1889 Map Illustrating The Extermination of the American BisonBy: W. T. Hornaday Date of Original: 1889 (published) Washington D. C Original Size: 23 x 18 inches This fine reproduction of W. T. Hornadays influential map, originally published in the 1889 Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, documents the dramatic decline of the American Bison from the early 1700s to the late 19th century. Once numbering between 30 to 60 million, bison populations fell to fewer than 1,000 by 1889, largely due to

Lawrence and the fictional Tiguas river in the center of the continent

Original Date: 1947 (Published) Riverside

Native Dwellings in the Pacific Area

layers of strata

Galleons and frigates sail the high seas

tensions rose between the two powers and conflict over land soon began in present day Georgia

Levi Walter Yaggy (1848 - 1912) Was born in Plainfield Illinois to Jacob and Elizabeth Yaggy

Date of Original: 1862 (published) New York

presenting the country as a visual catalogue of American postage stamps

and missionary networks rather than formal colonial governance

The map is illustrated with natural features such as mountain ranges

The beautifully crafted details