A. Linguistic Families of American Indians North of Mexico, by J.W. Powell, from Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30, circa 1907 (17.6 x 20.1"). This is an updated edition of Powell's Linguistic Stocks of American Indians North of Mexico issued in 1890 for the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. The map is very colorful and highly useful in understanding the linguistic 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, with particularly good detail of tribes in the Southeast and West Coast. Two small insets at lower left show the Aleutian Islands and eastern Siberia. Chromolithographed by Julius Bien in New York. Condition: There is faint color offsetting and one tiny repaired fold separation along the right sheet edge. (A)

B. Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, by Cyrus Thomas, from Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 44, dated 1909 (24.0 x 17.6"). This colorful thematic map presents the numerous linguistic families in present-day Mexico and Central America. The work behind this map began in 1895, but Powell's death and shifting departmental priorities delayed its publication. A color-coded legend at left identifies 30 different native groups using both color and texture, with the Tamulipecan and Mayan groups covering the largest land area. In addition to linguistics, the map shows political boundaries, some cities, and the river systems. Condition: Minor foxing. (B+)

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Issued folding. See description above.