Texas State Archives Map Collection



United States
Date: 1822
Publisher: -- None Listed --
Cartographer: Daggett, A., New Haven, [1822]
Scale: none given
Size: 25 cm x 42 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: photostat, white on black
Language: English
AC Number: 00067
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

United States Image:
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Description:
Covers the continental United States and part of northern Mexico. Shows rivers, lakes, mountainous areas, states, territories, unexplored country in the west, towns, roads, presidios, forts, Indian tribes and villages, and tracts of land ceded by the Indians to the United States with dates of cessions. The population of some Indian tribes is given and Texas is labeled as New Santander. Long. 69 - 122 deg. This map was reportedly published in "A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs, Comprising a Narrative Tour Performed in the Summer of 1820, under a Commission from the President of the United States, for the Purpose of Ascertaining for the use of the Government, the Actual State of the Indian Tribes in Our Country: Illustrated by a map of the United States, Ornamented by a Correct Portrait of A Pawnee Indian." 4/13/82

The Texas State Archives Map Collection contains original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries. For general information about the holdings and descriptive information available, read the map introduction and indexes and types of maps webpages. For our copy policy, view our webpage on preservation, access, and reproductions.

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