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Map of part of the Northwest Territory including the province of Manitoba exhibiting the several tracts of country ceded by the Indian Treaties 1, 2, 3, and 4

Description

This is a map of the Prairies and Northwestern Territory in 1875, showing the Mounted Police route and Indian population distribution.

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Details
Title:

Map of part of the Northwest Territory including the province of Manitoba exhibiting the several tracts of country ...

Creator(s):

Johnston, J., Cartographer
Dennis, John Stoughton, 1820-1885, Surveyor

Publisher(s):

Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch

Language

eng

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Maps

Date:

20 January 1875

Date of publication:

1875-01-20

Subject(s):

Indigenous peoples
Treaties
Mounted police
Police stations
Annexations
Roads
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central provinces
Prairies
Nortwest Territories
1875
Indigenous lands

Extent:

1 map : colour ; 33 x 88 cm, on sheet 40 x 97 cm

Physical form:

Maps

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

23511

Height (px):

10062

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Scale approximately 1:2,217,600, or, 35 statute miles to an inch.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Some lots numbered.
Shows Mounted Police stations, Indian reserves, roads, trails and route of Mounted Police Force..
Includes Indian population under Treaties 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Note:

"To accompany report of the Honble The Minister of the Interior, dated 20th January 1875."

Identifier (local):

3536/F59/2217/1875

Identifier (MD5):

51444fc754a3becfffbdfd2faf494bf3

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Province:

Northwest Territories

Country:

Canada

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

53.465278, -105.477306

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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