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| Date: | 1821 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the Pictured Rocks shoreline viewed from Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the Ojibwa, the Sacs, and Foxes battling from canoes on the water. |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Porcupine Mountains on Lake Superior. A deer is standing in the lake drinking water. A man is on the rock ledge above the shoreline and is a... |
| Date: | 04 1892 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the north shore of Lake Superior with cliffs and seagulls. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Benedict & Co. engineers. As shown by development to March 1st 1887. Inset: Map of northern Wisconsin showing location of range. Lands in red. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Rock formation, The Sphinx, on Stockton Island of the Apostle Islands. Steamer "Edna" in background on Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1820 |
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| Description: | Narrative Journal of Travels from Detroit Northwest through the Great chain of American Lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River in the year 1820. Ill... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This map shows counties, cities, rivers, canals, lakes, railroads, common roads, county towns, townships, villages, and post offices. The map includes part... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a sailboat in Excursion Cave, on Hemlock Island of the Apostle Islands. A man can be seen sitting in the boat. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | A geological map of Wisconsin that shows the locations of different rock deposits such as limestone, sandstone, shale, plutonic and the Penokee Iron Range.... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | A geological map of northern Wisconsin showing the locations of different soil types in the state such as sandy soil, sandy loam, prairie loam, clayey loam... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | This map of Wisconsin shows cities, counties, railroads already completed and railroads projected, and geological makeup of the land such as lakes. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | This geological map shows the township grid, counties, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railroads, and roads. Barron County is still labeled Dallas Coun... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | This map identifies surveyed areas of the Upper Peninsula and shows lakes, rivers, and islands in portions of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and upper Can... |
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