A. Map of Linguistic Stocks of American Indians Chiefly Within the Present Limits of the United States, by J.W. Powell, from Eleventh Census of the United States, circa 1890 (17.4 x 20.2"). This colorful and useful map is helpful in understanding the early relationships of the various Native American tribes. While covering most of North America, the focus of the map is the Native American tribes of the United States. A small inset shows the Aleutian Islands at lower left. Chromolithographed by the New York firm of Sackett & Wilhelms. The map was compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett, who established the geography program in the U.S. Census Office for the tenth (1880) census. In 1882 he created a similar program at the USGS, which became the Division of Geography in 1885 and produced the first topographic map sheets published in the General Atlas of the United States four years later. This is the increasingly rare issue of this map that was issued in the 11th Census, circa 1890-91.

B. Map Showing Indian Reservations Within the Limits of the United States Compiled Under the Direction of the Hon. T. J. Morgan, by U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, dated 1892 (33.3 x 20.9"). This large map focuses on the many Indian Reservations in the United States as of 1892. The reservations are named and shown in orange overprinting. The map also shows military stations, towns and villages, railroads, Indian agencies, and training schools. Includes insets of reservations in California and Indian Territory at bottom. Compiled under the direction of T.J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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Condition: A+

Fine examples, issued folding. The first map has a binding trim at upper left.