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This color map, originally published in the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology's 18th annual report, shows Indian reservations and land cessions in Wisconsin. Also indicated on the map are Indian villages, trading posts, and the old road from Blue Mound to Fort Winnebago at the portage of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers. Color coded and numbered regions are explained on pages 645-949 ("Schedule of Indian Land Cessions") of the report.

Date Created:
1899
Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology (cartographer)

Publication Information

Creator Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology (cartographer)
Contributor A. Hoen & Co. (lithographer)
Publisher Washington, D.C., Bureau of American Ethnology
Date Created 1899
Language English

Physical Description

Format Map
Extent 1 map
Dimensions 25 x 22 cm, on sheet 36 x 28 cm
Scale 1:2,217,600]. 35 miles to 1 inch

Collection Information

Digital Collection Maps and Atlases
Call Number H GX902 1896 S
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9910092220702121

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0135QX
Legacy ID
WHi 121687

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