Title: The Pioneer Map of the U.S.A.

Barcode: 55790

Image Number: 55790

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/55790.0001

Full Title: The Pioneer Map of the U.S.A.

Brief Description: Illustrated map of the United States depicting Pioneers, European immigrants and Indigenous People of different Tribal Nations.

Publisher: Platt & Munk Co.

Date/Date Range: 1939

Language: English

Type: Puzzles

Material Type: Paper

Dimensions: Box 28 x 38 x 2.8 cm; puzzle 26.7 x 37 cm

Region Depicted: United States

Notes: This puzzle map illustrates an idealized westward expansion (a.k.a. Manifest Destiny) of descendants of European immigrants into Indigenous territories. Characters and historical events are featured on the border of the puzzle. The legend for the border pictures skims over the horrors of many of these events.

Subjects: Indigenous peopleNative American tribesWestward expansion