Special List 29: Wisconsin
Special List
No. 29
Wisconsin
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847. Map of Wisconsin [sic] Territory, Compiled from the Public
Surveys. [1839.]
1 inch to ca. 9 miles. 37 x 26. Annotated published. Shows
ledges, natural and artificial mounds, lead and copper mines,
towns and villages, and roads and canals. An unidentified grid
has been added in red ink, similar to the township grid, but at
an angle to and with squares numbered differently from the
townships shown on the published map. This map (without
annotations), is published in S. Doc. 140, 26th Cong., 1st sess.,
Serial 357 and another copy without annotations is filed in RG 77
also. Filed as RG 77: O 112-2.
848. Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory.
[n.d.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 15 x 24. Published. "Notes" of
explanation concerning the status of township surveys as
indicated by colors and symbols are given on the map. Filed as RG
46: 26th Cong., 2d sess., 9.
849. Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory.
[n.d.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 15 x 21. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: 27th Cong., 2d sess., 2.
850. Sketch [map] of U.S. Roads in Wiskonsan [sic] Territory,
October, 1842.
1 inch to 9 miles. 16 x 21. Manuscript on tracing paper.
Note: "To/J. J. Abert. Col., T. E. (signed) T. J. Cram, Capt. T.
E., Oct. 14, 1842." Filed as RG 77: O 122-10.
851. Geological Map of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota,
Exhibiting, also, the extension of the Iowa Coal-field into
Missouri, and its relation to the Illinois Coal-field.
Constructed . . . By David Dale Owen, M.D., Principal
Geologist. . . . 1851.
1 inch to 20 miles. 45½ x 28. Published. Also shows
settlements. Inset map "Geological Map of the North Shore of Lake
Superior . . ." at a scale of 1 inch to 10 miles. Filed as RG 49:
Special Published, Iowa 3.
852. (No. 1.) Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and
Territory of Minnesota [Issued by Surveyor General's Office,
Dubuque, Oct. 21, 1853].
1 inch to 18 miles. 19 x 22. Published. Status of public
land surveys. Filed as RG 49: Special Published, Wisconsin 2.
853. (No. 1) Sketch [Map] of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and
Territory of Minnesota [Issued by Surveyor General's Office,
Dubuque, Oct. 21, 1854].
1 inch to 18 miles. 19 x 22. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 49: Special Published,
Wisconsin, 3.
854. A Geological Map of Wisconsin, By I. A. Lapham. Based on the
Geographical Map of J. H. Colton & Co., New York, 1855.
1 inch to ca. 25 miles. 17 x 14. Published. Geological
formations shown in color. Counties, extent of public land
survey, major towns, roads, railroads, canals, and physical
features. Filed as Ref. Coll.: Wisconsin, 1855.
855. (No. 1) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and
Territory of Minnesota [Issued by Surveyor General's Office,
Dubuque, Oct. 13, 1856].
1 inch to 18 miles. 19 x 23. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 5, 34th Cong.,
3d sess., 3.
856. (No. 1) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in the State of
Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Dubuque, Oct. 13, 1857].
1 inch to 18 miles. 20½ x 24. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 11, 35th Cong.,
1st sess., 4.
857. (No. 1) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in State of
Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Dubuque, Oct. 10, 1860].
1 inch to 18 miles. 20 x 24. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Only southeastern Minnesota is shown. Filed
as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 1, 36th Cong., 2d sess.
858. Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin.
[Issued by the General Land Office on Oct. 2, 1866].
1 inch to 18 miles. 18½ x 18½. Annotated published. County
boundaries, locations of land offices, and mineral deposits are
shown in color. Also shows names of counties, public land
surveys, Indian reservations, railroad lines and land-grant
limits, and wagon roads. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Wisconsin
18.
859. New Geological Map of Wisconsin, Prepared mostly from
original observations by I. A. Lapham, 1869, Milwaukee . . .
Lith. by L. Lipman, Milwaukee.
1 inch to 15 miles. 28 x 22. Published. Geological
formations shown in color. Red lines and figures "show the
probable depth in feet below the level of Lake Michigan at which
the azoic or primary rocks may be reached by artesian wells."
Also shows county names, township and range numbers, towns,
railroads. Inset "Geological Section, from Prairie du Chien to
Milwaukee." Filed as RG 77: O 233.
860. [Map of the] State of Wisconsin . . . 1878. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 12 miles. 30 x 27. Published. County boundaries
and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows public
land surveys, towns and cities, principal railroad stations,
locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines, and railroad
land-grant limits. Drainage features. Filed as RG 49: Standard
Published, Wisconsin, 1878.
861. [Map of the] State of Wisconsin. . . . 1886. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 12 miles. 34 x 27. Published. County boundaries
and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows public
land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices,
railroad lines, and railroad land-grant limits. Drainage
features. Also a black and white base map for this date. 31 x
26½. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Wisconsin, 1886.
862. Map of the State of Wisconsin. Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1895. . . .
Compiled, Drawn, and Lettered by M. Hendges.
1 inch to 12 miles. 30½ x 27. Published. County boundaries
and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows public
land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices,
military reservations, lighthouses, lifesaving stations, and
railroad lines proposed and completed. Drainage shown in blue.
Also a black and white base map for this date. Drainage in blue.
31 x 28. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Wisconsin, 1895.
863. Map of the State of Wisconsin. Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1896. . . .
Compiled, Drawn, and Lettered by M. Hendges.
1 inch to 12 miles. 30½ x 27½. Published. County boundaries
and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows public
land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices,
military reservations, lighthouses, lifesaving stations, and
railroad lines proposed and completed. Drainage shown in blue.
Also a black and white base map for this date. Drainage in blue.
31½ x 28. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Wisconsin, 1896.
864. [Map of the] State of Wisconsin. Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1912.
1 inch to 12 miles. 32 x 27. Published. County boundaries,
Indian and military reservations, and bird reservations are shown
in color. Also shows public land surveys, towns and cities,
lighthouses, lifesaving stations, and railroad lines. Drainage
features. Also a black and white base map for this date. 31 x 28.
Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Wisconsin, 1912.
865. Relief Map of Wisconsin Accompanying "The Physical Geography
of Wisconsin," By Lawrence Martin. Reproduced from a model
prepared by W. O. Hotchkiss and F. T. Thwaites and Modelled
by E.H.J. Lorenz, in 1910 . . . 1915. A. Hoen & Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
1 inch to ca. 15 miles. 22½ x 20½. Counties, major towns,
and some roads. Table lists "Elevation of Important Points in
Wisconsin." In upper margin this map is identified as Plate 1,
Bulletin No. XXXVI, of Wisconsin Geological and Natural History
Survey. Filed as Ref. Coll.: Wisconsin, 1915.
866. [Map of the] State of Wisconsin . . . Compiled in 1910 and
1911 [Issued by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1913 and
reprinted in 1915 ].
1 inch to ca. 8 miles. 2 sections, each 23 x 41. Published.
Counties, towns and cities, steam and electric railroad lines,
and drainage features. Noted: "Advance sheet. Subject to
corrections." Filed as RG 57: Published State Maps, Wisconsin,
1915.
867. [Map of Wisconsin issued by the U.S. Geological Survey,
1918.]
1 inch to ca. 16 miles. 24½ x 22. Published. County names
and boundaries, township and range numbers, towns and cities,
steam and electric railroad lines, and drainage features. Filed
as RG 57: Published State Maps, Wisconsin, 1918.
See also entries 394, 396, 408, 411, 414 in Michigan.
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