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United States. Congress Map showing Indian Reservations in the United States West of the 84th Meridian and Number of Indians belonging thereto, 1881.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09679 Author/Creator: United States. Congress Place Written: s.l. Type: Map Date: 1881 Pagination: 1 map Height: 39.6 cm, Width: 52.5 cm Order a Copy

One map related to the Indian reservations in the United States in the West dated 1881. Legends include "Indian Lands as established," "Lands, the Indian title to which is being extinguished," and "Lands to be established as Indian Lands." Also one explanation of differences of Indian reservations, Indian agencies and stations occupied by U. S. Troops.

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