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Climatological Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: Map showing the location of meteorological stations and effects that Lake Michigan has had on Wisconsin temperatures in January and July. The map shows cou...
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State Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1852
Description: Map reads: "The State of Wisconsin- compiled from the latest authorities". In addition, there is a scale which is six miles for every inch, and a profile o...
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Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: This map shows county boundaries, outlined in red. Each county's population is handwritten in the margins. The map also includes towns, rivers and lakes.
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Map of Wisconsin with Gold Region

Date: 1866
Description: This thematic shows the effects that Lake Michigan has had on Wisconsin mean temperatures in January and July. The map shows counties, some cities, rivers ...
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Map of Wisconsin with the Relative Population (Pr. Square Mile) as Shown by the State Census

Date: 1865
Description: This map shows the population density per square mile in the entire state, showing southeastern and southern Wisconsin had the greatest population density ...
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Map of Wisconsin, with Lines Showing the Remarkable Effect of Lake Michigan in Elevating the Mean Temperature of January and Depressing that of July

Date: 1865
Description: Drawn the last year of the Civil War, this thematic map shows the effects that Lake Michigan has had on Wisconsin temperatures in January and July. The map...
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Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1867
Description: Map of the entire state indicates county boundaries outlined in red, cities of over 3000 inhabitants and county seats. It also marks rivers and lakes.
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Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: This map of the entire state shows county boundaries outlined in red, cities of over 3000 inhabitants and county seats. It also marks rivers, lakes, railro...
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Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: Prepared for the State Board of Emigration in 1868, this map shows county boundaries, some cities, and completed and projected railroads.
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Copy of Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wisc., Water Routes from the Mississippi to the Lakes by Maj. D.C. Houston, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.

Date: 1873
Description: A hand-colored, geological map of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers’ water path from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. The map also shows those railroad...
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Milwaukee Land District

Date: 1836
Description: This hand-colored manuscript map shows the township and section grid in southeastern Wisconsin, covering the area west to Sugar River and Four Lakes region...
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[Wisconsin and Northern Minnesota]

Date: 1838
Description: This manuscript map, drawn in pencil, shows the lakes and rivers in the area between Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota, the Mississippi River on the ...
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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.
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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...
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Wisconsin a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1848
Description: This map shows the township and range system in southern and eastern Wisconsin as well as along the Wisconsin River in present-day Marathon, Portage, and W...
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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...
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State of Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: This detailed map outlines mid and southern WI county boundaries in bright color, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper ...
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Wisconsin, a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1850
Description: Mid and southern Wisconsin counties, city/town lines, lead mines, copper mines, streams, plank roads, and the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Roads.
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Wisconsin, a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1851
Description: Map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in blue, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include mines, plank roads, and railroads.
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State of Wisconsin

Date: 1853
Description: Railroad map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in red, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper mines, ...

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