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Map of Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon
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Original map made with watercolor and inkwash. Includes a legend of buildings, roads, natural features and other details of the lodge. Inset at bottom has individual depictions of eight animals. Also depicted throughout the map are mythical or legendary creatures such as the god Neptune, a sea monster, mermaids, and winged creatures in a section named "Fairyland." Original government survey, January 1859 and ; survey September, 1914, Harry Johnson, surveyor ; survey October, 1929, J.T. Thoma Jr., surveyor ; survey July, 1924, Otto Goble, surveyor ; [drawn by] George Resler.
1930
Resler, George Earl
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