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  1. Title: Liberia, 1879 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the republic of Liberia : constructed from authentic charts & original surveys by Benj. Anderson, Monrovia 1879. It was published in 1879. Covers Liberia and portions of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Cote d'Ivoire. Scale 1:1,013,760.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, land acquisitions with dates, exploration routes, and more.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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  2. Title: North end map of Porter County Indiana

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. 'March 1927.' Scale approximately 1:12,000. Not '1 inch = 1000 feet.' Drawn by K. Russell Anderson.

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  3. Title: Simple Bouguer gravity map of Minnesota, Brainerd sheet, M-40

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    Summary: Bouguer gravity anomaly map (anomaly related to different densities of rocks in the upper crust, Bouguer anomaly is a corrected difference between an observed gravity measurement and value predicted from a generalized earth model), shown as contour lines (isolines) of equal value, Brainerd quadrangle, scale 1:250,000.

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  4. Title: Wilmington and Topsail Sound Region, North Carolina, 1865 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, paper manuscript map entitled: Map of country between the N.E. Cape-Fear River and Topsail sound, made under the direction of Capt. Wm. H. James, Chf. Engineer, by B.L. Blackford, Top. Engrs. It was drawn in 1865. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North Carolina State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Meters) (Fipszone 3200). 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, bridges, drainage, troop camps, lines of defense, selected buildings with names of landowners, mills and salt works, ground cover, swamps, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also ill. of Confederate soldier with a plane table and Confederate flag, at left within margin. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of the Civil War from the Harvard Map Collection. Many items from this selection are from a collection of maps deposited by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts (MOLLUS) in the Harvard Map Collection in 1938. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features, in particular showing places of military importance. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  5. Title: A map of the peninsula of India : from the 19th degree north latitude to Cape Comorin, MDCCXCII

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:1,300,000] (E 73°00'--E 82°00'/N 19°15'--N 7°48'). Coverage includes northern Sri Lanka. Relief shown by hachures."Printed for W. Faden, geographer to the King and to the Prince of Wales, Charing Cross, Jan'y 1st, 1799." Second edition. 99 x 79 centimeters Scale [1:1,300,000] Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  6. Title: East and Central China, 1841 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte von China mit dessen Eintheilung in 18 Provinzen, nach den neuesten u. zuverlassigsten Materialien entworfen, gezeichnet und bearbeitet von J. B. Roost ; in Stein grawirt v. D. Grasmuller. It was published der liter. artist. Anstalt der L.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung in 1841. Scale 1:6,500,000. Covers East and Central China, and the Korean Peninsula. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, territorial and provincial boundaries, shoreline features, and more.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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  7. Title: Maine, 1802 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the district of Maine, Massachusetts : compiled from actual surveys made by order of the General Court and under the inspection of agents of their appointment by Osgood Carleton ; drawn by G. Graham ; engraved by J. Callender & S. Hill. It was published in 1802 by B. & J. Loring. Scale [ca. 1:390,000]. Covers Maine and portions of New Hampshire, the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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 roads; selected mills, factories, meeting houses, and court houses; drainage; land grant, town, county, state, and national boundaries; distances of each town from Boston and the shire town, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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 map purposes.

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  8. Title: Morgan County, Indiana

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    Summary: Shows soil types, school houses, cemeteries, churches, railroads, county roads and township roads. Detached from: Soil survey of Morgan County / J.B. Edmondson. In 36th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. Scale approximately 1:63,360. Not 1/2 in. per mile Soil surveyed by J.B. Edmondson, 1911.

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  9. Title: Inde

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given. Relief shown hachures ad pictorially. 22 x 25 centimeters Scale not given. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  10. Title: Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Treize Colonies Unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Covers the area from Lake Nipissin to lower Chesapeake Bay and west to Lake Erie. Shows states, some counties, towns and cities, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, roads, and relief.

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  11. Title: Plan de la Bataille de Waterloo, ou, de Mont-St-Jean. : réduction du grand plan de cette bataille dressé et publie en 1816

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    Summary: Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815--Maps

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  12. Title: Newbury, West Newbury, & Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1830 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the original town of Newbury, now divided into Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury, surveyed & drawn by Philan[de]r Anderson for Moses Petangell in 1830. It was published by Pendleton's Lithography in 1830. Scale [1:19,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. Relief shown by shading.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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  13. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 1 of 5) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 1 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  14. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 2 of 5) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 2 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  15. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 4 of 5) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 4 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the south-central portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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: United States, 1839 (Image 5 of 5) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 5 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  17. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 3 of 5) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 3 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the north-central portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  18. Title: Map and directory of Camp Patterson Park [Baltimore, Maryland] One Hundred and Tenth Regiment of New York Volunteers. Col. D.C. Littlejohn, commanding

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    Summary: Detailed map indicating position of tents, principal buildings, wagon roads, and "earthwork intrenchments of the War of 1812."; Tents are keyed by number to a list of occupants printed at the sides and bottom of the map.; Includes portraits of nine officers of the regiment.; Includes coloration of cartouches around title, addition of an illustration of tents, and text headings.; Description derived from published bibliography. on sheet 63 x 51 centimeters Scale 1:360 City Maps

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  19. Title: Carte des colonies anglaises dans l'Amérique septentrionale

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 37 x 47 cm Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text.

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  20. Title: Shaded relief aeromagnetic anomaly map of northeastern and east-central Minnesota, M-53

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    Summary: Aeromagnetic anomaly map, (relative to the earth's magnetic field, interpretation of magnetic data collected from airborne surveys, the map colors indicate the distribution and concentration of magnetic minerals (primarily iron-bearing) within the upper crust of the earth, shaded-relief (psuedo 3d), northeastern and east-central Minnesota, scale 1:1,000,000.

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