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Expedition Map of Major S.H. Long

Date: 1823
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...
Painting

Indian Spearing Beaver

Date: 1821
Description: Indians of the North Red River area, probably in the vicinity of old Fort Douglas, now Winnipeg, Canada, spearing beaver.
Drawing

First Fort Crawford

Date: 10 1829
Description: Fort Crawford as drawn by Seth Eastman. People are in a canoe in the river in the foreground. Across the river is the fort, other buildings around the fort...
Print

Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior

Date: 1821
Description: Engraving of the Pictured Rocks shoreline viewed from Lake Superior.
Print

Mass of Native Copper on the Ontonagon River

Date: 1821
Description: Engraving depicting the Schoolcraft expedition crossing the Ontonagon River to investigate a copper boulder.
Drawing

Drawing of Cassville

Date: 1829
Description: Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats.
Print

Fort Dearborn and the Kinzie Mansion

Date: 1820
Description: Engraving of Fort Dearborn (center) and Kinzie Mansion (right) after Seth Eastman's original drawing in 1820 for the U. S. Army. Several people are visible...
Map or Atlas

Map of the United States Lead Mines on the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1829
Description: Cincinnati, Ohio, Ebr. Martin, engraver.
Map or Atlas

Plan of the settlement at Green Bay from the report of I. Lee

Date: 1821
Description: Plan of the settlement of Green Bay.
Map or Atlas

Manuscript Map of Early Prairie du Chien

Date: 1820
Description: A manuscript map of Prairie du Chien.
Map or Atlas

Fort Crawford

Date: 1821
Description: A topographical view of the site of Fort Crawford.
Drawing

Fort Crawford

Date: 1829
Description: Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839.
Map or Atlas

Crawford County Map of Lead District

Date: 1829
Description: Photoprint of Crawford County lead district map.
Map or Atlas

United States

Date: 1824
Description: Drawn and engraved by Sidney Hall. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green. Scale: 1:200. Partly colored. This is probably the second Europe...
Print

Fort Armstrong on Rock Island

Date: 1829
Description: Hand-colored lithograph of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, based on a drawing by Henry Lewis. Foreground shows a tree floating in the water.
Print

Fort Armstong

Date: 1829
Description: Hand-colored lithograph of Fort Armstrong, based on a drawing by Henry Lewis. Includes boats on the Mississippi River.
Map or Atlas

Survey of Lake Superior Map

Date: 1825
Description: Portion of a map showing a survey of Lake Superior including the River St. Louis.
Map or Atlas

Survey of Lake Superior Map

Date: 1825
Description: Survey of Lake Superior including Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Prairie Du Chien

Date: 1828
Description: Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Northwestern Territories

Date: 1820
Description: Map of the Northwestern Territories of the United State showing the track pursued by the Expedition in 1820.

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