click zoom to display a high-res image
Map of the County of Waukesha Wisconsin : From Surveys Under the Direction of H. F. Walling
Map
This hand-colored map shows land ownership and civil townships in pink, blue, yellow, and orange. It includes 16 city inset maps, also showing land ownership, and 5 illustrations of local buildings. The top of the map reads: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1859 by H.F. Walling in the clerks office of the district court of the United States for the Southern District of New York". The inset maps are: Delafield, Hartland (Delafield), Monterey (Oconomowoc), Mapleton (Oconomowoc), Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Merton, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield, Pewaukee, Genesee, Prattsburg, Waterville (Summit), North Prairie (Genesee), Eagle, and Mukwonago.
1859
Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888 (cartographer)
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
Community
W014BEB
WHi 118651
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Map of the lakes & drives around Oconomowoc, Wisconsin : a favorite summer resort
circa 1873
This late 19th century map shows the lake region around Oconomowoc in Waukesha County and eastern Jefferson County, Wisconsin. The township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, roads, rai...
Map of the Lakes & Drives in the Vicinity of Oconomowoc & Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
1887
This late 19th century map shows the lake region around Oconomowoc in Waukesha County and eastern Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Cities and villages, roads, railroads, property owners, schools, churc...
Hydrographic map of the Oconomowoc-Waukesha Lake District, Waukesha County, Wis.
1898
This map shows contour depths of the lakes in northwestern Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Roads, railroads, depots, churches, schools, and hotels in the area are included, and statistics on the acreag...
Township No. 8 North of Range no. 17 East of 4th Mer.
circa 1830-1869
This 19th century manuscript map of the Town of Oconomoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, is drawn on a printed township grid. It shows sold land, some landownership, and lakes and streams in the town ...
Map of Milwaukee County and Plans of Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, Soldiers' Home, Wauwatosa, Waukesha
1892
A hand-colored map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, railroads and rail stations, cities and villages, post offices, churches, schools...
