Railroad and county map of Indian Territory, 1889
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript collections, photocopies and Photostats of maps, single sheet maps from atlas's and modern reproductions. Significant maps of interest are Spanish Portolan maps of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Cuba, Map of the British Empire in America, Draught of Cherokee Country, Carte de la Louisiana, Map of Survey Route to the Pacific Railroad, Military Map of the U.S. and Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Significant cartographers within the collection include: Abraham Ortelius, Theodore de Bry, Jan Blaeu, Thomas Jefferys, Alexander Humboldt.
Dates
- 1889
Creator
- Cram, George F., 1842 - 1928 (Engraver, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, French, and Spanish
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 800 maps
- Apache
- Apache Indians
- Arapaho
- Arapaho Indians
- Arkansas
- Arkansas River
- Canadian River
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Cheyenne
- Cheyenne Indians
- Chickasaw
- Chickasaw Indians
- Chickasaw Nation
- Choctaw
- Choctaw Indians
- Choctaw Nation
- Comanche
- Comanche Indians
- Creek
- Creek Indians
- Creek Nation
- Fox
- Fox Indians
- Indian Territory
- Indian reservations
- Iowa
- Iowa Indians
- Kansa
- Kansa Indians
- Kansas
- Kickapoo
- Kickapoo Indians
- Kiowa
- Kiowa Indians
- Map
- Maps and Atlases
- Midwest
- Missouri
- Missouri
- Missouria Indians
- Native Americans
- Nez Percé
- North Canadian River
- North Fork Canadian River
- North Fork Red River
- Oklahoma
- Osage
- Osage Indians
- Oto
- Oto Indians
- Otoe Indians
- Pawnee
- Pawnee Indians
- Ponca
- Ponca Indians
- Potawatomi
- Potawatomi Indians
- Pottowatomie
- Pottowatomie Indians
- Quapaw
- Quapaw Indians
- Red River
- Sac
- Sac Indians
- Sac and Fox
- Sauk
- Sauk Indians
- Seminole
- Seminole Indians
- Seneca
- Seneca Indians
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Tags in separate document
- Texas
- Wichita
- Wichita Indians
- removal
- tribes
Creator
- Cram, George F., 1842 - 1928 (Engraver, Person)
- Cram, George F., 1842 - 1928 (Publisher, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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