Map and section of sacred pipe stone quarries at Pipe Stone, Minnesota, A.D. 1892 / Haupt. 1897.

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Map and section of sacred pipe stone quarries at Pipe Stone, Minnesota, A.D. 1892 / Haupt. 1897.

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Shows Indian and "white man's" quarries and includes profile showing location of quartz and catlinite. Catlinite, named for the painter George Catlin who was the first white man to visit the quarry, was a special kind of stone used by the Dakota and Ojibwa Indians in the construction of the calumet.

1 ms. map ; 179 x 158 mm. on sheet 272 x 204 mm.

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Born in 1852 in Philadelphia; son of inventor and civil engineer Herman Haupt. Also author of The Yellowstone National Park : a complete guide ... New York : J.M. Stoddart, c1883. From the description of Herman Haupt papers, 1897-1921. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37869720 ...