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Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers: explored in 1854...embracing the lands appropriated by the state of Texas for the use of the Indians

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers: explored in 1854...embracing the lands appropriated by the state of Texas for the use of the Indians
Names
Marcy, Randolph Barnes, 1812-1887 (Draftsman)
P.S. Duval & Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Texas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854 (Inferred)
Place: Phila[delphia], PA
Publisher: P.S. Duval & Co. Lith. Press
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5365
Topics
Indians of North America -- Texas
Texas
Fort Belknap (Tex.)
Brazos River Valley (Tex.)
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Wichita River (Tex.)
Choctaw Nation
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Drawn by Capt. Marcy.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 63 x 79 cm, on sheet 69 x 85 cm
Description
Shows wagon roads, fortifications and Indian reservations. Relief shown by hachures. Map originally included with: Senate Ex. Doc. No. 60, 1 Sess, 34 Cong., March 25, 1856, referred.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 47708207
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646403
Folder number: US233.1.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 31f665c0-e80f-0135-b389-6b4b20b3c2b0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1812: Creator Born
  • 1854: Issued
  • 1887: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c1ad010-4a38-0136-f721-0ed56cd5927f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 27, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c1ad010-4a38-0136-f721-0ed56cd5927f

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c1ad010-4a38-0136-f721-0ed56cd5927f

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the country upon the Brazos and Big Wichita Rivers