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  1. Title: Hudson's Strait shewing the track of H.M.S. Terror, in 1836-7

    • Image data
    • 1837
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by soundings. Includes Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay, Foxe Channel, Repulse Bay, and Roes Welcome Sound. Surveyed, conjectured, and unknown portions of coastline are shown. Dates of voyage shown along marked route. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 7 (1837), pp. 457-66; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 7 1837

  2. Title: Map of the discoveries and route of the Arctic Land Expedition in the years 1833 & 1834

    • Image data
    • 1834
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 6, (1836), pp. 1-11; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 vol.6 1836 Inset: Gulf of Boothia region. Map shows sites where the elvation was recorded, and direction of river stream.

  3. Title: Sketch of North America shewing the proposed route of Capt. Back

    • Image data
    • 1833
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    Summary: Fury Pt. where the Fury was lost [1825] and Capt. Ross's intended track [1829] are shown. Proposed water and portage route from New York to Great Slave Lake shown in red. Reported and conjectural coastlines, rivers, and islands shown by dotted lines. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 3 (1833), pp. 64-71; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.3 1833.

  4. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1725 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The town of Boston in New England, by Capt. John Bonner, aetatis suae 60, 1722 ; engraven and printed by Fra. Dewing. The version imaged here is a 1835 facsimile (published by George G. Smith) of the third state (1725) of the original map published by John Bonner and William Price. Scale [ca. 1:5,600]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck). 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, wharves, drainage, selected public buildings and residences (including schools and churches) shown pictorially, cemeteries, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes an index to points of interest and chronological lists of 'Great Fires' and 'Genll. small pox.' This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  5. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1851 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Boston comprising a part of Charlestown and Cambridge, published by George G. Smith, engraver, 1851. Scale [ca. 1:7,380]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck) with small portions of Charlestown, Cambridge, and South Boston. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, signal stations, wharves, drainage, churches, schools, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes insets: Plan of South Boston from a drawing by S.P. Fuller. Scale [ca. 1:17,600] -- Plan of East Boston from actual survey by R.H. Eddy. Scale [ca. 1:17,000]. Includes also indexes to points of interest and streets. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  6. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1846 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Boston comprising a part of Charlestown and Cambridge, published by George G. Smith, engraver, 1846. Scale [ca. 1:7,310]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck) with small portions of Charlestown, Cambridge, and South Boston. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, wharves, drainage, churches, schools, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes insets: Plan of South Boston from a drawing by S.P. Fuller. Scale [ca. 1:17,600] -- Plan of East Boston from actual survey by R.H. Eddy. Scale [ca. 1:17,000]. Includes also indexes to points of interest and streets. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  7. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1835 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Boston comprising a part of Charlestown and Cambridge, published by George G. Smith, engraver, 1835. Scale [ca. 1:7,310]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck) with small portions of Charlestown, Cambridge, and South Boston. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, wharves, drainage, churches, schools, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes insets: Plan of South Boston from a drawing by S.P. Fuller. Scale [ca. 1:17,600] -- Plan of East Boston from actual survey by R.H. Eddy. Scale [ca. 1:17,000]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  8. Title: Kashmir route map

    • Road maps
    • 1870
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:2,027,520]. 32 miles = 1 in. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes 30 routes, distance tables."Published under the direction of Colonel H.L. Thuillier ..., Surveyor General of India.""November 1870." 61 x 71 centimeters

  9. Title: Siege of Quebec : plan of the St. Lawrence from the Montmorenci to Sillery

    • Not specified
    • 1840
    Contributors:

    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:77,000]; 1 map; 13 x 18 cm Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759--Maps

  10. Title: Plan of the attack on Fort William Henry, 1757.

    • Not specified
    • 1758
    Contributors:

    Summary: Scale approximately 1:10,000; 1 map; 12 x 18 cm George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Maps

  11. Title: Geological map of the dominion of Canada and Newfoundland

    • Not specified
    • 1913
    Contributors:

    Summary: Geographical base from engraved plate by the Department of the Interior. 43 x 87 centimeters

  12. Title: Map of the route from Badakshan across the Pamir-Steppe to Kashgar, with the southern branch of the Upper Oxus from the survey made by the Mirza in 1868-69, to accompany the paper by Major T. G. Montgomerie, R.E.; F.R.G.S.

    • Image data
    • 1871
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Major mountain ranges are shown. The Mirza's route shown in red. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 132-93; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

  13. Title: Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1861 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of lands on the Back Bay : belonging to the Boston Water Power Co., the Commonwealth, and other parties, showing the system of streets & grades as laid out and recommended by the Back Bay Commissioners, compiled and surveyed under the direction of the Commissioners by James Slade ; H.M. Wightman, surveyor ; E.R. Brown, de. It was printed by A. Meisel, lith., Dec. 31st, 1861. Covers Back Bay and South End, Boston, Massachusetts, and portions of Roxbury and Brookline. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, property owners, selected public buildings, parks, radial distances from City Hall, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

  14. Title: Beijing, China, 1843 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chinese plan of the city of Peking, T.B. Jervis; the chinese characters and explanations rendered into English were furnished by Mr. Samuel Birch, from a comparison of the above documents and the notes appended to the original by the students in the Missionary College at Naples. It was published by lithographed and printed under the direction of T.B. Jervis Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 50N, 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, cemeteries, ground cover, city districts, fortification, missions, temples, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also dedication: 'To Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. This fac-simile of a Chinese plan of the Tartar, or inner city, Nuyching, and the Imperial Palace Kingtoo of Peking or Chun Thein Foo. The northern residence of the court, or capital of the Chinese Empire is most respectfully inscribed, with Her Majesty's faithful servant T. B. Jervis.'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: 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
    Contributors:

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

  16. 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
    Contributors:

    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.

  17. 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
    Contributors:

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

  18. Title: Lake George region

    • Early maps ; Physical maps
    • 1755
    Contributors:

    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

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