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| Date: | 1823 |
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| Description: | In 1823 U.S. Army major Stephen H. Long led an expedition of scientific, trade, and military investigation up the Mississippi River and the Red River of th... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including Lakes Michigan and Superior. Inset includes "N.W. Part of Wiskonsan." |
| Date: | 1670 |
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| Description: | This map is in French and shows Lac Tracy ov Superieur (Lake Superior), Baye des Puans (Green Bay), and portions of Lac des Ilinois (Lake Michigan) and Lac... |
| Date: | 1776 |
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| Description: | In French: "Partie Occidentale du Canada et septentrionale de la Louisiane avec une partie de la Pensilvanie." A map showing graticule and six European sca... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | This colored map shows railroad lines east of the Mississippi as well as in the states bordering the Mississippi River. The Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico ... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Map shows Wisconsin counties by color and includes rivers, lakes and some cities. This information is also given for eastern Minnesota and northern Illinoi... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | This map shows the entire state of Wisconsin with counties, cities and rivers. It includes an inset of the layout of the streets of Milwaukee and a chart w... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This detailed map was drawn nearly a decade after Wisconsin entered statehood. It depicts the entire state, northern Illinois and part of the upper peninsu... |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | A pen on paper, hand-drawn and colored map of Wisconsin and Michigan, showing counties, cities and villages, rivers and lakes, as well as railroads are in ... |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Prepared for the State Board of Emigration in 1868, this map shows county boundaries, some cities, and completed and projected railroads. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin showing counties and their county seats, towns and cities with over 3,000 inhabitants, the Detroit and Milwaukee Steam Ship Line, and both... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | A map of Wisconsin as well as the southeastern most portions of Minnesota and Iowa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan showing the township grids, railways... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | A map of Wisconsin showing counties, county seats, cities over 3,000 inhabitants, Lake Michigan steamship routes, railroads completed and projected, rivers... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | A hand-colored map of Wisconsin that shows counties, cities, towns, villages, railroads, as well as the locations of railroad stations and post offices wit... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including the eastern portions on Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois, and the western most portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing ... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | A hand-colored map of Wisconsin showing the nine congressional districts, it also shows the counties, cities, railroads, rivers, and lakes in the state. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | A hand-colored map of Wisconsin showing counties, cities, villages, railroads, lakes, and rivers in the state. The map also includes the eastern portions o... |
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