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This map was created to accompany a congressional report and shows the then Wisconsin Territory, including present-day states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and parts of North and South Dakota. Although not part of the Wisconsin Territory the map also includes northern Illinois.
Map of the Territory of Wisconsin / by David H. Burr, draughtsman to the House of Reps. U.S. Map Creator. Burr, David H. 1803-1875. Date Original. 1836. Description. This map shows various Indian land cessions in the Wisconsin Territory, which in 1836 included what is now Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
Ten years before statehood, settlement in Wisconsin was almost entirely restricted to the area south of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. The inset map shown here depicts the original extent of the territory, including parts of what are now Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.
History. The Wisconsin Territory as depicted on this 1835 Tourist's Pocket Map of Michigan, showing a Menominee -filled Brown County, Wisconsin that spans the northern half of the territory. There are irregularities in the historical timeline at the outset of the Territory.
20 sie 2024 · View this 1836 Historical Wisconsin Counties map tool. The historical Wisconsin counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
This is the first large-scale map of the Wisconsin Territory based on actual surveys. The map was compiled and published by the surveyors Samuel Morrison, Elisha Dwelle, and Joshua Hathaway and engraved on three copperplates.
This map shows the townships, counties, prairies, and swamps in the Wisconsin Territory at the time. It includes the land south of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers and up through the Door Peninsula.
