Beautiful steel-plate engraving of A. J. Johnson and R. Browning's 1861 map of Minnesota and Dakota. Shows both states as well as adjacent parts of Wisconsin and Iowa. Predates the splitting of the Dakotas and instead depicts them as a single large state bordered on the west by the Missouri River. The proposed northern route for the Pacific Railroad runs diagonally in a northwesterly direction across both states. Also notes several American Indian nations including the Dakotah, Odjibwe, Assiniboin, Aikara, Minitarree and others. Original period hand-coloring by county. Notes several towns, cities, rivers, railways and various other topographical details. Johnson includes period information important to mid-19th century travelers such as, “Good water in numerous ponds,†and “Salt Water Region,†and “Prairies, with numerous Lakes and Ponds.†Tiny repair in extreme upper left corner of paper, else fine. 12.5 x 15.25 inches.

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