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Title: Map showing the surficial deposits of southeastern Wisconsin

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1918
  • Coverage: 1918
  • Coverage: 1918 to 1918

Publishers

  • U.S. Geological Survey (Washington, D.C)

Summary

Covers Wisconsin from the Illinois state line to Lake Winnebago.; Depths shown by contours.; Shows areas of marshes, sand, moraines, glacial drifts, and locations of eskers, drumlins, and sand, gravel, and clay pits.; Includes text.; "House Doc. No. 64th Cong. 2d. Sess."; "Based on original field notes of Wm. C. Alden and assistants. Some local details including a few bearings of glacial striae compiled from published reports of Wisconsin Geological Survey and Wisconsin Academy of Science. T. C. Chamberlin, geologist in charge.

69 x 84 Centimeters, on sheet 97 x 76 Centimeters

Scale 1:250,000

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Geology
  • Wisconsin
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-90.000,-87.500,44.000,42.383)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Alden, William C. (William Clinton), 1871-1959. Map showing the surficial deposits of southeastern Wisconsin. U.S. Geological Survey (Washington, D.C). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:4091

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng