. Drawer 8599

19b. Hudson River. 21" x 6" blue, black and brown on white map of the Hudson River from New York to Tarrytown. Map lists streets, navigation channels, landforms and townships, 1907. Drawer 8625

20. Heritage Trail; A red and blue 11" x 8" map of historical New England. Drawer 8638

21. Eastern U.S. Carte De L'Amerique (A reconnaissance map of the war between the English and the Insurgents). 1777. This map was made by Franck Engineers and General Washington in the Revolution, for General La Fayette. Most of the terms are in French. A black and white 16" x 21" map. Drawer 8638

22. Eastern U.S. "A Correct Map of the United States of North America Including the British and Spanish Territories, carefully laid down agreeable to the Treaty of 1784 by T. Bowen, Geographer." An outstanding full color copper-engraved map by Thomas Bowen. "Engraved for Banke's New System of Universal Geography." Texas contains such towns as "Nadaca", "Mondique", "Nacanne", and "Chorumans", with "Cannessis", "Quirereches" and "Chacacants" in what is now Oklahoma. Modern Missouri in "Extensive Meadows Full of Buffalos", while the southeastern part of that state is "Country Full of Mines". In present Minnesota about 100 miles above the Falls of St. Anthony is the note: "Thus far the Misisspi has been ascended". In present-day Iowa are the "Mascoutans or Nation of the Fire." Northwest of Lake Superior is the "Nation of the Bear". Scores of other tribes are shown throughout. This map is the second map on page 865 of Phillips (a). A color outlined 12" x 17" map. Drawer 8638

23. Eastern U.S. Map of the United States before 1800 engraved for the Compendious Geographical Grammar. A 5" x 6" color outlined map showing the area between the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Georgia extends from one to the other. West of North Carolina is an area labeled Tennessee Government. Several Indian tribes are named. Drawer 8638

24. Eastern U.S. A black and white 8" x 10" map of the United States from Arrowsmith's large map by Cadell and Cavies in 1802. Monomonis, Pootewatomis, Ootawas, Meames, Cadodaquis, Arkansas and Weautenaus are a few of the strangely spelled Indian tribes located on the map. Drawer 8638

25. Eastern U.S. 1808 map of the United States by C. Smith, published in London. is divided into East and West. Georgia extends to the Mississippi. The region south of the Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

Great Lakes is Western Territory and present Illinois is labeled the . Kentucky and Tennessee both have several towns. A color outlined 10" x 14" map. Drawer 8638

26. Eastern U.S. An 1833 hand colored copper-engraved map by David Burr. Extends westward to about the 100th meridian. It is divided into modern states as far west as Missouri (with a vertical western border) and Arkansas. Everything beyond that and north of the Red River is Missouri Territory, except Wisconsin which is "Huron Territory". An inset shows South Florida. An 11" x 13" rare map. Drawer 8638

27. Eastern U.S. H. N. Burroughs 1846 map of the United States. A colored 12" x 15" map showing 27 states and a large Wisconsin Territory. Several early and very short railroads are located also. Excellent condition. Drawer 8638

28. Lake Superior Area. Historical map of the Grand Portage. A pictographic map by the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, 1946. A colorful map with considerable information printed throughout. A 15" x 21" map. Drawer 8638

29. The Old . (An area bounded by the Great Lakes on the north, the River on the south, and the Mississippi River on the west). A colorful pictographic map telling the history of the area and how the United States came into possession of it. Issued for the Northwest Territory Celebration Commission by the Federal Art Project, Works Administration of Ohio. A 16" x 22" map with the Ordinance of 1787 printed on the reverse. (Wrinkled). Drawer 8638

30. Region to the west of Lakes Superior and . A black and white 7" x 12" 1851 engraving by Capt. S. Eastman, from Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes. Shows the boundaries of the Ojibwa, Menomonee, Winnebago and Dakota tribes. A very scarce map. Drawer 8638

31. Magoffin County, Kentucky. A 12" x 14" blueprint drawn from memory after an absence of 50 years by W. E. Connelley. Shows the region around Salyersville area on the Licking River. Drawer 8638

32. Southeastern U. S. A black and white 6" x 7" engraved map from the Fifth Annual Report of the B.A.E. The "Earliest Map Showing Location of the Cherokees-1597". Labeled as Florida et Apalche. Shows the location of (presumably) Indian capitols, such as Chalaqua, Medano, Xuala, Quigata, Aihusj and several others equally as strange. The Mississippi River is here labeled R. de S. Spirito and takes a quite westerly course upstream a ways from its mouth. Drawer 8638

