"[Lot of 2] Map of Indian Territory Drawn and Engraved on Copper-Plate Expressly for Johnson's Cyclopaedia [and] Indian Territory Compiled Under the Direction of Charles H. Fitch...",

A. Map of Indian Territory Drawn and Engraved on Copper-Plate Expressly for Johnson's Cyclopaedia, by A.J. Johnson, from Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia, circa 1887, hand color (8.1 x 6.0"). This appealing map of the Indian Territory shows the land allocations for the various tribes packed into the region. The Indian Territory was initially established as a place to relocate the principal eastern Indian tribes and the Five Civilized Tribes formed the nucleus of an organized government. By 1887, however, representatives of some fifty tribes had settled on lands once promised to the original five. This map reflects many of these allocations and is divided into 28 separate regions. A small portion of the panhandle is shown and labeled Public Lands. Condition: There are a few edge tears well away from image, else fine. (A)

B. Indian Territory Compiled Under the Direction of Charles H. Fitch..., by U.S.G.S., from Eighth Annual Report Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, dated 1898, printed color (18.0 x 20.0"). This uncommon map matches the configuration of the rare State of Sequoyah, which the Indian Nations attempted to create in 1905 in an effort to thwart the expansive tendencies of the United States. It is also similar to the rare 1896 Senate edition which was issued in printed color. The regions of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, and several other Indian tribes are named. The Territory of Okalahoma hovers ominously in the northwest. Fitch was the topographer in charge of the Indian Territory Surveys. Compiled and drawn by Malcolm Lloyd Cudlipp & F.E. Matthew. Lithography by Julius Bien & Co. Condition: A crisp example, issued folding, with just a few tiny splits at fold intersections, a binding trim at left, and light toning along some of the folds. (B+)

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