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Plat Map of Madison

Date: 1836
Description: The top map is the "Plat of Madison the Capitol of Wisconsin." The bottom map is the "Map of the Four Lake Country. Taken from the Township Maps in the U.S...
Postcard

Town Across Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View of town behind a prairie field and a lake. Caption reads: "Packwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View

Date: 
Description: Elevated view from hill of rural landscape.
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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...
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Wisconsin. Milwaukee Land District Showing the Location of the Canal and Canal Reservation

Date: 1840
Description: This hand-colored map shows the township and section grid in southeastern Wisconsin, covering the area west to Sugar River and Four Lakes region and north ...
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Land Sold in the Milwaukee Land District

Date: 05 1846
Description: Hand-colored map of southeastern Wisconsin showing the counties of Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Racine (including modern-day Kenosha County), Waukesha...
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Farmer's 4th sheet, or Map of Wisconsin, Iowa and Northern Part of Illinois

Date: 1848
Description: Wisconsin became the thirtieth state in 1848. Drawn that same year, this map shows township lines, roads, villages, mills, railroads, prairies, swamps, can...
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Nordamerikanische Freistaat Wisconsin nach den neuesten Vermessungen

Date: 1849
Description: Published in Germany a year after Wisconsin entered statehood, this map shows prairies, swamps, lakes, mounds, limestone deposits, and lead and copper mine...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Mount Vernon from the a grassy hill.
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Map of Milwaukee County

Date: 1858
Description: An ink on paper map of Milwaukee County and the eastern portion of Waukesha County that shows the townships of Oak Creek, Franklin, Greenfield, Wauwatosa, ...
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Madison, Four Lakes Country : Original Surveys

Date: 1974
Description: This 1974 map is a reproduction of the original survey maps of the Four Lakes region of Dane County, Wisconsin. It shows sections, lakes, rivers, wetlands,...
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Open-land and Forested Townships, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Date: 1922
Description: This early 20th century manuscript map shows prairie, maple, maple and beech, marsh conifer, oak, oak and maple, and grass and sedge areas by town in Dodge...
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Maps of the Four Lake Country, Taken from Township Maps in the U.S. Land Office

Date: 1836
Description: Map shows rivers, creeks, roads, trails, mills, and town of Madison. Includes significant manuscript annotations; Sheet 1 is watercolor on lithographed map...
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Map of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1873
Description: This map shows lots and blocks, additions and subdivisions, and large-scale landownership. The map is oriented with north to the upper right. The map is fr...
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Map of Helena on the Wisconsin River, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1832
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, as well as the location of a shot tower, houses, stores, and barns. The map is oriented with the north to the left. T...
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Prairie du Chien

Date: 1838
Description: This map is a development plat that shows street names, numbered blocks and lots, and small farm lot owners. Included on the right of the map is a large am...
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Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: Dressée sur un Grand Nombre de Mémoires Entrautres sur Ceux de Mr. le Maire

Date: 1718
Description: First edition of L'Isle's landmark map of North America. It covers America from the Rio Grande to the Atlantic Ocean, showing boundaries, the colonies, cit...
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A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississipi

Date: 1720
Description: Map of North America from from the Rio Grande to the Atlantic Ocean, showing boundaries, the colonies, cities, settlements, mines, forts, Native American l...
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Amplissimæ Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciæ Ludovicianæ: A R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687

Date: 1720
Description: Detailed, ornate, and comprehensive map of America from the east coast to present day Texas. Numerous features appear throughout the map, including Native ...
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Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi Avec les Colonies Anglaises

Date: 1782
Description: Map of America covering the Rio Grande to the Atlantic Ocean, showing boundaries, the colonies, cities, settlements, Native American lands and villages, m...

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