The Treaty Trail - Digitized Maps

The Treaty Trail: Isaac Stevens' Treaty Councils 1854-1856

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istory is made and recorded by people, but happens over time and in geographic places. Maps can serve as windows into the past, helping us to view the "place" aspect of history through the eyes of the people who lived there. As just such a visualization aid, we have digitized two large maps from the Society's collection directly related to the Treaty Expedition of 1855, and posted another smaller map image from the Census Bureau. These maps will help the user explore and understand that which was occupied by generations of Native Americans, and greatly desired by the non-Indians flooding into the region—the land.

To view the first two maps, download the free LizardTech DjVu viewer. This technology allows the viewer to zoom in dramatically on map details.

Indian Tribes: Land Ceded by Treaty, 1855

Map of the western district of Washington Territory showing the position of the Indian Tribes and the Lands Ceded by Treaty. Drawn by George Gibbs, 1855. Original scale 1/600,000. The original map has a note and signature by Isaac Stevens, first Governor of the Washington Territory.

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Map of Washington Territory, 1854

Map of Washington Territory showing the Indian Nations and Tribes, 1854. This map has extensive notations concerning the tribal names, population count, reservations, temporary encampments, and treaty dates.

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Map of Reservations, U. S. Census Office, 11th Census, 1890

Originally created by Thomas Jefferson Morgan, 1839-1902. This is just a portion of a map showing the Indian reservations within the limits of the United States. Compiled under the direction of the Hon. T. J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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