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Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map showing a panoramic view of Madison in great detail. The Wisconsin State Capitol is located at the center, with Lake Mendota in the background ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of Madison with insets of the University, Rasdall House, Vilas House, and the Wisconsin State Capitol. View includes cattail marsh, smokesta...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Madison, State Capital of Wisconsin, County Seat of Dane County, with inset of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin Historical Decorative Map

Date: 1949
Description: Color bird's-eye map of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as it was midcentury, with two co-eds, several photographs of campus landmarks around edges, an...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) and City Map

Date: 1855
Description: Part of George Harrison's "Map of the City of Madison," showing the development of the isthmus and the small size of the second Capitol (54' x 104') in com...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Isthmus Map

Date: 1896
Description: A portion of John B. Heim's map of the Water Works System of Madison showing the size of the third Wisconsin Capitol (228' x 226') in comparison with the C...
Print

A General View of the City — Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 30 1889
Description: Bird's-eye view from Bascom Hill of Madison, with vignettes of the Wisconsin State Capitol, Lake Monona, and the Capitol Park.
Map or Atlas

"Madison, The Capital of Wisconsin" Map

Date: 1856
Description: Isthmus of Madison, including Lake Mendota, or Great Lake, and Lake Menona [sic].
Map or Atlas

Harrison's Map of Madison

Date: 1855
Description: Map of the city of Madison, Dane County, published by George Harrison, surveyed and drawn by P. McCabe, and engraved by J.H. Colton & Co., New York. In add...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Madison

Date: 1854
Description: Madison Plat Map.
Photograph

Panoramic View of Madison

Date: 1870
Description: Panoramic view of Madison, taken from the roof of South Hall. This reduced copy was made from original negatives by E.C. Nielson. Labels for both Lake Mend...
Poster

First National Bank Madison Check Poster

Date: 12 11 1970
Description: Caption on back reads, "Given by 1st National Bank to student customers, 11-XII-70 [12/11/70]. This is the design of their new 'Madisonian' checks." Depi...
Postcard

Scenic University Drive

Date: 
Description: View of tree-lined University Drive on the shores of Lake Mendota. The Wisconsin State Capitol is visible in the background. Caption reads: "University Dri...
Print

Madison View

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the city of Madison circa 1900 that was used as a letterhead.
Print

America's Dairyland

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin promotional decal with a map of the state, with many cities marked and drawings of some Wisconsin icons: cheese, cows, deer, beer, Wisconsin Dell...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Mendota, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: A Hydrographic map of Lake Mendota that shows the depths of the lake through contour lines and cross sections of the lake. Also shown in the map are the ad...
Map or Atlas

Fishing and Hydrographic Map of Lake Mendota, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: A map of Lake Mendota that shows depths and the locations of various species of fish in lake. The maps also identifies a number of selected roads and stree...
Map or Atlas

Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: Illustrated map of points of interest, including University buildings, parks, athletic venues, fraternity and sorority houses, and state buildings.
Print

Madison As Seen from the University

Date: 1886
Description: Panoramic drawing of Madison, looking from the University toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. Among the locations identified along the border of the image ...
Map or Atlas

West Part of Madison

Date: 1899
Description: A map of the west part of the city of Madison, including University Heights and the Capitol Square.

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