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  1. Title: Genehoa, Jaloffi, et Sierraliones regna

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Map oriented with north to the left. Includes a decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Scale approximately 3,100,000

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  2. Title: Polus Antarcticus

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    Summary: 500 Hemispherical map centered on the South Pole to the Tropic of Capricorn; includes southern parts of South America and South Africa and the west and south coasts of Australia. Relief and vegetation shown pictorially.; 500 Illustrated corners contain native scenes, including animals, birds, boats and a representation of a penguin.; This is the third state of the Polus Antarcticus map, with text verso: Polus Antarcticus, cum regionibus subjacentibus, & maribus illum alluentibus [Description of the South Pole and the land which lies around it]. 44 x 50 centimeters, on sheet 49 x 57 centimeters Scale not given General Map Collection

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  3. Title: Totius Lemovici et confinium provinciarum quantum ad dioecesin lemovicensen spectant novissima et fidissima descriptio, 1611 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Totius Lemovici et confinium provinciarum quantum ad dioecesin lemovicensen spectant novissima et fidissima descriptio. It was published by: sumptibus & typis aeneis Iudoci Hondij in 1611. Scale approximately 1:480,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  4. Title: Systema ideale quo exprimitur, aquarum per canales hydragogos subterraneos ex mari et in montium hydrophylacia protusio, aquarumq[ue] subterrestrium per pyragogos canales concotus

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    Summary: Volume and page number (Tomus I.186) appear in top right-hand corner. From: Mundus subterraneus ... Amstelodami : Apud Joannem Janssonium & Elizeum Weyerstraten, 1665. Map shows a cross-section of the earth's interior with magma core and underground water sources. Earth's surface shown with erupting volcano and ship. Clouds and four wind-heads surround sphere, with decorative title cartouche above and Latin text below.

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  5. Title: Hydrophilacium Africæ precipuum, in Montibus Lunæ situm, lacus et flumina præcipua fundens, ubi et nova inventio originis Nili describitur

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    Summary: Volume and page number (Tomus I.72) appear in top right-hand corner. From: Mundus subterraneus ... Amstelodami : Apud Joannem Janssonium & Elizeum Weyerstraten, 1665. Map of Southern Africa, showing the source of the Nile under the Mountains of the Moon, labeled "Hydrophilacium sub Montibus Lunæ"; relief shown pictorially.

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  6. Title: Pascaert vande Caribes Eylanden

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings. North oriented towards right. From: De zee-atlas ofte water-wereld / Pieter Goos. Amsterdam: Pieter Goos, 1666.

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  7. Title: Pascaerte van Nova Hispania, Chili, Peru, en Guatimala

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    Summary: From : De Zee-atlas ofte water-wereld ... T'Amsterdam, by Pieter Goos... 1666. Nautical chart showing the coastline of Central America, Peru, and Chile. Oriented with north towards left.

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  8. Title: Paskaerte van de Zuÿdt en Noordt Revier in Nieu Nederlant : streckende van Cabo Hinloopen tot Rechkewach

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings. "In effect this map is the first of present day New Jersey and is the most detailed map of the region to date."--Burden, P.D. The mapping of North America, p. 495. Imprint from Burden. From: De zee-atlas ofte water-wereld / Pieter Goos. Amsterdam: Pieter Goos, 1666.

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  9. Title: Africa, 1730-1740 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africae in tabula geographica delineatio : admentem novissimorum corumq. optimorum geographorum emendata, indicibus utilissimis aucta et adusum tyronum imprimis geographicorum, variis compendiosae methodi adminiculis accomodata opera A. F. Zurneri Reg: maj: Pol: et el: Sax: provinciarum finiumq. commissarii et geographi ut et Reg: Soc: Sci: B. M. It was published by ex officina Petri Schenkii in platea vulgo de Warmoes straat sub signo N. Visschers atlas, between 1730 and 1740. Scale [ca. 1:19,250,000]. Covers Africa and parts of Europe and the Middle East. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads and routes, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  10. Title: North Africa, 1670 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Barbaria Biledulgerid o : Libye et pars Nigritarum terra. It was published by J. von Meurs in 1670. Scale [ca. 1:12,250,000]. Covers North Africa and parts of Europe. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads and routes, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  11. Title: New England and Middle Atlantic States, 1671 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Novi Belgii, quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur, Novae q[ue] Angliae & partis Virginiae : accuratissima et novissima delineatio. It was published by J. Meurs for Arnoldus Montanus' De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld, 1671. p. 122-123. Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000]. Covers the northeast Atlantic States from Maine to Virginia, and a portion of Canada. In Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Mercator (world) projection. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as human settlements, Native American tribal lands, drainage, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes illustrations and illustrative cartouche. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  12. Title: The place of Paradise, the habitation of Adam and Seth, and the Land of Nod

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    Summary: Maps shows parts of Turkey, Iran, Armenia and the Caucasus; relief shown pictorially. From: Stackhouse, Thomas. A new history of the Holy Bible, London, 1752, Vol.I, p.24.

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  13. Title: Totius Lemovici et consinium provinciaru quantum ad dioecesin Lemoviccensen spectant

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    Summary: 1 map ; 36 x 48 cm Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Plan de la ville de Lymoges. Includes a dedication to Anneto de Levi, Duke of Vantadour, Paris, France and the province of Lemovici. This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636, 1637, and 1680. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  14. Title: A new map of the English empire in America viz Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Iarsey, Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New France &c; revis'd by Ion. Senex 1719.; Inset title: Harbour of Boston or Mattathusetts Bay;Inset title: Generall map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset maps of Boston Harbor and the Atlantic coastline. Reissue of Robert Morden's map of [1695] with changes to author, imprint, and replacement of British coat of arms with dedication to Herver. Dedicated to: Herver Edgly Herver of Clapham. Engraved by: I. Harris. From John Senex's "A new general atlas ..., London, 1721," p. 236. 1 map: hand col.; 49 x 59 cm.

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  15. Title: Silesia, 1681 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Silesiae ducatus accurata et vera delineateo : viris magnificis ac generosis, D. Valentino a Stössel in Seppa Kawer; D. Sigismundo a Loss, in Simpsen Dammer; D. Caspari a Stosch; D. Davidi Gotfr. a Stosch, Patruelibus in Gross et klein Tschirna; D. Gotfried ab Haugwitz in Brodelwitz, Ziebendorf Equitibus. Patronis. dicat Dedicatq. Jonas Scultetus ,Sprotta Silesius. It was published by: Sumptibus Janssonio Waesbergiorum, Mosis Pitt et Stephani Swart in 1681. Scale approximately 1:1,050,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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