An Early Appearance of Wyoming Territory Rare intermediate state of Mitchell's map of the United States, the first map to include the territory of Wyoming, 3 years before it's official creation, based upon a failed 1865 congressional act. The map...
First Atlas State of Colton's Map of Minnesota Territory First atlas state of Colton's Map of Minnesota Territory, which extends to the Missouri River. Massive Pembina County and Yankton County dominate the western 2/3rds of the map. Only a hand...
1875 Edition of Warren's Pivotal Map of the American Plains -- Early Reference To the Colorado / Kansas Gold Regions 1875 edition of Gouverneur Kemble Warren's large format map of Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota and part Colorado and Wyoming, based upon...
![The Minnesota Handbook, for 1856-7 [with] Minnesota Published by J.H. Colton & Co... 1857.](/map/small/68854.jpg)
1857 Edition of Parker's Handbook to Minnesota, along with the Special Edition of Colton's Map, with "Corrections Furnished by N.H. Parker." This Example from the James J. Hill Library. First and only edition of Parker's important early treatment of...
Detailed map of Minnesota and Dakota Territory, colored by county, with only two counties in Dakota and 4 large counties in northern Minnesota. Many Indian Tribal names and notes. Minneapolis is named.
Scarce promotional map of the "Wheat Region" of the Red River Valley, published by A.J. Harwood in Fargo, Dakota Territory. The map illustrates the so-called Wheat Region, along with promotional information for three other Fargo based professionals,...
The First American Atlas Map of the Transmississippi West -- Based Upon Lewis & Clark's Reports Nice example of Mathew Carey's highly important map of Missouri Territory. Published shortly after the return of Lewis & Clark, Mathew Carey's...
Finely executed view of the Junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, from Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832-1834, including blindstamp. The view provides a fine image of the confluence...
![Territory of Nebraska [includes parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Dakota]](/map/small/66957.jpg)
Rare map of the Territory of Nebraska, from Rogers & Johnston's Atlas of the United States. Rogers & Johnston's map is the only commercial atlas map to show Nebraska Territory on a single map. The map was derived from the monumental and...
Early map in the series of Johnson's maps of this region, the first edition to include Colorado Territory. In this edition, Kansas extends to the Rocky Mountains and Nebraska extends to Oregon Territory and Canada. In the next edition, Kansas gives...
![Map showing the scene of General Hancock's operations in the Indian Country, the Forts, Military Stations, Pacific Railroads, etc. [Harper's Weekly. June 15,1867]](/map/small/70224.jpg)
Fine map of the Western United States, published in Harper's Weekly The map focuses on General Hancock's military operations against the Native Americans in Indian Territory. The map highlights the the forts, military stations, and railroads in the...
Fine large format map promoting settlement in Ramsey County, Dakota Territory, published by Heber M. Cree, formerly of the 7th Cavalry, whom the map notes as having been "in charge of survey north shore of Devil's Lake, D.T.; also survey of Fort Totten...
Detailed map of Dakota Territory, prepared by the General Land Office. The present example would appear to be a special issue, with the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the Lower Brule Indian Reservation highlighted...
The Bread Basket of America! -- You Are Not Going To the Frontier! Fine large promotional map for the Great Northern Railway, promoting the Government lands available in the Red River Valley. The map shows the railroad lines of the Great Northern,...
Massive Dakota Territory -- Pre-dating Wyoming and Montana. This is the third map in the series of Johnson's maps of this region and the first to include Colorado. Kansas gives way to Colorado, Nebraska is truncated by Dakota, but still extends to...
The Earliest Appearance of Idaho Territory--Including The Future Montana & Wyoming Territories Third in series of Johnson maps showing evolution of the mapping of these western territories. The most notable feature of the map is the massive...
