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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Ashland, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of The Apostle Islands Chequamagon Bay & Ashland, and Distances from Ashland. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni... |
| Date: | 08 1852 |
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| Description: | Pencil drawing of Milwaukee Harbor with large sailboats on the water. In the minimalist depiction the sandy shoreline with short plant growth sweeps aroun... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Made from U.S. Surveys and from minutes furnished by Jos. S. Buck and Dr. C. Chase. Scale 20 CHs to an inch. |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | Plan no. 3. Scale 2000 feet to one inch. |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Fort Sumter. A cannon has fallen on the steep shoreline and waves are hitting the rocks. Plate 58 |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Fort Sumpter [sic]. There are several men and a boat on the shoreline in the foreground. Plate 56 |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including the eastern portions on Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois, and the western most portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing ... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | This 1876 map shows the mouth of the Ahnapee River at Algoma, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, with soundings given in tenths of a foot. Proposed improvements a... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1836 |
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| Description: | This map is pen-and-ink on paper and shows marshlands, rivers, creeks, a quarry, and a few roads. |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | Pen-and-ink on paper. The title of the map is inscribed on the back. The map shows buildings, roads, marshes, wild rice, piles and docks, deep water, and o... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map was created from a survey made in December 1855 and shows local streets, proposed roads, railroads, the lake shore, bridge wharfs, the basin, the ... |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| Description: | This map shows components of the bottom of Lake Michigan and the Root River, as well as the harbor, buildings, streets, railroads, and rural landowners in ... |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| Description: | This map is oriented with north slightly to the right and the Milwaukee River is labeled. The top margin reads: "Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1. 1st Session, 33rd C... |
| Date: | 1831 |
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| Description: | This map shows the land that makes up Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, and parts of Canada. The Great Lakes are displayed prominently, along with s... |
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