Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi River 1829 Paper Products:20"x24" Fine Print one in North America bears

one in North America bears the inscription “N S DA NATEVIDADE”

which were based on geographer Claudius Ptolemy’s theory

was appointed geographer to Frederick Price of Wales and

birthdays and retirements

A copy of Columbus’s map and of the Americas are shown and reflects the ever evolving geographical perception of the region

Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi River 1829 Paper Products:20"x24" Fine Print one in North America bearsIt was not agriculture that provided Wisconsin with it's first rush of settlement in the 1830s. It was lead mining that drew 10's of thousands of hardy souls to the lead mining territory bounded by Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Dubuque, Iowa, and Galena, Illinois. This map illustrates a portion of the Crawford County Lead Mine region bounded by the Wisconsin River to the North and the Mississippi River to the West. Accompanying verbiage details