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Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: A view of Fort Crawford (the second site and buildings of 1829-?).
Map or Atlas

Map of the Lake Bluffs : Portion of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1840
Description: Pen-and-ink on paper. Map shows 1840’s homes with owner names, a Native American cemetery, and other points of interest. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Date: 1840
Description: Shows plat of town, local streets, Fond du Lac River, and part of Lake Winnebago.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Sheboygan Wisconsin

Date: 1840
Description: This is a plat map of Sheboygan showing the Sheboygan River and Lake Michigan. Streets are labeled and plats are numbered in quadrants. Some points of inte...
Print

Sod-Breakers Wood Engraving

Date: 1840
Description: Sod-breaker and five yoke of oxen plowing in front of the “Old Cottage Inn.” In the foreground a boat is on the shoreline.
Map or Atlas

Kewaunee, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1840
Description: This map of Kewaunee shows lot and block numbers, Lake Michigan, and includes a location map showing proposed railroads. The map includes manuscript annota...
Map or Atlas

Oak Creek Township, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1840
Description: This manuscript map is ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper and shows landownership. An approximate date can be established by the names written on the pla...

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