33. Southeastern U.S. 1703 French map of Florida and the northern Gulf coast. "Carte Du Mexique Et De La Floride". A black and white 9" x 10" partial reproduction showing many Indian tribes and rivers with French names. Drawer 8638

34. Southeastern U.S. Spanish map of same region as the above map. Again, this is a partial Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

reproduction of a total map. A black and white 11" x 14" map showing the division of Spanish, French and English Territories. Drawer 8638

35. Central and Eastern U.S. Carte De La Louisiane. A 1757 map of the French Colony of Louisiana. A black and white 8" x 11" map showing Indian tribes, French forts and the French names of rivers. Taken from Histoire de la Louisiane by Le Page du Pratz. (torn) (Two copies). Drawer 8638

36. Southeast. Showing the lands ceded by the Cherokees in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama by the treaties of 1817, 1819, and 1835. A black and white map with the ceded lands shown in red, yellow and blue. A 16" x 24" linen map. (torn). Drawer 8638

37. "Map of the States of Mississippi, Louisiana and the Arkansas Territory". A 10" x 16" black and white map showing the settlements, counties and Mississippi River system. Circa 1836. A few Indian villages are located. Drawer 8638

38. The Lower Mississippi (New Orleans vicinity) showing points visited by Victor Tixier during his tour, 1839. A black and white 7" x 15" map. The delta passages to the Mississippi are named, as are the small settlements along the river above New Orleans. Drawer 8638

39. Georgia with parts of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida. An important map by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. A 12" x 16" color outlined map. has not yet been founded. Northern Georgia and eastern Alabama lack counties and are occupied by the Cherokees and Creeks. Numerous forts and Indian villages are shown. Rare map printed in London dated 1833. Drawer 8638

40. Carte du Mexique. 5" x 7" black and white photograph with two negatives. Map shows the rivers of the southeastern U.S. with most major land forms and cities labeled, 1703. Drawer 8638

41. Map of East Florida. Reduced from the map compiled by Capt. J. Mackay and Lt. J. E. Blake. Published by order of the Senate of the United States for Drake's Book of the Indians, 1840. A black and white 10" x 15" map with forts, Indian camps, swamps and roads. Published in Boston. Drawer 8638

42. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Map of four states from the Atlas of the United States. A colored 11" x 15" map with towns, counties and railroads. No date. The reverse side shows the state of Kansas and Indian Territory. Drawer 8638

43. Northeastern Canada. A map of "The Eskimo Tribes of North-East America" by Dr. F. Boas, from the Sixth Annual Report of the B.A.E. A colored 17" x 19" map with settlements and exploration routes. Drawer 8638

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44. Part of the Melish map of 1814, covering the seat of War Between the Creek Indians and the Americans. A stained, black and white 6" x 7" map from the B.A.E. Bulletin 73. Shows Indian villages and forts in eastern Mississippi. Drawer 8638

45. Northeast. Map of New England and New York. To illustrate Olney's School of Geography. Dated 1844. A colored double-page 11" x 18" map. Counties are named. Drawer 8638

46. Map of the Central States to Illustrate Olney's School of Geography. (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, , Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, and ) A double-page colored 11" x 17" map showing towns, counties, and rivers. Dated 1844. Drawer 8638

47. Map of Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Iowa to illustrate Olney's School of Geography. Dated 1844. A colored 8" x 11" map showing towns, counties, rivers, and listing populations. Drawer 8638

48. N. Eastern Division of the United States. Designed to accompany Cornell's High School Geography. Dated 1856, and published by D. Appleton and Co. of New York. A double- page colored 13" x 20" map of New England and New York. Insets show Boston, and southern . Drawer 8638

49. Western Division of the United States. Designed to accompany Cornell's High School Geography. Dated 1856 and published by D. Appleton and Co. of New York. (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Kansas). A colored double-page 13" x 20" map with towns, counties and railroads. Drawer 8638

50. Southern Division of the United States. Designed to accompany Cornell's High School Geography. Dated 1856 and published by D. Appleton and Co. of New York. (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and most of Florida) A double-page colored 13" x 20" map with towns, counties and railroads. Drawer 8638

51. Southern and Western States. Designed to accompany Cornell's High School Geography. Dated 1855 and published by Appleton and Co. of New York. A double-page colored 13" x 20" map with towns and rivers. (All states east of the Mississippi River, except New England, New York and Pennsylvania). Drawer 8638

52. Eastern United States. A colored 24" x 32" map, in French, showing towns, cities, larger political sub-divisions, waterways, and mountain ranges. Parts of southeastern Canada are also shown. Reproduced by R. R. Donnelley and Sons Co. from original in The Newberry Library, , undated. Drawer 8599

