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Drawing

Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1845
Description: A pencil drawing of Tower HIll complex.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Mineral Region of Lake Superior

Date: 1849
Description: Geological map of the mineral region around Lake Superior, including portions of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.
Map or Atlas

Map of Southern Wisconsin

Date: 1847
Description: A hand-colored map that shows the area south and east of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, as well as a few landmarks just north of that area. The township gri...
Map or Atlas

Map of Northern Illinois and the Surveyed Part of Wisconsin

Date: 1842
Description: This map shows portions of northern Illinois and Wisconsin surveyed by the map's creation. It shows county lines and university land, and depicts lead and ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin, a sectional map with the most recent surveys

Date: 1846
Description: This map shows the counties and towns in existence at the time as well as lead and copper mines.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1848
Description: This map by Increase Lapham shows the township and range system in southern and eastern Wisconsin as well as along the Wisconsin River in present-day Marat...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin, a sectional map with the most recent surveys

Date: 1849
Description: Published a year after Wisconsin entered statehood, this map shows the counties and towns in existence at the time - mainly in southern/southeastern Wiscon...
Drawing

Smelting Lead Ore

Date: 1845
Description: Drawing of Shullsburg. Text at bottom reads: "Smelting lead ore in log furnaces. Scene in Gratiots Grove at Shullsburg, Wis. in 1845-6. Drawn from life. By...

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