Four Geological Sketches of Wisconsin | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society

Map or Atlas

Four Geological Sketches of Wisconsin

Four Geological Sketches of Wisconsin | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society
A series of four hand-colored, geological maps of Wisconsin. Starting from the top of the page, the first map is of a section along the line of the 4th principal meridian from Lake Superior to the Mississippi and a section along the 3rd correction line from the Mississippi River to 4th principal meridian. The second map is of a section on Black River from the granite at the falls to sandstone F1a. The third map is of the approximate section on the Montreal River in a course nearly southeast from Lake Superior to the trap. The fourth and final map (scale of height 200 is of a section of hills at the Chippeway red pipestone locality between the Chippewa and 15 miles north of Red Cedar rivers.
DESCRIPTION
A series of four hand-colored, geological maps of Wisconsin. Starting from the top of the page, the first map is of a section along the line of the 4th principal meridian from Lake Superior to the Mississippi and a section along the 3rd correction line from the Mississippi River to 4th principal meridian. The second map is of a section on Black River from the granite at the falls to sandstone F1a. The third map is of the approximate section on the Montreal River in a course nearly southeast from Lake Superior to the trap. The fourth and final map (scale of height 200 is of a section of hills at the Chippeway red pipestone locality between the Chippewa and 15 miles north of Red Cedar rivers.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:91222
Creation Date: 1872
Creator Name:Randall, A.
City:
County:
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Map Collection
Genre:Map or Atlas
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:GX902 1872 R
Original Dimensions:15 x 43 cm. or smaller, on sheet 63 x 43 cm.
SUBJECTS
Geology
Lakes
Michigan, Lake
Mississippi River
Rivers
Superior, Lake

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