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First State, With a County Configuration That Lasted For Less Than Two Years.
Important early map of Minnesota Territory, including some of the eastern Dakotas, from the 1854 edition of Cowperthwait's Universal Atlas.
The map is based largely on the works of Nicollet and Pope, and includes extensive notes on early exploration and topography throughout.
An essential map for Minnesota and Dakota collectors.
States
The first state (1850) has the original nine counties and features the five western counties (Pembina, Makatah, Wahnahta, Dahkotah, and Wabashah) in a distinguishable stack. Makatah County and Wahnahta County were both dissolved in 1851 into Pembina County and the newly formed Cass County.
The second state (1851) has nine counties, with the loss of Makatah and Wahnahta made up for by the addition of Chisago and Cass.
![[Red River Valley] Map of the Wheat Region Red River Valley and adjoining Countries in Dakota and Minnesota Published by A.J. Harwood, Fargo, D.T.](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/70591.jpg)
