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Map of Sauk County, Wisconsin

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This map shows townships and sections, landownership, roads, railroads, rural residences, schools, churches, and topography. Also included are inset maps of effigy mounds in the county, and illustrations of buildings (Ironton Iron Works; Upper Mills, Baraboo; Metcalf, Paddock & Waterman owners & proprietors; Sauk City Mills, Merrihew, Morril & Co. proprietors; Bassett's Baraboo Mills; The Alba House, Reedsburg; Sauk City Foundry; View of William Johnson's Residence; and County Court House), landscapes (View of Upper Sauk, or Prairie du Sac; Railroad Bridge at Kilbourn City & Wis. Hydraulic Co's Dam; Lake of the Bluffs or Devils Lake), and the state seal.

Date Created:
1861
Creator:
Canfield, Wm. H., 1819-1913 (cartographer)

Publication Information

Creator Canfield, Wm. H., 1819-1913 (cartographer)
Contributor Lipman, L. (Louis) (lithographer)
Publisher Madsion, Wis, Wm.H. Canfield
Date Created 1861
Language English

Physical Description

Format Map
Extent 1 map on 2 sheets
Dimensions 75 x 103 cm, sheets 80 x 56 cm
Scale circa 1:86,215

Collection Information

Digital Collection Maps and Atlases
Call Number D GX9028 S25 1861 C
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9910104550702121

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Copyright Date 1859
Unique ID
W0142QT
Legacy ID
WHi 118465

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