Geological Survey of Wisconsin

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5831492

Item data

Title

Geological Survey of Wisconsin

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Wisconsin

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1860 (Questionable)
Place: Boston, M.A.
Publisher: publisher not indicated
Date Issued: 1860 (Questionable)
Place: Boston, M.A.
Publisher: A. Meisel Lith.

Table Of Contents

Includes section diagrams "plate IV...Section of the rocks exposed in and near the lead region", "plate V...Section at Davies' & Emory's Level near Rockville", "plate VI...Section showing the position of the mineral openings in the vicinity of Mineral Point" and "plate VII...Section showing the position of the mining ground and the amount of denudation at various localities"; "plate VIII...Diagram of the principal crevices in the vicinity of Beetown" -- "plate IX...Diagram of the principal ranges of the Potosi and neighboring diggings" -- "plate X...Diagram of the principal lead-bearing crevices in Platteville and its vicinity."

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5117

Subjects

Geology -- Wisconsin

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Shows geology of the southwest corner of the state.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 3 maps; color, 36 x 30 cm or smaller + 4 section diagrams

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 948029412
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20643924
Other local Identifier: US011.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb821260-f2ae-0133-9baa-00505686a51c

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1860

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological Survey of Wisconsin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb821260-f2ae-0133-9baa-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). Geological Survey of Wisconsin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb821260-f2ae-0133-9baa-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological Survey of Wisconsin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb821260-f2ae-0133-9baa-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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