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| Description: | La Pointe Light on Long Island (Apostle Islands), Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 07 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Tenney Park breakwater and Lake Mendota. The city of Madison was able to resume construction at no cost. The construction company tearing up East Washingto... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A map from the Wisconsin identifying the locations airports and other landing facilities in the state. On the opposite side the map includes an alphabetica... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A map of the eastern portion of the Apostle Islands group, and a detailed map of Gull Island showing the relief on the island, are included here, along wit... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chart of Lake Michigan noting soundings near shore and across the lake between harbors. Also included are portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indian... |
| 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: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | This 1909 chart of the Apostle Islands, Chequamegon Bay, and the Lake Superior shoreline shows relief by contours and spot heights and depths by contours, ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This chart of the northern Apostle Islands and Lake Superior shoreline shows relief by contours and spot heights and depths by contours, gradient tints and... |
| 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: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | This map shows Chequamegon Bay, an inlet of Lake Superior. Depths are shown by isolines and soundings and relief shown by contours. The map is colored in y... |
| Date: | 06 25 1901 |
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| Description: | This map shows beacons, buoys, docks, quarries, streets, and buildings. The map inset shows the Harbor of refuge at entrance to Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi... |
| Date: | 12 28 1908 |
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| Description: | This map shows beacons, buildings, streets, and quarries. Two inset maps include: Vicinity of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. and the Harbor of refuge at entrance to St... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroads, towns, lights, lights to be established, fog signals, light-vessels, lighted buoys, light-house depots, and light-house reservati... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | This map shows miles to other islands, harbors, canals, and passages. The South Fox ISL. LT and the Black Gas Buoy are colored in yellow and red. Depths ar... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | This map shows the depths of the East Neebish Rapids and the different types of minerals that make up the floor bed. Islands and Canada West is labeled. No... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | This map shows the various locations of airports in the state of Wisconsin. Includes a legend of symbols in the lower left hand corner. Lake Michigan is on... |
| Date: | 1786 |
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| Description: | One half of a four sheet nautical chart, showing the coastlines of the north-west hemisphere. The interior lands are left bare, even of basic features such... |
| Date: | 1782 |
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| Description: | Map of the West Indies and south eastern North America, remarkably detailed, showing cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, mines, plantations, forts, banks, an... |
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