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Map illustrating the extermination of the American bison / prepared by W.T. Hornaday ; compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett, E.M.

Hornaday, William T. 1854-1937. (William Temple),

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1889]

NOTES
Shows areas of die-off and of systematic extermination, range of herds up to 1889, and years of extermination in specific locations.

Relief shown by shading.

Scale [ca. 1:17,150,000] (W 1750--W 150/N 800--N 50).

SUBJECTS
American bison--Mortality--North America--Maps.
American bison--North America--Geographical distribution--Maps.
American bison hunting--North America--History--Maps.
North America.

MEDIUM
1 map : col. ; 50 x 39 cm.

CALL NUMBER
Q11 .U5 1887
G3301.D4 1889

PART OF
Issued with: United States. National Museum. Annual report of the Board of regents of the Smithsonian institution ... Report, 1887

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650

DIGITAL ID
g3301d ct000308 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3301d.ct000308

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