<I>Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1843
name: label: Created by
content: J. N. Nicollet, French, 1786 - 1843
label: Owned by
content: David Hoyt, American, 1821 - 1856
notes: label: Caption
content: This bloodstained map depicting the Mississippi River Basin was owned by David Starr Hoyt, an abolitionist murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
label: Description
content: A bloodstained 1843 map of the Mississippi River Basin found in the pocket of abolitionist David Hoyt, who was murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas in August of 1856. The map is printed in black ink on off-white paper and consists of only the lower half of the full published map, which extends to Lake Superior. At lower left is the map's title and publication information. The map depicts the states of Illinois and Missouri, Iowa Territory, and the lands of several indigenous tribes labeled as "Kikapoo Indian Country," "Iowa Indian Country," "Sac and Fox Indian Country," and so on. The map has been folded vertically and horizontally several times and there are two large bloodstains on either side of the center vertical fold, with smaller blood stains throughout.
place: label: Place used
content: Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Map from the Bleeding Kansas-era with blood of abolitionist David Hoyt
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.23.1
objectType: label: Type
content: maps
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 19 x 32 in. (48.3 x 81.3 cm)