Map of linguistic stocks of American Indians

Historical Ethnographic Map of Native American Languages

This antique color lithograph represents the seminal 1891 cartographic work by John Wesley Powell, depicting the linguistic stocks of American Indians. Published for the Bureau of Ethnology, the map uses distinct color-coded regions to visualize the complex geographical distribution and territories of indigenous language families throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Nineteenth-Century Indigenous Cartography and Cultural Heritage

The vintage documentation highlights major linguistic families such as Algonquian, Athapascan, Iroquoian, and Siouan across the North American continent. Featuring a detailed coastal outline, territorial borders, and an inset of the Aleutian Islands, this historic publication serves as a foundational resource for ethnographic research and American cultural heritage.