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Painting

The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Map or Atlas

Partie occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France : ou sont les Nations des Ilinois, de Tracy, les Iroquois, et plusieurs autres peuples; avec la Louisiane nouvellement decouverte etc.

Date: 1688
Description: This map includes vignettes of Amerindian life with text describing geography, culture, and exploration activity, written in French. The Great Lakes, river...
Postcard

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
Photograph

Monument of Thorfinn Karlsefni

Date: 
Description: Older woman standing outdoors next to a sculpture of Thorfinn Karlsefni, an Icelandic-born Scandinavian explorer of North America. Behind her is the Schuyl...
Map or Atlas

Map Part Town Menasha and City: Also City of Neenah and Town, Showing Part About Lake Butte des Mortes & Doty Island, Locating Outagamie and Winnebago Villages, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Date: 08 24 1899
Description: Pen-and-ink and color on paper. Also shows probable routes of the French explorers Constant le Marchand de Lignery in 1728 and Louis de la Porte de Louvign...
Map or Atlas

Mappe-Monde Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. del’Academie Royale des Sciences, etc. Augmentees de Nouveau

Date: 1720
Description: Double hemispherical world map showing routes of Tasman, Magellan, Mendana, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Title in oak wreath cartouche. Map between four ...
Print

S.S. Argentina Luncheon Menu

Date: 07 21 1951
Description: Luncheon menu for the S.S. Argentina, with a map of Argentina with spot illustrations for the provinces and featured products or symbols, the coat o...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1892
Description: Back cover, front cover, and menu page for the Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County annual banquet. The back page includes an illustration of a monument ...
Map or Atlas

Bohrod's America, Its History

Date: 1946
Description: This map shows scenes from America's history with names of historical events superimposed on a map of the United States.
Map or Atlas

Amerique: Les Francois Possedent en Cette Partie le Canada, la Floride, Partie de Nouv. Bretagne et de l'I. de Terre Neuve…

Date: 1735
Description: A map of the western hemisphere, including parts of western Europe and Africa. Portraits of explorers, such as Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet, and Robert ...

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