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The Mail Plane

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Description: Engraved print depicting two people harvesting grain along a fence line in a field. One person holds a scythe while the other carries a bucket, possibly th...
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Rural Burial

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Description: Engraved view of a country burial in the snow. A clergyman reads a blessing as a mourner kneels near the grave. A group of mourners bow their heads. A team...
Drawing

Old Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay...
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Coal Hopper

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Description: Engraved print of a coal hopper in an urban setting.
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Wisconsin Hills

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Description: Engraved print of a man riding atop a wagonload of hay pulled by a horse along a road in a hilly rural area. On the left is a barn and silos.
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A New and Correct Map of the World, Laid Down According to the Newest Discoveries, and from the Most Exact Observations

Date: 1712
Description: Engraved double-hemispherical world map by Moll, included in his atlas The world described, or, A new and correct sett of maps: shewing the kingdoms and st...
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Theatre de la Guerre en Espagne et en Portugal

Date: 1740
Description: Engraved and hand-colored map of the Iberian peninsula as a theater of war during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). The map is dedicated to Ki...
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The United States of North America: with the British and Spanish Territories, According to the Treaty, of 1784

Date: 1785
Description: Map of part of North America engraved and hand-colored (the light brown design is a superposition of the map and cartouche derived from the oxidation of th...
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Map of the Western Part of the Territories

Date: 02 01 1793
Description: Text in the upper right corner reads, "A Map of The Western Part of the Territories belonging to the United States of America. Drawn from the best authorit...
Poster

Crimean War Themed Advertising Broadside

Date: 05 1854
Description: This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high...
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Point Bluff, Adams County Wisconsin

Date: 01 01 1856
Description: This map is mounted on cloth and shows lots, as well as location of the public square and college. Streets are labeled as is the Wisconsin River.
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Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1945
Description: This maps shows roads, railroads, parks, recreational areas, Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, and part of Lake Mendota. The map includes pictorial images that dep...
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Wards & Precincts

Date: 1959
Description: This map shows wards and precincts by number, local streets, roads, parks, Shorewood Hills, Maple Bluff, Middleton, Verona, McFarland, Monona, Truax Field,...
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Empire Mower and Reaper

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “...
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Map of St. Marys River Showing Present Channel and Proposed Improvements

Date: 1925
Description: This map shows lakes, islands and bays. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Ontario are labeled. Three inset maps include the Upper end of St. Marys River ...
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Madison Fire Department Opening Announcement

Date: 05 14 1886
Description: Printed announcement of the opening of the Madison Fire Department. At the top, in a circular frame, is a fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine. B...
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Index of Out-of-Print Quadrangle Maps of Wisconsin

Date: 1975
Description: This map provides an index of outdated quadrangle maps for the state. Communities, counties, rivers, and lakes are labeled including Lake Michigan and Lake...
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Map of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail-Road

Date: 1850
Description: This map shows a cross-section of southern Wisconsin, with the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad line running from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River near...
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Map of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Rail Road

Date: 1853
Description: Map of a cross-section of southern Wisconsin, highlighting the La Crosse Milwaukee Rail Road. Shows canals, railroads, plank and post roads, and township g...
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Map of the Manitowoc & Mississippi Rail Road and its Connections East North and South

Date: 1854
Description: This map shows the Manitowoc & Mississippi Railroad line along with other railroad lines in the Great Lakes Region. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie a...

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