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Auction 163, Lot 196

"Map of the Indian Colonies West of Missouri and Arkansas", Eastman, Seth (Capt.)

Subject: Central United States

Period: 1853 (dated)

Publication: Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.3 x 11.3 inches
21.1 x 28.7 cm
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This interesting map locates the Indian tribes and reservations in the region of present-day Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Tribes shown include Cherokees, Chickasaws, Osages, Pawnees, and Omahas. Several forts are identified, among them Fort Leavenworth, Fort Atkinson, and Fort Kearney. The Santa Fe Trail is traced.

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Condition: B+

There are light spots, excess printer's ink at top, and marginal toning.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 6/14/2017

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