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La Pointe, Madeline Island

Date: 1898
Description: Old Mission Residence at La Pointe, Madeline Island.
Map or Atlas

Map of Lake Superior and Bays

Date: 1863
Description: Map of the west end of Lake Superior, including Superior, St. Louis, and Allouez Bays.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Map

Date: 1856
Description: A hand-colored map of Wisconsin, showing the county boundaries, towns, cities, railroads, roads, lakes, rivers, bays, and the Lake Superior’s islands. In ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Early Wisconsin Railroads

Date: 1860
Description: A hand-drawn, ink on cloth map of southeastern Wisconsin that show roads and railroads that connect Chicago to Milwaukee and other towns in the southeaster...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1837
Description: Map of Lake Winnebago and the area south of the Fox River from Green Bay to Sheboygan. The map is oriented with North to the right.
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1853
Description: Railroad map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in red, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper mines, ...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Upper Michigan & Wisconsin Boundary Traced from Michigan Wisconsin Map by Farmer

Date: 1860
Description: This map, traced from John Farmer's 1860 Map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, shows the boundary between Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oconto and Marinette Counties

Date: 1886
Description: This map, originally published in the 1881 Illustrated historical atlas of Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections,towns, cities and villa...
Map or Atlas

Apostle Islands and Harbor of Bayfield and Its Surroundings

Date: 1871
Description: Asaph Whittlesey arrived in Ashland in 1854, one of the earliest of the settlers who hoped the area would grow and make their fortunes. He drew this map of...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Showing the Proposed Location of the Route for a Ship Canal

Date: 1872
Description: This 1872 map shows the proposed route of a canal between Sturgeon Bay, on the Green Bay side of the Door Peninsula, and Lake Michigan. Depths in both Stur...
Map or Atlas

Apostle Islands and Harbor of Bayfield and Its Surroundings

Date: 1871
Description: Asaph Whittlesey arrived in Ashland in 1854, one of the earliest of the settlers who hoped the area would grow and make their fortunes. He drew this map of...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1887
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, and streets of West Superior in 1887.
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1889
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, and streets of West Superior in 1889.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior, Douglas Co., Wis. and Vicinity

Date: 1891
Description: This colorful map shows additions, railroads, docks, streets, established dock lines, marshes, and proposed belt line railroad. The map covers west and sou...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1894
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, railroads, street car tracks, sewers, water mains, gas mains, paved streets, land owned by the Land & River Improveme...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Cities of Green Bay and Fort Howard : From Late Official Surveys and Map Made by J.V. Suydam

Date: 1874
Description: This map shows streets, buildings, railroads, the Fox River, the East River, and part of Green Bay.
Map or Atlas

Plan & Section of the Milwaukee Straight Cut with Bay and Harbor Soundings No. 2

Date: 1854
Description: This map shows bay and harbor soundings, the Milwaukee River, and select buildings. Depths are shown by soundings and relief is shown by hachures. The top ...
Map or Atlas

Survey of Havre Bay, Michigan

Date: 1836
Description: This map shows Havre Bay, a part of Maumee Bay, parts of Indian Island, Gard’s Island (Michigan), the Ottawa River, Vance River, creeks, and Ottawa Point (...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Mineral Lands Upon Lake Superior Ceded to the United States by the Treaty of 1842 With the Chippeway Indians

Date: 1845
Description: This map shows lakes, rivers, Chippewa land, the U.S. Mineral Land Agency, boundary between U.S. and Canada, Methodist and Catholic missions, and American ...
Map or Atlas

Diana Shooting Club Grounds, Horicon Marsh

Date: 1891
Description: This map shows soft marshland, water channels, solid ground, club boundary and shooting boxes. Big Lake, First Channel, Second Channel, Fout Mile Pond, Mal...

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