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Map of the City of Madison, Dane County, State of Wisconsin
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Madison was booming in the 1850s, helped by the efforts of developer Leonard Farwell. When famous journalist Horace Greeley visited Madison, Farwell had 10,000 copies of this map printed. It prominently features Greeley's approving comments and extols the city's many advantages. The map was published by George Harrison, surveyed and drawn by P. McCabe, and engraved by J.H. Colton & Co., New York. In addition to streets, property lots, and various natural features, the map shows building footprints and some landowners. At lower right is an inset illustration of the Capitol building.
1855
Harrison, George (publisher)
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) and City Map
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Map of the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin
1855
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Capitol (Second)
1855
Detail from a lithograph vignette on a Map of the City of Madison of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, the first Capitol in Madison.
Colton's Township Map of the State of Wisconsin : Showing the Milwaukee Watertown & Madison R.R. and Its Connections
1857
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Map of the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, State of Wisconsin
1857
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Map of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Rail Road
1853
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