53. Southeastern United States. A colored 5" x 8" map illustrating "Aboriginal America East of the Mississippi." Southeastern and Great Lakes regions and tribal groups shown. Rivers and Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

small mountain ranges are shown as well as the Great Lakes and southeastern Canada. No date on map but came from a book published 1844. Drawer 8638

54. "Map of the Battlefield of Gettysburg." A colored 52" x 34" map from original surveys by the Engineers of the Gettysburg National Park Commission. From Senate Documents, Volume 38. Shows avenues, turnpikes, walls, fences, and names of property owners. Dated 1903. Drawer 8599

55. "Map of the Battle Field of Gettysburg." A series of three black and white 25" x 33" maps published by authority of the Secretary of War, Office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army. Shows positions of signal stations, troops and contours. Dated 1876. New Edition 1912. Drawer 8599

55.1 First Day's Battle, July 1, 1863.

55.2 Second Day's Battle, July 2, 1863.

55.2 Third Day's Battle, July 3, 1863.

56. "Part of the Melish Map of 1814, Covering the Seat of War Between the Creek Indians and the Americans in 1813-1814." A black and white 10"x8" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 8. Drawer 8638

57. "The Chickasaw Country in 1796-1800." G.H.V. Collot. A black and white 10" x 10" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 10. Drawer 8638

58. "The Southeastern Part of the Present United States from the Popple Map of 1733." A black and white 15" x 18" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 4. Drawer 8638

59. "The Territory Between the Chattahoochee and Mississippi Rivers." A black and white 13" x 17" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 5. Drawer 8638

60. "Part of the Purcell Map Compiled not later than 1770 in the interest of British Indian Trade" by John Stuart, H.M. Sup't. of Indian Affairs. A black and white 15" x 20" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 7. Shows the Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Creek Nation, and the Cherokee Nation. Drawer 8638

61. "Indian Tribes of the Southeastern United States" compiled by J.R. Swanton, 1919. A black and white 18" x 23" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 3. Drawer 8638

62. "The Distribution of Indian Tribes in the Southeast about the Year 1715." Redrawn from a Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

blueprint of the original among the British Archives. A black and white 16" x 23" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 3. Drawer 8638

63. "Territory of the States of Georgia and Alabama Illustrating the Geographical Distribution and Movements of the Tribes and Towns of the Creek Confederacy" compiled by J.R. Swanton, 1919. A black and white 18" x 23" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 2. Drawer 8638

64. "Towns of the Creek Confederacy as Shown on the Early Map of Georgia, 1818." A black and white 27" x 21" map published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 73, Plate 9. Drawer 8599

65. Eastern United States: 22½" x 18½" road map. The map contains roads, canals, railroads, rivers, capitals, towns, villages, public houses, turnpike roads, Lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario, northern portion of the , insets of particular U.S. and Canadian towns and the Hudson, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Published in Philadelphia, PA by H.S. Tanner, 1834. Drawer 8638

66. Eastern United States: 20" x 16" river map of the eastern United States. The map contains rivers, routes, the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean coastline, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, , mountains, Mississippi River, , St. Lawrence River, vegetation, Rio Grande River, southern eastern portion of Canada, Bahaman Islands, villages, cities, towns, and Bays. Includes a legend. Published by Art Publishers in , OH. No date. Drawer 8638

67. Eastern United States. 25 ½" x 20" map of the United States (circa. 1848). The map contains railroads, canals, steamboat and storage routes, Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, rivers, Indian tribal locations, Atlantic Ocean coastline, northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico, lakes, portions of southeastern Canada, cities and towns. Includes inserts of cities (Philadelphia, New York, Boston, , Chicago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati). Also includes pictures of governors, and their respective state flags. Published by Ensign's and Thayer, New York. 1848. Drawer 8599

68. Eastern United States: 22” x 19” map of the eastern United States. Map includes rivers; Gulf of Mexico; Atlantic Ocean coastline; Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario; Bahaman Islands; Vermilion Sea; Northwest Territory; Mississippi and Missouri Rivers; cities; villages; presidios; forts; routes; and mountains. Published by Kirk and Mercein, 22 90 New York, 1818. Drawer 8638

69. “Map of part of the United States of North America with the Territory of the Illinois on the Ohio, particularly designed to illustrate Birkbeck’s Journey.” 18 ½” x 15” map which includes Illinois Territory, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, New York, Michigan Territory, and Upper Canada. Map also shows Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, as well as the Map Collection #6: Eastern United States

Chesapeake Bay, and major rivers and tributaries. Also illustrated are “Birkbeck’s road from Richmond in Virginia to Princetown, Indiana”, and the Boundary between the United States and British Possessions in Upper Canada. Published by March 2, 1818 by J. Ridgway Piccadilly, London. Drawer 8638