Book/Printed Material Image 1 of Hand book of Wisconsin

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About this Item

Title

  • Hand book of Wisconsin

Summary

  • This pocket-sized book provides statistical and geographical information about Wisconsin in the 1850s, including topographical descriptions, a listing of natural resources, educational data, a discussion of available lands and instructions for filing land claims, information about unsurveyed lands, census figures, the economic activities of each county, and transportation routes. Advertisements from publishers, retailers, and members of the professions appear in the back pages.

Names

  • Chapman, Silas.

Created / Published

  • Milwaukee, Published by S. Chapman, 1855.

Headings

  • -  Wisconsin--Description and travel

Notes

  • -  On cover: 9th thousand. 1856.
  • -  1st edition: Milwaukee, 1855.

Medium

  • 117 p. 14 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F586 .C47

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 03020320

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Chapman, Silas. Hand book of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Published by S. Chapman, 1855. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/03020320/.

APA citation style:

Chapman, S. (1855) Hand book of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Published by S. Chapman. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/03020320/.

MLA citation style:

Chapman, Silas. Hand book of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Published by S. Chapman, 1855. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/03020320/>.