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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.
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.
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.
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.
Complete index of every county, county equivalent, or other area relevant to the evolution of state and county boundaries; includes extinct and proposed counties, non-county areas, and provides cross references for name changes, and hyperlinks to corresponding entries from the Individual County Chronologies.
The Wisconsin Territory initially included all of the present-day states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, as well as part of the Dakotas east of the Missouri River. Much of the territory had originally been part of the Northwest Territory , which was ceded by Britain in 1783.
