Oklahoma

Historical maps, territory charts, and views of Oklahoma.

Archival Category: State Cartography | Era: 19th Century | Geography: North America | Holdings: 10 items.

Cataloged Works in this Collection

Oklahoma
Cartographer / Artist: L. L. Poates Engraving Co.
Date: c. 1912
Medium: Wax engraving (cerograph) with printed color
Dimensions: 11 x 14.5 inches
Location: Oklahoma, United States
This early 20th-century statehood map of Oklahoma highlights county divisions in delicate pastel tones while comprehensively detailing regional rail lines, rivers, and settlements, complete with a panhandle inset.
The Interior of Oklahoma
Cartographer / Artist: W. V. Herancourt (sketches), Charles Graham (artist)
Date: 1889
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 11 x 16 inches
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Published days before the historic Land Rush of 1889, this composite wood engraving from *Harper's Weekly* depicts six scenes of "Boomers" waiting along the border lines and establishing settlements in Indian Territory.
An Oklahoma Home-Seeker
Cartographer / Artist: Wm. Clarke (William M. Clarke)
Date: 1901
Medium: Halftone print / Wood engraving
Dimensions: 11 x 16 inches
Location: Oklahoma, United States
A dramatic cover-page illustration from the April 20, 1901 issue of Harper's Weekly depicting a pioneer family gathered around a campfire beside their covered wagon in the Oklahoma Territory.
MAP OF INDIAN TERRITORY
Cartographer / Artist: Ormando Willis Gray / G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Date: 1872
Medium: Lithograph with hand coloring
Dimensions: 17.0 × 15.2 in (43.2 × 38.6 cm)
Location: Oklahoma, United States
This detailed 1872 atlas map from Gray's National Atlas depicts the Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma), illustrating the tribal nations including the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Cheyenne and Arapahoe, and Kiowa, Comanche & Apache reservations alongside early wagon roads and railway lines.
The Century Atlas. Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Cartographer / Artist: The Century Co. / The Matthews-Northrup Co.
Date: 1897
Medium: Color lithograph
Dimensions: 16.0 × 14.5 in (40.6 × 36.8 cm)
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Published in 1897 by The Century Co., this detailed map illustrates Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory prior to statehood, highlighting tribal reservation lands, early counties, rail networks, and towns.
INDIAN TERRITORY
Cartographer / Artist: S. Augustus Mitchell
Date: 1884
Medium: Lithograph with original hand coloring
Dimensions: 11.5 x 14.5 inches
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1884, this detailed map illustrates the Indian Territory prior to Oklahoma statehood, highlighting the reservations of the Five Civilized Tribes alongside Western Plains tribes, major rivers, and historical treaty lines.
Oklahoma [and Indian Territory]
Cartographer / Artist: Rand McNally & Co.
Date: 1892
Medium: Color printed cerograph (wax engraving)
Dimensions: 19.0 × 12.5 in (48.3 × 31.8 cm)
Location: Oklahoma, United States
This detailed late 19th-century atlas map depicts Oklahoma and Indian Territory during a pivotal transitional period, illustrating early territorial counties, tribal nation lands (including Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Kiowa, and Comanche reservations), railroad lines, and early towns prior to statehood.
Map of the Country Upon Upper Red-River Explored in 1852
Cartographer / Artist: Capt. R. B. Marcy and Bvt. Capt. G. B. McClellan
Date: 1854
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 33.6 × 17.3 in (85.3 × 43.9 cm)
Location: Texas and Oklahoma, United States
This detailed 1854 military survey map chronicles Randolph B. Marcy and George B. McClellan's 1852 expedition exploring the headwaters of the Red River across North Texas and Indian Territory, featuring early depictions of the Llano Estacado, Wichita Mountains, and native tribal territories.
Oklahoma
Cartographer / Artist: E. F. Fisk (engraver)
Date: c. 1892
Medium: Wax engraving (cerograph)
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm)
Location: Oklahoma, USA
An informative late 19th-century map of Oklahoma depicting the newly organized Oklahoma Territory alongside Indian Territory lands, detailing counties, early rail lines, and territorial capital Guthrie shortly after the initial Land Runs.
Oklahoma (Indexed Atlas of the World)
Cartographer / Artist: Rand McNally & Co.
Date: 1892
Medium: Color Lithograph
Dimensions: 19.7 × 17.2 in (50.0 × 43.7 cm)
Location: Oklahoma, United States
An authentic 1892 color lithograph map by Rand McNally depicting the Oklahoma Territory alongside the Indian Territory prior to statehood, detailed with county borders, tribal reservation boundaries, rail lines, and township grids.