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Pastoral Needlework Scene

Date: 1800
Description: Needlework scene on silk worked in colored silk thread using running and crewel stitches. The hands and faces of the figures are watercolor on paper. Sce...
Photograph

Wharf Scene Illustration

Date: 1800
Description: An illustration depicting an early scene at the wharf in New York City. Many sailing ships are along the left side of the illustration, and "Leeds" is the ...
Map or Atlas

Town 18 Range 23

Date: 1800
Description: This 19th-century manuscript map of the Town of Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, shows sections, lakes and streams, the trail from Chicago to Green Bay...
Map or Atlas

Map of Black River, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: This pen and ink drawing with watercolor shows the course of the Black River from Rock Creek, near Greenwood in Clark County, Wisconsin, to its confluence ...
Map or Atlas

Plat of the City of the Four Lakes : Section Six, Township Seven, Range Nine

Date: 1800
Description: Map of what may be residential plots on the lake near Pheasant Branch. Streets begin top to bottom with Lake Street and going up to 14th Avenue. Streets ru...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Land in Milwaukee Between Grand Avenue and the C.M.&St. P. Depot

Date: 1800
Description: Ink on tracing cloth. Shows property owners in block 69, between Fourth and Third Street.
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee with the "Walker's Point" and Kilbourn Additions

Date: 1800
Description: Map of additions to Milwaukee. Several of the additions are outlined in colors and many streets, waterways, and some landmarks are labelled.
Map or Atlas

Village of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: Shows plat of town, land ownership by name, local streets, courthouses, churches, hotels, mills, railroads, railroad stations, lakes, and rivers. Includes ...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Fond du Lac

Date: 1800
Description: Ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Shows plat of town, local streets, Fond du Lac River, and part of Lake Winnebago.
Map or Atlas

Plan of Mounds Located in the N-E. 1/4 of the S-E. 1/4 of Sec. 5, T. 7 N. R. 22 E. Milwaukee County

Date: 1800
Description: An ink on paper map for a plan of mounds in Milwaukee county. The map is situated pointing north.
Map or Atlas

Map of Alma, Buffalo County Wisconsin Section No. 2 T. No. 21 No. of R. 13 W.

Date: 1800
Description: Map shows plat of the town Alma and the Mississippi River. Streets running horizontally begin at the top with "SIXTH STREET" and end with "MAIN STREET." St...
Map or Atlas

Martin

Date: 1800
Description: Ink and pencil on paper. A paper city on the site of what is now Appleton, Wisconsin. Shows plat of city, streets, and Fox River. Includes textual descript...
Map or Atlas

Ashland Wisconsin Showing Ashland Lumber Company and Part of Ashland County

Date: 1800
Description: The map is ink and pencil on paper. Map shows the location of the Ashland Lumber Company as well as a portion of Ashland County. Portions of the map are in...
Map or Atlas

Group of Ancient Mounds Near the City of Beloit

Date: 1800
Description: This map on two sheets shows a group of ancient mounds near the southeast corner of the city of Beloit and a group of ancient mounds north of Rockton Stati...
Map or Atlas

Map of Chippewa Falls, County Seat of Chippewa, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: This map of Chippewa Falls is a lithograph and shows plats, labeled streets, landings, some businesses, and the Chippewa River. The map was drawn "from act...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Village of North La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: This map of the Village of North La Crosse was likely published before 1871 and shows street names, additions, section and lot numbers, railroads (specific...
Map or Atlas

Village of North La Crosse

Date: 1800
Description: This map of North La Crosse is ink and pencil on paper and shows lot ownership and buildings.
Map or Atlas

Map of Region of Little Kaukalin, Fox River

Date: 1800
Description: This map of the Little Kaukalin Region is ink on paper and shows Little Kaukalin Rapids, Black Bird Island, buildings, trails, meadows and woods, and a sug...
Map or Atlas

Plat of H.I. Bliss' Addition to the City of La Crosse

Date: 1800
Description: This map show a plat and covers the area bordered by Main to King streets and from 15th to 17th streets.
Map or Atlas

Map of De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: This map shows plat of the town, local streets, plank roads, and part of the Fox River. The bottom of the map includes annotations, probably in pencil.

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