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| Date: | 1823 |
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| Description: | In 1823 U.S. Army major Stephen H. Long led an expedition of scientific, trade, and military investigation up the Mississippi River and the Red River of th... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | This map shows U.S. land offices, completed railroads, railroad land grant limits, lakes, rivers, and Indian reservations. Communities, lakes, and rivers a... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Pastoral scene depicting a small bay on the Island of St. Ignace in Lake Superior with canoes on the rocky beach, two men conversing on a blanket in the fo... |
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| Description: | Looking West from Knight Block, with shipping piers and sailing ships on right side, railroad on left, trees in background. Horse-drawn carriages on street... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including Lakes Michigan and Superior. Inset includes "N.W. Part of Wiskonsan." |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Official highway map of Wisconsin, "the playground of the Midwest," showing the state transportation network prior to World War II. |
| Date: | 1776 |
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| Description: | In French: "Partie Occidentale du Canada et septentrionale de la Louisiane avec une partie de la Pensilvanie." A map showing graticule and six European sca... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | This basic reference map of the state shows natural features, railroads, county seats, and political boundaries against the G.L.O. township and range grid.... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Showing the counties, towns and railroads. Partly colored. Scale: 1 inch = 20 miles. |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | This 1859 railroad map shows counties, cities, rivers and lakes in the entire state of Wisconsin. It includes an inset depicting the railroads in Milwaukee... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Benedict & Co. engineers. As shown by development to March 1st 1887. Inset: Map of northern Wisconsin showing location of range. Lands in red. |
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| Description: | Map reads: "Historic and Scenic Wisconsin — Land of Gathering Waters." In an inset there is a hand-painted depiction of the Wisconsin State Seal. For some ... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | A map of Wisconsin showing cities, counties, major roads, railroads, and bodies of water. Includes an inset of the vicinity of Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Map of the Lake Superior region showing the railroad and steamboat connections. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | This map shows lakes, railroads, and rivers. An explanation of railroad lines with mileage in Wisconsin and total mileage for 1890 is included. Portions of... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | The official railroad map of Wisconsin showing railroad lines throughout the state. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | This map shows state trunk highways, county trunk highways, railroads, canoe trails, lakes, and free public camp sites. The map on the reverse also shows a... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | View from Lake Superior looking at the shoreline of Washburn. Houses, buildings, people, cars and trees are visible on shore. |
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