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Oconomowoc Lake District
Map
This manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the lakes and streams, open meadows, s stony hill, and a limestone ledge in the northwestern quarter of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
circa 1840-1859
Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 (cartographer)
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WHi 98267
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Map of East Half of Waukesha County, Wisconsin
circa 1840-1859
This manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the railroads, roads, wetlands, lakes and streams, dams, prairies, and settlers in the eastern half of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The left-hand panel s...
Oconomowoc Lake, 1875
1875
This manuscript map by Increase Lapham, drawn in the last year of his life, shows landownership, roads and railroads, springs, and boat houses around Oconomowoc Lake, in the towns of Oconomowoc and...
Map of Jefferson, Waukesha, and Milwaukee Counties
circa 1830-1859
This manuscript map shows the part of Wisconsin that became Jefferson, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. The map is ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
1844
This manuscript map by Increase Lapham covers present-day Milwaukee and Waukesha counties and shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, lakes and streams, and the boundary of the...
Township No. 8 North of Range no. 17 East of 4th Mer.
circa 1830-1869
This 19th century manuscript map of the Town of Oconomoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, is drawn on a printed township grid. It shows sold land, some landownership, and lakes and streams in the town ...
Map of the Lakes & Drives Around Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin : A Favorite Summer Resort
circa 1876
This late 19th century map by Increase Lapham shows the lake region around Oconomowoc in Waukesha County and eastern Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Cities and villages, roads, railroads, property own...
