Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Outline Map of Indian Localities in 1833.

Barcode: 54729

Image Number: 54729.0001

Creator: Catlin, George, 1796-1872

Notes: Place of publication not identified.

Brief Description: Map is from an early edition of Catlin's "Indian Gallery". Features names of Indian villages designated by tepee symbols. Map extends into Canada locating Canadian tribes. The entire midwest north of the Arkansas River and Texas is designated "Hostile Ground". On map: "In vol. 2 see map of localities in 1840 since all the tribes have been removed from the states w. of the Mississippi."

Date/Date Range Published: 1841

Language: English

Region Depicted: United States

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: 23 x 37 cm on sheet 25 x 40 cm

Historical Context: Between 1831 and 1877, the Indian Removal Act, signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 which expanded Anglo-American settlement west of Mississippi. The forced removal resulted in the deaths of thousands of Creek, Choctaw and Cherokee peoples who were forced marched for thousands of miles, called the Trail of Tears.

LC Call Number: G3701.F5 1841 C3

OCLC: 1243917102

Accession Number: OML-1841-19

Subjects: Indians of North AmericaIndigenous peoples

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/54729.0001