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.

  • 2 minutes 7 seconds
    Twenty-Nine
    Lake Surface Temperature from Aqua/MODIS. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, April 18, 2006.
    25 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 46 seconds
    Twenty-Eight
    Seasonal Satellite Imagery from MODIS. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, February 26, 2003; April 23, 2003; September 5, 2003; October 10, 2004.
    23 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 2 minutes 9 seconds
    Twenty-Six
    Landsat Images of Green Bay. UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, June 25, 1979 and September 8, 2000.
    22 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 39 seconds
    Twenty-One
    Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin. Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, 1912.
    21 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 2 minutes 1 second
    Sixteen
    Map and Section of Wisconsin and Fox River. U.S. Corps of Engineers (War Department), 1867.
    19 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 58 seconds
    Fifteen
    Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin. Department of the Interior (General Land Office), 1866.
    12 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 26 seconds
    Twelve
    Map of the County of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (upper left quadrant). H.F. Walling, 1858.
    11 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 14 seconds
    Eight
    Topographical Map of Wisconsin Territory. Samuel Morrison, Elisha Dwelle, and Joshua Hathaway, 1837.
    9 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 2 minutes 20 seconds
    Seven
    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 Sheet IV: Lake Superior. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832. Three: North America Sheet V: The Northwest and Michigan Territories. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1833.
    7 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 25 seconds
    Six
    A Survey of St. Mary’s River from the Falls to Lake George. Henry W. Bayfield, 1828.
    3 April 2007, 6:00 am
  • 1 minute 46 seconds
    Five
    A New Map of the English Empire in America. John Senex, 1719.
    1 April 2007, 6:00 am
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