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Auction 191, Lot 320

"[12 Maps in Report] Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1903. Indian Affairs. Part II. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes...", U.S. Department of Interior

Subject: Oklahoma

Period: 1903 (published)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
6 x 9.4 inches
15.2 x 23.9 cm
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This is the tenth Annual Report of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, with additional reports by the Indian Inspector to the Indian Territory, Report of the Investigation of the Kiowa Agency, and Report of Supplies for the Indian Service. The volume is well-illustrated with 12 folding maps. Of particular interest are three maps of Indian Territory that match 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. The volume also features attractive maps of the individual Indian nations. The full listing of maps in the volume include:

A. Indian Territory, dated 1898, black & white (18.0 x 20.0").
B. Township No. 15 North Range No. 15 East of the Indian Meridian, Indian Territory, printed color (17.0 x 16.3").
C. Township No. 17 North Range No. 22 East of the Indian Meridian, Indian Territory, printed color (17.0 x 16.0").
D. Indian Territory - Progress of Sub-Division Survey, dated 1903, printed color (18.0 x 20.0").
E. Map of Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory Coal and Asphalt Segregation, dated 1903, printed color (30.3 x 33.0").
F. Creek & Seminole Nations Indian Territory..., dated 1902, printed color (24.5 x 26.3").
G. Map of Seminole Nation, printed color (9.3 x 15.3").
H. Creek & Seminole Nations Indian Territory..., dated 1902, printed color (24.5 x 26.3").
I. Map Showing Progress of Allotment in Cherokee Nation..., dated 1903, printed color (25.5 x 35.0").
J. Map of Chocktaw Nation Indian Territory Coal and Asphalt Segregation, dated 1903, printed color (33.0 x 36.8").
K. Map of Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory, dated 1903, printed color (30.6 x 33.3").
L. Indian Territory Showing Railroad Systems, dated 1903, printed color (15.5 x 17.9").

879 pages. Hardbound in brown cloth with gilt title on spine.

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Condition: B+

The folding maps are very good with some light toning and color offsetting, several short splits at the fold junctions, and minor binding tears in the margins. Text has pleasant light toning. Covers have minimal wear with bumped corners.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $400

Closed on 2/8/2023

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