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  1. Title: Maldives, 1902 (Image 1 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Trigonometrical survey of the Maldive Islands, by Commander R. Moresby, assisted by Lieut. F.T. Powell, Indian Navy ; additions and corrections by Professor A. Agassiz, Mr. Stanley Gardiner and Mr. L. A. Molony, 1902 ; eng. by J. & C. Walker. Sheet 1. It was published by Hydrographic Office, 1904. Scale [ca. 1:310,000]. This layer is image 1 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map representing the northern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, human settlements, ground cover, shoreline features, inlets, lagoons, shoals, sand banks, atolls, islands and islets, points, rocks, bottom types, and more. Relief shown by spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes notes on navigation and locations of potable water. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  2. Title: Maldives, 1902 (Image 3 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Trigonometrical survey of the Maldive Islands, by Commander R. Moresby, assisted by Lieut. F.T. Powell, Indian Navy ; additions and corrections by Professor A. Agassiz, Mr. Stanley Gardiner and Mr. L. A. Molony, 1902 ; eng. by J. & C. Walker. Sheet 3. It was published by Hydrographic Office, 1904. Scale [ca. 1:310,000]. This layer is image 3 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map representing the southern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, human settlements, ground cover, shoreline features, inlets, lagoons, shoals, sand banks, atolls, islands and islets, points, rocks, bottom types, and more. Relief shown by spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes notes on navigation and locations of potable water. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  3. Title: Maldives, 1902 (Image 2 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Trigonometrical survey of the Maldive Islands, by Commander R. Moresby, assisted by Lieut. F.T. Powell, Indian Navy ; additions and corrections by Professor A. Agassiz, Mr. Stanley Gardiner and Mr. L. A. Molony, 1902 ; eng. by J. & C. Walker. Sheet 2. It was published by Hydrographic Office, 1904. Scale [ca. 1:310,000]. This layer is image 2 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map representing the central portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, human settlements, ground cover, shoreline features, inlets, lagoons, shoals, sand banks, atolls, islands and islets, points, rocks, bottom types, and more. Relief shown by spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes notes on navigation and locations of potable water. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  4. Title: ?les Gambier, French Polynesia, 1906 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Manga Reva or Gambier Islands, compiled from surveys by Capt[n] F.W. Beechey, R.N.F.R.S. 1826 Capt[n] D'Urville of the French Navy 1838; with corrections from other French Govern[t] Surveys to 1881. It was printed for the Harvard Museum of the Comparative Zoology in 1906. Scale [1:126,720]. Covers ?les Gambier, French Polynesia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows shoreline features such as drainage, ground cover, human settlements, shoreline features, islands and islets, shoals, breakers, bays, harbors, inlets, points, rocks, beacons, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths show by soundings.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  5. Title: Easter Island, Chile, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Easter Island (Te Pito Te Henua Island), from a Chilean Government Survey in 1870 with additions and corrections in 1886 by Lieutenant F.M. Symonds and Naval Cadet C.M. McCormick, U.S.N. of the U.S.S. Mohican, Commander B.F. Day, U.S.N. Comdg. It was printed for the Harvard Museum of the Comparative Zoology in 1906. Scale [1:82,368]. Covers Easter Island, Chile.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows shoreline features such as drainage, roads, human settlements, shoreline features, bays, harbors, coves, points, rocks, bottom types, anchorage points, and more. Relief shown by hachures, shading, and spot heights. Depth shown by soundings.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  6. Title: Pacific Coast of Mexico, Central America, and the Region Around the Galapagos Islands Showing Route of the Steamer Albatross, 1891 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Explorations of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross : Lieut. Comdr. Z. L. Tanner U.S.N. Comdg. : Februrary to April 1891. It was printed for the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University in 1892. Scale [ca. 1:7,500,000]. Covers the Pacific Coast of Mexico, Central America, and the region around the Galapagos Islands. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, human settlements, shoreline features, bays, harbors, islands, and more. Relief shown by soundings and bathymetric isolines and tints. Shows the route of the Agassiz-Albatross Cruise 1891. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  7. Title: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 1891 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Galapagos Islands : showing exploration of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross' Lieut-Comdr. Z. L. Tanner U.S.N. Comdg. February to April 1891. It was printed for the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1892. Scale [ca. 1:1,400,000]. Covers Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows shoreline features, islands and islets, bays, harbors, inlets, points, rocks, bottom types, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note on legend and source. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  8. Title: Inca Empire, South America, 1873 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ttahuantin-Suyu, or, the empire of the Yncas (except Quito and Chile) : in its four great divisions of Chincha-Suyu, Cunti-Suyu, Anti-Suyu, Colla-Suyu : with their tribes and ayllus or lineages, also the routes of the Ynca conquerors by Clements R. Markham ; Trel. Saunders Geogr. It was published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1873. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. Covers the territory of the former Inca Empire, South America.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, Inca territories, routes of conquerors, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Inset: An enlarged map of the cradle of the Ynca race.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  9. Title: London, England, 1847 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: London and its environs : containing the boundaries of the metropolitan boroughs, the different railroads & stations, the new cemeteries, roads, docks, canals, and all the modern improvements : this map is chiefly from the Ordinance Survey, the railroads and other improvements are from the official copies, the boroughs of Marylebone from the survey published by M.r Britton, the whole corrected from personal observation & measurement, drawn and engraved by B. R. Davies. It was published by C. F. Cheffins, lithog : Wm. S. Orr & Co., Dec. 1, 1847. Scale [ca. 1:42,000]. Covers a portion of Greater London. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, railroads, drainage, selected buildings, built-up areas, cemeteries, parks, Borough boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes legend below lower margin. 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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  10. Title: Oil and gas fields of Ohio

