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Territory of Dakota

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57563431


Item data

Title

Territory of Dakota

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Parts

Names

United States. General Land Office (Creator)
McFarland, N. C. (Noah C.), 1822-1897 (Creator)
Roeser, C. (Charles) (Compiler)
Julius Bien & Co. (Lithographer)
United States. General Land Office (Publisher)
Roeser, C. (Charles) (Draftsman)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1882
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Department of the Interior, General Land Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-997

Subjects

Indians of North America -- Dakota Territory
Military reservations -- Dakota Territory
Indian reservations -- Dakota Territory
Railroads -- Dakota Territory
Historical geography
Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory -- Administrative and political divisions
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States -- Dakota Territory

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources by C. Roeser, Principal Draughtsman, G.L.O.
Statement Of Responsibility: At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, N.C. McFarland, Commissioner.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 3, page 441, column 3, no. 4
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:1,140,480. 18 miles to 1 inch (W 104°00ʹ--W 96°38ʹ/N 49°00ʹ--N 42°30ʹ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color ; 73 x 61 cm, on sheet 86 x 65 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 52869

Abstract

Shows land offices, county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, military and Indian reservations, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Indian and military reservations.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 13101002
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21480357
Folder number: US187.2.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75da9b30-d924-0135-44b9-497b6b44a7e8

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1882

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Territory of Dakota" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75da9b30-d924-0135-44b9-497b6b44a7e8

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1882). Territory of Dakota Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75da9b30-d924-0135-44b9-497b6b44a7e8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Territory of Dakota" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75da9b30-d924-0135-44b9-497b6b44a7e8

Wikipedia citation

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