[1890 map; present-day Oklahoma:] Indian Territory. Compiled under the direction of the Hon. John H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, by C. A. Maxwell, Chief, Law and Land Division, Indian Bureau.

Excellent Map of Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma…

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Legal Status of Indian Tribes and Cherokee Land Titles, 1890, Map

A large and colorful lithographed map: Indian Territory. Compiled under the direction of the Hon. John H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, by C. A. Maxwell, Chief, Law and Land Division, Indian Bureau. Issued in 1889, the map depicts Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) with thirty-one different tribal lands—Comanches, Apaches, Wichitas, Chicaksaw Nation, Arrapahoes, Cheyenne, Creek, Choctaw Nation and others—keyed to pertinent treaties and executive orders. It also shows cities, rivers, military and Indian reservations, roads, trails, and railroads, with watershed and topography carefully delineated. Published by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Lithographed by A. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore. Condition: A colorful and well-preserved example. Issued folded.

[With:]
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, In response to Senate resolution of March 10, 1890, the compilation concerning the legal status of the Indians in Indian Territory. March 12, 1890.—Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Prepared in response to a Senate inquiry, this 31-page report provides a legal and historical analysis of treaties and land rights in Indian Territory—most notably those of the Cherokee Nation. It traces the evolution of title to seven million acres and the “perpetual outlet west,” referencing treaties from 1817 through 1866, including the Treaty of New Echota and subsequent federal legislation. The report also considers tribal sovereignty and the limits of federal jurisdiction. Oberly’s map accompanied this report.

Price: $1,250.00