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Oshkosh, Wis. from H.L. Cottrill's Block

Date: 1850
Description: Bird's-eye view of business district of Oshkosh, "drawn after nature" by the artist.
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Diagram of Mineral Point Mining Co.'s Mine

Date: 1850
Description: Lithograph of a map drawn to indicate a mine on land owned by Mineral Point Mining Co. in the lead region of southwestern Wisconsin.
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Racine & Mississippi Railroad and its connections

Date: 1850
Description: [... through northern United States from New York to Minnesota]. Lithography by T. Sinclair. From Perrault papers, Lucien S. Hanks, donor.
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Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: A hand-colored map showing portions of present-day Iron and Vilas counties north of the Manitowish River as part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Wi...
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State of Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This detailed map outlines mid and southern WI county boundaries in bright color, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper ...
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Wisconsin, a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1850
Description: Mid and southern Wisconsin counties, city/town lines, lead mines, copper mines, streams, plank roads, and the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Roads.
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Plat of Town No. 1 North of Range Six East of Fourth Principal Meridian

Date: 1850
Description: A hand-drawn plat map of the area along the Pecatonica River in the Town of Cadiz, Green County, Wisconsin.
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Representation of Ancient Artificial Mounds as They are Located Upon the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section No. 5 in T10N of R7E

Date: 1850
Description: This 1850 survey by William H. Canfield shows the mounds near Wiegands Bay on the Wisconsin River in the Town of Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
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Map of Darlington

Date: 1850
Description: Ink on paper. Shows local streets and Pekatonika River. "John M. Keep, proprietor. "Original plat of Darlington as surveyed by Richardson on June 14, 1850....
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Ancient Works at Indian Prairie

Date: 1850
Description: Map showing Indian mounds and graves as well as ground cover types at Township 8, Range 22. There is an inset diagram of an effigy mound labeled "The Cross...
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Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: A map which includes the ink and pencil annotations showing the sections, sold parcels of land, and streams and lakes on a printed township base map for To...
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Prentice's Addition to Ashland

Date: 1850
Description: Map is pen and pencil on paper. The map shows roads, creeks, and the Chequamegon Bay. The map is undated and prepared sometime between the establishment of...
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Lands and Millpond in the Vicinity of Saxeville Waushara County Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: The map is ink on tracing cloth. The map shows portions of township 20 north, range 12 east, section 30 (in the Town of Saxeville) and township 20 north, r...
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Cassville, County of Grant, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1850
Description: This map of Cassville shows plat of town, roads, and the Mississippi River. Relief is shown by hachures. The map includes an inset map of a Plat of townshi...
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Cassville, Iowa County, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1850
Description: This map of Cassville shows plat of the town, roads, landings and public wharfs and the Mississippi River.
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Zoning Map Showing Use Districts, Town of Lake, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This map of the Town of Lake is ink and pencil on paper and shows lots and acreages, reserved land, and public squares. The bottom of the map includes a ke...
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Geneva Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This map of Geneva shows lots and acreages, reserved land, and public squares. Streets and Lake Geneva are labeled. The map includes manuscript annotations...
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Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This map shows a plat of city, land ownership by name, local streets, roads, and part of Willow River and Lake St. Croix. The map is indexed by additions a...
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Village of Beloit, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This map shows a plat of the town, land owners by name, local streets, railroads, churches, and part of the Rock River. The map is also indexed by church d...
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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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