Making Maps, Mapping History

Audio commentary of selected maps complements the information in the exhibit booklet. The comments have been generously offered by UW-Madison experts in the history of cartography, the history of the Great Lakes region, and remote sensing technology.

Latest episodes

1. Twenty-Nine

   25 Apr 2007

   Lake Surface Temperature from Aqua/MODIS. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, April 18, 2006.

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2. Twenty-Eight

   23 Apr 2007

   Seasonal Satellite Imagery from MODIS. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, February 26, 2003; April 23, 2003; September 5, 2003; October 10, 2004.

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3. Twenty-Six

   22 Apr 2007

   Landsat Images of Green Bay. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, June 25, 1979 and September 8, 2000.

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4. Twenty-One

   21 Apr 2007

   Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin. Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, 1912.

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5. Sixteen

   19 Apr 2007

   Map and Section of Wisconsin and Fox River. U.S. Corps of Engineers (War Department), 1867.

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6. Fifteen

   12 Apr 2007

   Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin. Department of the Interior (General Land Office), 1866.

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7. Twelve

   11 Apr 2007

   Map of the County of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (upper left quadrant). H.F. Walling, 1858.

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8. Eight

   09 Apr 2007

   Topographical Map of Wisconsin Territory. Samuel Morrison, Elisha Dwelle, and Joshua Hathaway, 1837.

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9. Seven

   07 Apr 2007

   Three maps. One: North America Sheet III: Upper Canada with Parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832. Two: North America Sh…

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10. Six

    03 Apr 2007

    A Survey of St. Mary’s River from the Falls to Lake George. Henry W. Bayfield, 1828.

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11. Five

    01 Apr 2007

    A New Map of the English Empire in America. John Senex, 1719.

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12. Four

    28 Mar 2007

    A New Map of ye North Parts of America. Herman Moll, ca. 1711.

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13. Three

    24 Mar 2007

    L’Amerique Septentrionale. Guillaume De L’Isle, 1708.

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14. Two

    22 Mar 2007

    Partie Occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France. Vincenzo Coronelli, 1688.

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15. One

    21 Mar 2007

    A New Mapp of America Septentrionale. Richard Blome, 1670.

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16. Introduction

    19 Mar 2007

    Introduction to Making Maps, Mapping History.

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