Description: 1876 Original Antique Mitchell MapUnited States of Americashowing the territoriesID, UT, AZ, NM, WY, MT, Dakota & Indian Territories and the newly admitted state of ColoradoAug. 1, 1876&Yellowstone National Parkestablished March 1, 1872&the site of theBattle of the Little Big Hornshowing the area of the “Great Sioux Reserve" where the U.S. promised the tribes they could have forever and then reneged after gold was discovered in the Black Hills and a railroad was proposed to cross the area thus precipitating the battle.The reserve was all the land in Dakota Territory south of the Missouri River including the Badlands in the Black Hills of what is now South Dakota. The proposed Northern Pacific R.R. can be seen running from Missouri River into the Montana Territory.The warring tribes by June 1876 had come together for a variety of reasons. The region containing the Powder, Bighorn, and Yellowstone rivers (see map) was a productive hunting ground. The tribes regularly gathered in large numbers during early summer to celebrate their annual sun dance ceremony. During the ceremony, Sitting Bull received a vision of soldiers falling upside down into his village. He foretold there soon would be a great victory for his people.The battle was a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne. The death of Custer and his troops became a rallying point for the United States to increase their efforts to force native peoples onto reservation lands. With more troops in the field, Lakota hunting grounds were invaded by powerful Army expeditionary forces determined to conquer the Northern Plains Indians. Most of the declared "hostiles" surrendered within one year of the fight, and the Black Hills were taken by the US government without compensation to the Lakota. This map was taken carefully fromMitchell's New School AtlasPublisherJ. H. Butler & Co.723 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia1878 size: 18 3/8" x 11 1/2" The maps from this edition are good-very sharp and brightand are basically the same as maps in Mitchell's 1868 edition.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Date Range: 1868-1878
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Year: ca. 1876
U.S. Territories: ID, UT, AZ, NM, WY, MT, Dakota, Indian
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Publisher: J. H. Butler & Co.
Country/Region: United States of America