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    Summary: Includes index to oil and gas fields. Includes: Generalized section of rocks of Ohio. Scale [1:380,160] compiled by Robert L. Alkire ; drafting by Harold J. Flint ; base map by W.D. Turnbull.

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  11. Title: The Sulimani Mountains on the Afghan frontier of British India based on Major Wilson's map, collated with other authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes explanation of local geographical terms. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 1 (1879), no. 1, pp. 38-62; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  12. Title: A map of the northern frontier of Khorassan with parts of Irak & Mazandarán to illustrate reports by Captain the Hon. G. Napier, on special duty in Persia

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Persian Border Line is shown from Caspian Sea to Sarakhs and thence southward. Mountains, rivers, and salt deserts are shown. Territory of Tekeh Tribe (Túrkmans) is shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 62-171; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

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  13. Title: The Holy Land at successive periods

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 34. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.

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  14. Title: The Holy Land (southern division)

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Shows biblical, classical, medieval and modern place names. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 36. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.

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  15. Title: Environs of Jerusalem

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 38. Shows biblical and modern place names. Includes: Section e. & w. through Jerusalem. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.

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  16. Title: Jerusalem ancient & modern

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 37. Shows biblical, classical, medieval and modern place names. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.

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  17. Title: The Holy Land (northern division)

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Shows biblical, classical, medieval and modern place names. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 35. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.

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  18. Title: Ttahuantin-Suyu, or the empire of the Yncas (except Quito and Chile) in its four great divisions of Chincha-Suyu, Cunti-Suyu, Anti-Suyu, Colla-Suyu, with their tribes and ayllus or lineages, also the routes of the Ynca conquerors

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Territories of Inca rulers (Manco Ccapac to Huayna Ccapac) are listed, and routes of their conquests shown by numbered lines. The author's routes shown in red. Dedication above title: "Dedicated to His Excellency Don Manuel Pardo, President of the Republic of Peru." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Volumes: 41(1871), pp.281-338 ; and 42, (1872), pp. 513-16; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 41 1871 ; v.42 1872 Companion article by Clements R. Marham includes bibliographic sources written during the Spanish conquest or soon after used for geographic names and their localion.

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  19. Title: Côte occidentale d'Afrique : croquis du fleuve Ogôoué : levé en Mai 1867 et en Janvier 1868 d'après les ordres de Mr. le contre-amiral, vicomte Fleuriot de Langlé ...

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. Insets: Mouillage du Cap Lopez -- Entrée du Fernand Vaz -- Suite du Rembo. "Publié par ordre de l'Empereur sous le Ministère de S.E. Mr. l'Amiral Rigault de Genouilly ... au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine en 1869." "Corrections essentielles en 1870-1873." "1re. feuille." Historic Maps copy has ms. annotations in English.

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  20. Title: Côte occidentale d'Afrique : croquis du fleuve Ogôoué : levé en Mai 1867 d'après les ordres de Mr. le contre-amiral, vicomte Fleuriot de Langlé ...

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. "Publié par ordre de l'Empereur sous le Ministère de S.E. Mr. l'Amiral Rigault de Genouilly ... au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine en 1869." "2me. feuille." Historic Maps copy has ms. annotations in English.

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