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  1. Title: Map of Albany, N.Y

    • Image data
    • 1916
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    Summary: Inset map: section 13 continued western section of the city (1:71,800. 1" = 6,000'). Oriented with north to the upper left. City districts are numbered. "Finial of the City Hall is in Latitude 42°39'06''.4 and in Longitude 73°45'18''.5" Map shows city and ward boundaries, cemeteries, parks, and railroads.

  2. Title: A chart of the Texel roads, with those of the islands of Vlieland, Schelling, & Ameland, and both sides of the coast up to Amsterdam

    • Image data
    • 1782
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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings. In upper margin: Political Mag. Aug. 1782.

  3. Title: An accurate map of Rhode Island, part of Connecticut and Massachusets [sic] : shewing Admiral Arbuthnot's station in blocking up Admiral Ternay

    • Image data
    • 1780
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    Summary: Covers Rhode Island, the eastern half of Connecticut, southeastern Massachusetts as far east as Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard, and eastern Long Island. Relief shown pictorially in Connecticut only. Prime meridian: Ferro; incorrectly marked "London" on map.

  4. Title: A new and correct map of North America : in which the places of the principal engagements during the present war are accurately inserted

    • Image data
    • 1780
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Published as the Act directs." Prime meridian: London. From: Political magazine, v. 1, April 1780.

  5. Title: Lake George region

    • Early maps ; Physical maps
    • 1755
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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:350,000; 1 map; 27 x 17 cm, on sheet 44 x 23 cm George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Maps

  6. Title: A map of the British and French settlements in North America; J. Lodge, delin. et sculp.

    • Not specified
    • 1755
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    Summary: Covers the eastern half of North America from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and "Earl Granville's Property." "Longitude w. from London." "The French Incroachments are shewn by Oblique strokes, and their Forts with two Strokes, the English Forts by a single Stroke." Includes a brief historical note on the English claim to North America and the origins of several colonies. Appeared in Gentleman's Magazine in July, 1755. 1 map; 28 x 39 cm., folded to 18 x 10 cm.

  7. Title: A map of the British and French settlements in North America.

    • Early maps
    • 1750
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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:11,000,00; 1 map 28 x 39 cm North America--Maps--Early works to 1800

  8. Title: Guatemala, 1902 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Guatemala : from official and other sources, prepared in the Bureau of the American republics, William Woodville Rockhill, director, compiled and drawn by M. Hendges, 1902. It was published by Andrew B. Graham, photo-litho. in 1902. Scale 1:792,000. Covers Guatemala and portions of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. 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, ruins, territorial boundaries including Departamentos, roads, railroads, telegraph stations, mines and minerals, ports of entry, shoreline features, lighthouses, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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.

  9. Title: San Francisco, California 1849 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of San Francisco, drawn on stone by F.W. Creen. It was published by W. B. Cooke & Co. ca. 1849. Scale [ca. 1:12,848]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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, property lots and numbers, reserved government properties, and more. 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.

  10. Title: Sewell map undated

    • Not specified
    • 1869
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    Summary: Map of Sewell in Mantua Township, Gloucester County showing property owned by Daniel B. Frazier Co. of Philadelphia. Property not owned by Frazier is shaded in gray. Danial B. Frazier Co., 605-606 Bailey Building, 1218 Chestnut St., Philadelphia PA

  11. Title: Morenci: compiled & drawn expressly for the Lenawee County atlas.

    • Not specified
    • 1893
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    Summary: Cadastral map showing some land ownership. From George B. Cadwell & Co. Atlas of Lenawee County, Michigan. [Adrian, Mich.?]: George B. Cadwell Co., 1893. 1 map: hand col.; 68 x 91 cm

  12. Title: Map of Hudson: compiled expressly for the Lenawee Co. atlas.

    • Not specified
    • 1892
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    Summary: Cadastral map showing some land ownership. From George B Cadwell & Co. Atlas of Lenawee County, Michigan. [Adrian, Mich.?]: George B. Cadwell & Co., 1893. 1 map: hand col.; 90 x 72 cm

  13. Title: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands. Primary triangulation by W.D. Alexander, C.J. Lyons, J.S. Emerson, J.M. Lydgate and E.D. Baldwin. Boundaries and topography by W.D. Alexander, C.J. Lyons, J.S. Emerson, J.M. Lydgate, J.F. Brown, E.D. Baldwin, F.S. Lyman, J.M. Alexander, S.M. Kanakanui and A.B. Loebenstein. Map by John M. Donn. 1901. (At head of title:) Hawaii Territory Survey, W.D. Alexander, Walter E. Wall, Surveyor. Andrew B. Graham Co., Lithographers, Washington, D.C. (1906) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Hawaii published in 1906. The map shows public lands; homestead settlement tracts; grazing, pineapple and sugar lands; forest reserves; forest lands not in reserves; wet lands (rice and taro); schools, post offices, etc. The original map appears in "Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior. 1906." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

  14. Title: Battles of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 1848 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Battles of Mexico : survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army, under command of Major General Winfield Scott, on the 19th & 20th August & on the 8th, 12th & 13th September, 1847, made by Maj. Turnbull, Capt. McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topl. Engs. ; drawn by Capt. McClellan. It was published by C.B. Graham in 1848. Scale [ca. 1:31,680]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 14N, meters, WGS 1984) 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 roads, built-up areas, selected buildings with names of landowners, drainage, canals, troop disposition, movements, and lines of defenses, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Includes positions and numbers of troops, and casualty statistics for the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, and inset: Part of the Valley of Mexico. 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.

  15. Title: Handy indexed map of the city of Detroit showing complete street railway systems to date October, 1895.

    • Thematic maps
    • 1888
    Contributors:

    Summary: Title from cover. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Street index on verso. "Copyright 1888, F. B. Williams." Includes description of street railway lines. 1 map: col.; 19 x 32 cm., folded in cover 16 x 9 cm.

  16. Title: "A" diagram of a portion of Oregon Territory

    • Image data
    • 1851
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Surveyor General's Office, Oregon City, October 20th, 1851."

  17. Title: Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1840 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Cincinnati, Covington & Newport, drawn by B. Oertly. It was lithographed and published by Otto Onken, ca. 1840. Scale [ca. 1:10,500]. Covers also a portion of Northern Kentucky. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Ohio South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3402). 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 and stations, drainage, selected buildings, city ward boundaries, cemeteries, canals, and more. Includes also indexes and inset map of Millcreek Township.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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