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Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad

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Title
Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad
Names
Vliet, Jesper (Creator)
Milwaukee and Horicon Railroad Company (Associated name)
J.H. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Wisconsin

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Place: No. 172 William St., New York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5532
Topics
Milwaukee and Horicon Railroad Company
Railroads -- Wisconsin
Railroads
Wisconsin
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Jesper Vliet, Chief Engineer.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the U.S. for the Southn. Dist. of New York."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 680, column 3, no. 5
Acquisition: Ford Collection
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:1,700,000 (W 93°10ʹ--W 86°50ʹ/N 47°35ʹ--N 42°20ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 35 x 31 cm, on sheet 40 x 34 cm
Description
Shows railroads, common roads, canals, townships, cities, county towns, villages, post offices, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 648013475
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646570
Folder number: US255.1.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 881bf920-df54-0135-a16f-0f9f2563e944
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9458d140-df54-0135-c8a0-4d7fec189b1a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9458d140-df54-0135-c8a0-4d7fec189b1a

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9458d140-df54-0135-c8a0-4d7fec189b1a

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Map of Wisconsin showing the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad