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Maps of ‘Wisconsin’

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Lake Michigan territory 1833

Categories: 1833, Michigan, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Lake Michigan territory 1833
  • Full Title: North America Sheet V : the North West and Michigan Territories / Published by Baldwin and Cradock under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
  • Date: 1833
  • Creator: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
  • Publisher: Baldwin and Cradock (London)
  • Description: Relief shown by hachures. "Printed by Russell Penge; J. & C. Walter Sculpt."
  • Scale: ca. 1:1,792,000
  • Publication Date: 1833
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) 1820

Categories: 1820, Crawford County, Prairie du Chien, Southwestern Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) 1820
  • Full Title: Plan of the settlement at Prairie des Chiens from the report of J. [sic] Lee Esq., Agent, &c. : not taken from actual survey
  • Date: 1820
  • Contributors: Lee, Isaac; Bowen & Co.
  • Publisher: unknown
  • Description: Shows Fort Crawford, 87 confirmed and unconfirmed claims. "No. 598, Vol. V., PL." Isaac Lee’s report ordered by the act entitled: "An act to revive the powers of the commissioners for ascertaining and deciding on claims to land in the District of Detroit, and for settling the claims to land at Green Bay and Prairie des Chiens, in the Territory of Michigan, 1820."
  • Scale: Scale not given
  • Publication Date: 1820
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin Territory 1836

Categories: 1836, Iowa, Minnesota, North America, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin Territory 1836
  • Date: 1836
  • Full Title: Map of the Territory of Wisconsin / by David H. Burr, draughtsman to the House of Reps. U.S.
  • Creator: Burr, David H., 1803-1875
  • Contributors: Casey, Zadok, 1796-1862 United States. Congress. House.
  • Publication Date: 1836
  • Notes: "To accompany the Hon. Z. Casey's report." Longitude referenced from Greenwich and Washington. Shows Wisconsin Territory at greatest extent, including present-day states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and parts of North and South Dakota. Map also includes northern Illinois. Indicates Indian tribal regions, land cessions and General Land Office districts.
  • Scale: ca. 1:2,056,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 50 x 65 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin 1836

Categories: 1836, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North America, Ohio, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin 1836
  • Date: 1836
  • Full Title: Map of the northern parts of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois with Michigan and that part of the Ouisconsin territory lying east of the Mississippi River
  • Publication Date: 1836
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 34 x 38 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin 1838

Categories: 1838, North America, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin 1838
  • Date: 1838
  • Full Title: Map of the settled part of Wisconsin Territory / compiled from the latest authorities published by Hinman & Dutton compiled and engraved by J.H. Young.
  • Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
  • Contributors: Hinman and Dutton
  • Publication Date: 1838
  • Notes: Prime meridian: Washington. Includes inset map "The entire territory of Wisconsin, as established by act of Congress, April 10, 1836." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1837 by Hinman & Dutton in the Clerk's Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania."
  • Scale: ca. 1:1,200,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 56 x 44 cm., folded to 19 x 12 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Neenah or Fox River (Wisconsin) 1839

Categories: 1839, Neenah, United States, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Neenah or Fox River (Wisconsin) 1839
  • Full Title: Map of the Neenah or Fox River and of the proposed canals from Fond du Lac to Rock River and the Wiskonsin [sic]
  • Date: 1839
  • Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers;
  • Publisher: United States Army Corps of Engineers (Washington, D.C.)
  • Description: To accompany Doc. 102, Ho. Rep. 25th Congress 3rd sess.
  • Scale: ca. 1:24,754
  • Publication Date: 1839
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota 1839

Categories: 1839, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North America, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota 1839
  • Date: 1839
  • Full Title: Magnetical chart, exhibiting the observations made by J. Locke during the survey of the mines of the United States / by David Dale Owen 1839
  • Creator: Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860
  • Publication Date: 1839
  • Map Publisher: United States. Dept. of the Interior
  • Notes: Shows southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and northern Illinois. Differs from other versions: no plate number, dimensions larger, scale differs, this map indicates verbal scale while others don't.
  • Scale: 1:760,320 1 in. = 12 miles
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : mounted on linen 35 x 34 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin Territory 1839

Categories: 1839, Iowa, North America, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin Territory 1839
  • Date: 1839
  • Full Title: Sketch of the public surveys in Wisconsin Territory / W. J. Stone Sc.
  • Creator: United States. General Land Office
  • Contributors: Stone, William James, 1798-1865, engraver
  • Publication Date: 1839
  • Notes: Shows areas immediately adjacent to Wisconsin River, Fox River, and Green Bay. "26th Con. 1st Ses."
  • Scale: 1:1,140,480 1 in. = 18 miles
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : hand col. on sheet 26 x 30 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Walkers Point Milwaukee (Wisconsin) 1842

Categories: 1842, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Southeastern Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Walkers Point Milwaukee (Wisconsin) 1842
  • Full Title: Walkers Point Milwaukee laid out on the north east quarter of section thirty two, township seven north of range twenty two ... / George S. West, Surveyor ; I.A. Lapham, Engineer
  • Date: 1842
  • Description: Cadastral map. Drawn in pencil. "Recorded December 27, 1842 5 o’clock p.m." "J.G.B. Zauder, Justice of the Peace." In right margin in large print: "Vol. 1 - Page 2."
  • Scale: 1:2,400 1 in. = 200 feet
  • Publication Date: 1842
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Wisconsin and Michigan 1844

Categories: 1844, Michigan, North America, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin and Michigan 1844
  • Date: 1844
  • Full Title: Map of Michigan and Wisconsin : designed to accompany Smith's Geography for schools.
  • Creator: John Paine
  • Contributors: Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875
  • Publication Date: 1844
  • Notes: Drawn and engraved by Sherman. Explanation of codes included. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1844 by John Paine, in the Clerks office of the Southern District of New York."
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 24 x 29 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

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