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| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | This hand-colored map shows land divided by forest type and tree species. Also shown are counties, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago, and the Mi... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | This map shows the extent of Wisconsin and pre-Wisconsin drift. The bottom left of the map includes a map categorizing the colors used into geologic period... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | This map shows soil types of towns and counties. A key of 14 soil types is included. The top left margin reads: "Wisconsin Geological and Natural History S... |
| Date: | 1760 |
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| Description: | This map shows lakes, rivers, forts, settlements, and Native American tribal territory. The southern boundary of the Hudsons Bay Company is labeled. Relief... |
| Date: | 1839 |
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| Description: | This map, one of a series made by Thomas Jefferson Cram of the U.S. Topographical Engineers from personal surveys, covers the area from Green Bay to the ju... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | This pictorial map shows the United States west of the Mississippi, including Indian Tribes, historic trails, forts, trading posts, mountain ranges, lakes ... |
| Date: | 1846 |
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| Description: | This map shows rivers, lakes, and towns in states west of the Mississippi River. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Green Bay are labeled. Some areas are ou... |
| Date: | 1837 |
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| Description: | This map shows the planned military posts/depots, roads, existing forts, rivers, and land assigned to various Indian tribes. Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansa... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | This map provides an index of quadrangle maps for the state. The lower left corner contains explanation land surveying completeness. Communities, counties,... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | This map provides an index of outdated quadrangle maps for the state. Communities, counties, rivers, and lakes are labeled including Lake Michigan and Lake... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | This map shows highways, roads, routes, communities, rivers, and lakes. Wide red lines show principle highways. Narrow red lines show secondary roadways or... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. Lake Michigan and Lake S... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | This map shows surfaces and types of highways. A legend and three county and two local area inset maps are included. The bottom left margin reads: "Traffi... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroad routes in red, blue, orange, brown, pink, green, and dotted, as well as lakes, rivers, and communities. The map includes a legend i... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a house on the banks of the Mississippi River at the base of rocky bluffs. Probably located between Alma and Nelson, along Beef S... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | This map shows names of triangulation stations, railroads, counties, rivers, and lakes. The Mississippi River, Lake Winnebago, and Lake Michigan are labele... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroads, counties and towns and includes a township grid. Sections are shown in blue, green, yellow, and pink. Rivers and lakes are labele... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | This map shows the configurations of the counties, communities, railroads and projected railroads, mines, shipping routes, and labeled rivers and lakes. Po... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows the boundary lines between ceded and unceded land in compliance with the Treaty of Prairie du Chen of 1829. It also shows roads, rivers, por... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the steamer Quincy, of the Diamond Jo Line, partially sunken into the Mississippi River and listing to port near the shore... |
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