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View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th...
Painting

A Part of the City of Milwaukee

Date: 1857
Description: A distant, elevated view of the city of Milwaukee and its shoreline. During the hot summer months, Hölzlhuber, took excursions on the water, many times bri...
Map or Atlas

Fond du Lac Map 4/4

Date: 1857
Description: Quarter section of a map of the city of Fond du Lac featuring an illustration of the Lewis House.
Map or Atlas

Color-Coded Map of Lake Superior Region

Date: 1857
Description: A color-coded map of the Lake Superior region, including portions of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.
Map or Atlas

Sheboygan Harbor Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map of Sheboygan Harbor shows the river mouth and harbor, piers, wharfs, piles of old destroyed bridge wharfs, streets, and the lake shore from survey...
Map or Atlas

New Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This detailed map was drawn nearly a decade after Wisconsin entered statehood. It depicts the entire state, northern Illinois and part of the upper peninsu...
Map or Atlas

J.S. Fillmore's Map of Railroad System of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows the railroads in the entire state of Wisconsin and their connections with points in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan's Upper Peninsul...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin : With the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1857
Description: This map depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railroads, roads, and the Menomonee and...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Location of the Chicago St. Paul and F. du L. R. R. : From Fond du Lac to the State Line at Brule River, Wis.

Date: 1857
Description: This ink and watercolor map is on tracing cloth and includes a handwritten statement from the office of the Chicago St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad Compa...
Map or Atlas

Farmer's Township Map of Michigan and Wisconsin : Embracing Part of Iowa Illinois and Minnesota with a Chart of the Lakes

Date: 1857
Description: This map depicts the township survey grid in Wisconsin, Michigan, northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. Counties, named towns, citie...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, and railroads. Boundaries are shown in bl...
Map or Atlas

Upper Fountain City, Buffalo County, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper. Register’s certificate in margin. On verso: Surveyor’s and Notary’s certificates. "Lot No: Four & South East Quarter ...
Map or Atlas

Western Addition to Madison

Date: 1857
Description: This map is ink and pencil on tracing paper. The map shows plats of a western section of Madison. The lakes are labeled "Fourth Lake", "Third Lake" and "La...
Map or Atlas

Redding and Watson’s Map of Walworth County, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows roads, railroads, lakes, and land ownership by name. Also included are illustrations of select business and residences, business directories...
Map or Atlas

Plan of the Town of the Island in the Outlet of Winabago Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, railroad depots, locks, bridges, dams, canals, U.S. light house, college grounds, a steam boat landing, and ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows the railroad routes of the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad, common roads, counties, canals, townships, cities, county towns, villages, post off...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Milwaukee & Superior Rail Road and its Connections

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows county boundaries, larger cities, lakes, rivers, and the railroad network. The main line is in red, and the Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad i...
Map or Atlas

Township Map of Wisconsin Shewing The Milwaukee & Horicon Rail Road and its Connections

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows drainage, state boundaries, county boundaries, rivers, lakes, township lines, cities, and towns. The Milwaukee & Horicon Road road is indica...
Map or Atlas

Government Plats, Green Lake County Abstract, Page 1

Date: 1857
Description: Green Lake County Abstract plat map, T. 14 N, R. 11 E.
Map or Atlas

Government Plats, Green Lake County Abstract, Page 5

Date: 1857
Description: Green Lake County plat map, T. 15 N., R. 12 E.

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