Map of the Indian Tribes of North America

Historical Era:

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Keywords:

Year Created: 1836

Historical Theme:

Identity War Diplomacy Westward Expansion

Collection:

The Battle of Little Bighorn, by Nathaniel Philbrick

Categories of Documents:

Illustration

Description:

This map, created by Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin and the American Antiquarian Society, shows the different Indigenous tribes from the year 1600 in the East and from 1800 in the West.

Physical description:

1 map : hand col. ; 39 x 43 cm.

Source: Gallatin, Albert, and American Antiquarian Society. Map of the Indian tribes of North America, aboutA.D. along the Atlantic, & about 1800 A.D. westwardly. [Washington, D.C.: The Society, 1600] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002622260/>.

Link to content:

https://www.loc.gov/item/2002622260/