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  1. Title: Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale avec les isles Royale, de Terre Neuve, de St. Jean, l'Acadie & c 1785

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Printed from same plate as Delamarche imprint but with change of publisher and addition below title of: Supplément à l'atlas de M. Robert de Vaugondy. Prime meridians: Isle de Fer and Paris. Includes table at lower right giving populations of individual states. Scale 1:7,500,000

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  2. Title: La France : divisée par provinces et en ses trente deux gouvernemens militaires

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Isle de Corse. Includes "Table des XXXII gouvernemens de France et des Provinces qu'ils renferment, avec leur capitale." Felix Delamarche worked with Charles Dien from 1819-1820. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  3. Title: Presqu'isle des Indes Orientales, comprenant l'Indostan ou Empire du Mogol, différens royaumes ou états, les vastes possessions des Anglais, et les autres établissemens européens, avec les grandes routes : supplément a l'atlas de M. Robert de Vaugondi

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Depths shown by soundings.; Scale: Lieues d'une heure de 20 au Dégré.; Prime meridians: Ile de Fer (El Hierro), Paris.; Inset: Entrée du Gange et son cours en remontant jusqu'a Ugli (approximately 1:1,110,000, 22 x 15 cm).; Title cartouche is bordered with color drawings of flowers, sea grasses, and shells.; Includes a decorative illustration of an elephant, trees, and a building below the title cartouche.; Hand colored.; Includes information about the Ganges River. 45 x 61 Centimeters, on sheet 56 x 75 Centimeters Scale: approximately 1: 7,500,000. General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Africa

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Decorative title cartouche depicting animals. Dedication: To Owen Brigstocke of Lechdony in the County of Carmarthen. Shows boundaries, rivers, forests and principal settlements, with tents symbolising areas inhabited by nomads, and notes. Relief shown pictorially. London meridian. Scale 1:10,000,000

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  5. Title: A new map of India & China : from the latest observations

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    Summary: India--Maps

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  6. Title: A new map of America from the latest observations

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    Summary: 1 map: color; (In New (A) general atlas. (anon.) fol. London for D. Browne, 1721. facing p. 236); Decorated title inset with natives in costume. Date 1721 pencilled in; Relief shown pictorially; Shows entire western hemisphere, with California as an island; Watermarks: Fleur de lis, AB; Dedication: Most humbly inscrib(e)d to the Right Hono(ra)ble The Earl of Berkshire &c. Deputy Earl Marshal of England; Includes elaborate cartouche depicting native Americans in upper left corner; Does not include legend. Scale approximately 1:33,960,000 (W 174°32ʹ00ʺ--W 20°12ʹ00ʺ/N 71°39ʹ00ʺ--S 70°35ʹ00ʺ).

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  7. Title: A new map of the English empire in America : viz. Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New France &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Dedication at head of title: Most humbly inscrib'd to Hewer Edgly Hewer of Clapham Esqr: &c. From the author's New general atlas. 1721. Printed from the same plate as Robert Morden's map of the same title, ca. 1695--Cumming, 119, 172. Insets: The harbour of Boston or Mattathusetts Bay -- A generall map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America.

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  8. Title: A plan of the city's [sic] of London, Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the additional buildings, anno 1720 : a new map of London ...

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    Summary: One cartouche with inscription: "A New Map of London Most humbly inscrib'd to the Rt. Worshipfull St. Peter Delme Kt. Aldermn. of London, 1720."; From the author's A New general atlas ..., published in 1721.; Indexes to points of interest: References to Westminster -- References to London -- References to Southwark.; "S. Parker Delin. et Sculpt." 51 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:12,500; A scale of half a mile City Maps

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  9. Title: A new map of the city of Amsterdam : most humbly inscrib'd to John Hedworth Esqr

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    Summary: North to bottom of map. Includes indexes of streets, lanes and bulwarks.

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  10. Title: A new map of the English empire in America viz Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, New England, Pennsylvania, New Foundland, New France & c

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    Summary: Watermark: Strasburg Lily and H.D.; Insets: The harbour of Boston or Massachusetts Bay.--A general map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America. 50 x 59 centimeters Scale indeterminable General Map Collection

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  11. Title: A new map of the English empire in the ocean of America or West Indies

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    Summary: Map of Jamaica has title: A new map of the island of Jamaica / most humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honble. Thomas Earl of Stamford &c. Date of publication from Tooley.

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  12. Title: A new map of France : shewing the roads & post stages thro-out that Kingdom, as also the errors of Sanson's map compard wth ye survey made by order of ye late French King

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    Summary: Inset: [Part of Catalonia]. "Most humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honble. the Earl of Stairs, &c."

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  13. 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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  14. Title: Havana, Cuba, 1739 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city and harbour of Havana : situated on the island of Cuba in 23d: 10m. nth. latitude & in 292d: 15m longitude from the meridian of Teneriff, by Thomas Milton much improved & altered according to the genuine plan of Captain James Rentone ; J. Mynde sculpt. It was published by S. Harding ... R. Amey ... W.H. Toms, Dec. 10, 1739. Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'NAD 1927 Cuba Norte' 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by shading and pictorially. Relief shown by shading and soundings. Includes index.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  15. Title: London, England, 1743 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A pocket map of the citties of London & Westminster and the suburbs thereof :being a new & exact plan with the additions of the new buildings, churches &c. to this present year 1743. It was published by sold by Robt. Hulton at the Corner of Pall Mall St James's. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, bridges, landmarks, open spaces, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also tables of coach and waterman's fares along bottom of 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  16. Title: Map of the frontiers of the northern colonies : with the boundary lines established between them and the Indians at the treaty held by S. Will Johnson at Ft. Stanwix in Novr. 1768

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    Summary: Shows New York, Pennsylvania and sections of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio. Relief shown pictorially. Early editions of this map attributed to Guy Johnson. Includes inset "The remaining part of Ohio."

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  17. Title: Map of the frontiers of the northern colonies : with the boundary line established between them and the Indians at the treaty held by S. Will Johnson at Ft. Stanwix in Novr. 1768.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:1,140,000; 1 map: color; 54 x 85 cm Indians of North America--New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles

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  18. Title: Carte de la Nouvelle France ou se voit le cours des grandes rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi aujour d'hui S. Louis...; J. Kayser, sculp.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From his De Groote nieuve vermeerderde zee-atlas, ofte Waterwaereld. T'Amsterdam, By Gerard van Keulen [1720] no. [82]; see Phillips no. 5693 and Keoman v. 4, Keu 31, p. 301; Keu 113B p. 351 and p. 387. Includes insets of the Gulf of Mexico coast and of the Mississippi River delta. 1 map: col.; 57 x 97 cm

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  19. Title: A new map of America from the latest observations

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    Summary: Revis'd by I. Senex. Relief shown pictorially. Dedication in title cartouche to [Henry Bowes Howard,] Earl of Berkshire, deputy earl marshal of England. Shows California as an island. Includes elaborate decorative cartouche in the upper left corner. The cartouche depicts scenes of Native American life, such as battle and food as well. 1 map: outline col.; 47 x 55 cm.

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  20. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic paper map of Africa. This is a continental map of Africa originally created and published by John Tallis in 1880. The features illustrated on this map include: rivers, lakes, and coastal islands. Five engraved vignettes are seen on this map, an Arab family of Algeria, Bosjeman Hottentots, a view of St. Helena, a Bedouin Arabs' encampment and Korranna Hottentots. The illustrations were drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J.H. Kernot. The map was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 1850.78 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Tallis, John, Rapkin, J. and Stanford Geospatial Center (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zm534vp6363. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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