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Group of Ancient Mounds Near the City of Beloit

Date: 1800
Description: This map on two sheets shows a group of ancient mounds near the southeast corner of the city of Beloit and a group of ancient mounds north of Rockton Stati...
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Burial Mounds on Military Road

Date: 1844
Description: Part of a series of local maps, showing a number of burial mounds in the shape of animals near Madison, Wisconsin along military road. The maps also show d...
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Plan of Mounds Located in the N-E. 1/4 of the S-E. 1/4 of Sec. 5, T. 7 N. R. 22 E. Milwaukee County

Date: 1800
Description: An ink on paper map for a plan of mounds in Milwaukee county. The map is situated pointing north.
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Representation of Ancient Artificial Mounds as They are Located Upon the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section No. 5 in T10N of R7E

Date: 1850
Description: This 1850 survey by William H. Canfield shows the mounds near Wiegands Bay on the Wisconsin River in the Town of Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Print

Ancient Works at Merton

Date: 1851
Description: Map of a portion of Merton including the Bark River, a mill, Fort Hill, and Indian mounds.
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Map of Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Date: 1866
Description: A map of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, showing the townships and ranges, sections, towns, villages, stream and rivers, mounds, mineral deposits and the Mine...
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Sections of the Blue Mounds: Section E and W from the Mounds

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and pencil on paper and shows a profile of the Blue Mound and East Blue Mound.
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Sections of the Blue Mounds: Section Through the Line A.B. Showing the Denudation E. Blue Mound Br. to the Wisconsin River

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and watercolor on paper and shows a profile and geological sections of the Blue Mounds, Hollow Run, Bogies Hollow Run, Bear Creek, East Bre...
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Profile from Summit of Blue Mound 3 Miles South

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and watercolor on paper and shows profile and geological formation of Blue Mound and location of Arnold’s Hotel and Brigham Lead Mines.
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Ancient Works at Indian Prairie

Date: 1850
Description: Map showing Indian mounds and graves as well as ground cover types at Township 8, Range 22. There is an inset diagram of an effigy mound labeled "The Cross...
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Map of the Four Lakes Country

Date: 1892
Description: Topographical map of Madison and surrounding communities which include Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa. The red dots on the map sh...
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Lafayette County

Date: 1895
Description: A plat map of Lafayette County in Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Map of Sauk County

Date: 1859
Description: Map featuring various views of buildings and scenes from Sauk County.
Map or Atlas

Sections of the Blue Mounds: Section Through the Line A.B. Showing the Denudation Spensley Br. to Little Bear Creek

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and watercolor on paper and shows a profile and geological sections of the Spensley Break, James Break, Wisconsin River, and Little Bear Cr...
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Map of Primrose Township

Date: 1873
Description: A map of the township of Primrose from the "Atlas of Dane County."
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Prairie Du Chien

Date: 1828
Description: Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien.
Photograph

Indian Mound

Date: 05 11 1894
Description: East side view of an Indian Mound (Big Grave).
Photograph

Indian Mound

Date: 05 11 1894
Description: South side view of an Indian Mound with a fence in front of it.
Map or Atlas

Heights of Several Points in Iowa and Wisconsin

Date: 1839
Description: A chart showing the geological cross-section and the height above the surrounding landscape of several locations, such as Platte Mound in Wisconsin, and th...
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Wisconsin Southern Part

Date: 1845
Description: Map of Wisconsin, including lower western border with Iowa, southern border along Illinois, eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, and northern area along Wis...

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