Johnson’s important map of the upper western United States. This is the first state of this map. During the Civil War the massive Washington and Nebraska territories had been chopped up into smaller territories including Idaho (1863), Montana (1864) and Dakota (1861). Though the region was mostly controlled by various American Indian nations, it was becoming more and more attractive for settlement and development. The proposed Governor Stevens route for the Northern Pacific Railroad passed through this area, and so did the more favorable Central Pacific Railroad route and even the lesser desired proposed Union Pacific Railroad route. This is the first Johnson map to incorporate Wyoming. This early configuration of the territory truncates the border with Montana at 44.5 degrees north latitude, giving Wyoming a curious western panhandle that appeared for only a short time. On this map, even though Wyoming is marked as a territory, the lettering of the territorial title is in a light outline typeface – obviously quite different from the bold titles for Montana, Dakota, and Idaho. The map is significant because it shows the northern plains and Rockies just as the post-Civil War influx of settlers was on the verge of igniting a new series of conflicts with the native American inhabitants. Interestingly, other than Nebraska, none of the territorial borders survived as they are shown here. The map lists numerous lesser-known native American tribes such as the Banack and Mountain Snake in Idaho, the Minikanye and Sansara in northeast Wyoming, the Gros Ventres in both Montana and Dakota and the Sihasapa and Itazipcho in Dakota. Gold and silver mines shown throughout Idaho and Montana. Shows railroad routes, including proposed routes. Extra clean example with just a couple of small and insignificant light marks. Extremely light edge toning. A beauty. 17 x 23.5

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