![[The Indian Tribes of California] Karte Übersicht zur Verbreitung der Indianer-stämme in Kalifornien By Augustus Herman Petermann](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/96549.jpg)
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California Indians!
Rare map of California, published by renowned map historian Augustus Petermann in 1879.
The map is based upon the work of American Stephen Power, whose book "Tribes of California", first published in Washington, DC is one of the most important works on the subject.
The map is both a fine compendium of Indian information and an excellent overall treatment of both California and Nevada in general.
August Heinrich Petermann (1822-1878) is a renowned German cartographer of the nineteenth century. Petermann studied cartography at the Geographical Art-School in Potsdam before traveling to Edinburgh to work with Dr. A. Keith Johnston on an English edition of Berghaus’ Physical Atlas. Two years later he moved to London, where he made maps and advised exploratory expeditions as they set off to explore the interior of Africa and the Arctic.
In 1854, Petermann returned to Germany to be Director of the Geographical Institute of Justus Perthes in Gotha. There, he was the editor of the Geographische Mittheilungen and Stieler’s Handatlas. The Royal Geographical Society of London awarded him their Gold Medal in 1860. He continued his interest in exploration in Germany, fundraising for the German Exploring Expeditions of 1868 and 1869-70, which sought an open Arctic sea. Tragically, he committed suicide in 1878.
![[ San Francisco and California Coast to Central Baja ] Cote Nord-Ouest De L'Amerique Reconnue par le Cape. Vancouver Ie. Partie . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/82224.jpg)
