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Bird's-Eye View of Wisconsin State University

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye view of Wisconsin State University, now the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Vignettes include Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, As...
Drawing

Map of the Battle of Wilson's Creek

Date: 08 10 1862
Description: A hand-drawn map of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Springfield, Missouri. Other notes and locations include: "Lyon was killed instantly while heading his tr...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin City Map

Date: 1836
Description: The map of Wisconsin City on the Wisconsin River.
Drawing

Fox-Wisconsin Canal

Date: 1855
Description: Fox-Wisconsin portage and canal map, when the canal was not yet built. From a map in the office of the city clerk at Portage. "The old trail, the location ...
Photograph

Map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette

Date: 1887
Description: A bird's-eye map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette.
Drawing

Fortification on Hurricane Creek

Date: 1806
Description: Prehistoric Indian fortification on Hurricane Creek.
Book or Pamphlet

James Expedition Map

Date: 02 1823
Description: A map featuring the North American expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains led by Edwin James.
Map or Atlas

The C-K Road Map of Wisconsin. Section 1

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows railroads, ordinary roads, good roads, township lines, county lines, county boundaries, towns, lakes, and rivers in the southeastern part ...
Map or Atlas

Forest Conditions of Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map shows the conditions of the forest. Includes a color legend in left margin, depicting the various conditions. Original caption reads, "Compiled by...
Print

Banquet to President Porfirio Diaz Menu

Date: 1896
Description: Front cover and interior of banquet menu for Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, to celebrate the construction of a drainage canal between Lake Texcoco and La...
Map or Atlas

Maps of the Blue Mounds: Area of East Blue Mound Showing Land Ownership and Plats

Date: 1864
Description: Map showing locations of quarries, sink holes, creeks, springs, rivers, houses, forts, and roads. The map appears to have been drawn on to of a plat map of...
Map or Atlas

Mississippi River Basin East of the Mississippi and North of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1870
Description: This map is mostly pencil on paper map but includes latitude and longitude grid in ink. The map covers the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Wiscon...
Map or Atlas

Menomonee Reserve

Date: 1840
Description: This map is pencil on paper and shows rivers, granite locations, and selected landmarks. Relief is shown by hachures.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin 1

Date: 1899
Description: This map shows color coded and numbered regions of Indian land cessions. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan are labeled and other lakes and rivers are shown. ...
Map or Atlas

Western Hemisphere

Date: 1878
Description: This lithograph shows Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Polynesia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Oce...
Map or Atlas

Eastern Hemisphere

Date: 1878
Description: This lithograph shows Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Antarctic Continent, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Oce...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Showing Congressional and Judicial Districts

Date: 1878
Description: This map shows 13 districts throughout the state. Congressional districts are outlined in red and judicial districts are outlined in blue as show borders a...
Map or Atlas

Geological Map of Wisconsin Compiled by T. C. Chamberlin, State Geologist

Date: 1878
Description: This map shows geographic regions of the entire state. The bottom left corner includes an "Explanation of Color": Laurentien Granite (pink), Huronian Iron-...
Map or Atlas

Climatological Map of Wisconsin Compiled by Prof. H.H. Oldenhage

Date: 1878
Description: This map shows climate information for an entire year with an explanation key in the lower left corner of colors: Mean Temperature for the Year (red), Mean...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Showing Assembly Districts

Date: 1878
Description: This map shows ward boundaries in red, as well as counties, communities, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. The bottom left corner includes a...

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