Produced during a period of significant transformation across the United States, this map of Indian Reservations illustrates the evolution and redevelopment of lands that were traditionally inhabited by indigenous peoples for centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers. Following the conclusion of the American Civil War, expansion across the American West was accelerated by the construction of a vast network of rail lines that offered access to new towns and communities that were being established as Americans sought economic opportunities. This map was produced by Hiram Price, a five-term US Congressman from Iowa who also served as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the nineteenth century.

The first Indian Reservation was established in New Jersey in 1758. By the time of this map’s production, most reservations were located in the American West. They did not reflect traditional ancestral boundaries or tribal regions, which led to political controversy within the United States. However, these policies were upheld, and many indigenous people were assimilated onto these lands. In 1934, the Indian New Deal was proposed by John Collier, which laid out new guidelines and regulations for reservations and their right to sovereignty, as well as slowing the assignment of indigenous people's land to non-members and other individuals.

This map bears a distinctive aesthetic and unique style that immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating a link between the past and present. This is an authentic piece of American cartographical history that illustrates a period of significant transformation.

Produced during a period of significant transformation across the United States, this map of Indian Reservations illustrates the evolution and redevelopment of lands that were traditionally inhabited by indigenous peoples for centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers. Following the conclusion of the American Civil War, expansion across the American West was accelerated by the construction of a vast network of rail lines that offered access to new towns and communities that were being established as Americans sought economic opportunities. This map was produced by Hiram Price, a five-term US Congressman from Iowa who also served as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the nineteenth century.

The first Indian Reservation was established in New Jersey in 1758. By the time of this map’s production, most reservations were located in the American West. They did not reflect traditional ancestral boundaries or tribal regions, which led to political controversy within the United States. However, these policies were upheld, and many indigenous people were assimilated onto these lands. In 1934, the Indian New Deal was proposed by John Collier, which laid out new guidelines and regulations for reservations and their right to sovereignty, as well as slowing the assignment of indigenous people's land to non-members and other individuals.

This map bears a distinctive aesthetic and unique style that immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating a link between the past and present. This is an authentic piece of American cartographical history that illustrates a period of significant transformation.