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  1. Title: Chinae, olim sinarum regionis, nova descriptio; auctore Ludovico Georgio.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Includes ill. and decorative cartouches. On verso: La China, p. 118. From Ortellius' Theatrum orbis terrarum. 1 map: hand col.; 35 x 45 cm.

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  2. Title: Messin Nova Territorii Metensis Descriptio; autore Abrahamo Fabert.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North is oriented to the right of the map. Includes two coat of arms in the upper right and left corners. Similar to the state listed in Van der Krogt's Atlantes Neerlandici but lacks Henricus Hondius' name from the title cartouche. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 47 x 37 cm

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  3. Title: West & Central Africa, ca. 1690 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Effigies ampli Regni auriferi Guineae in Africa siti, extensum inde ad insulis Atlanticis, vulgo dictis, de Cabo Verde : ad flumen Benin, us[que], ad cujus ripam sita est Regia urbs et magna Benin, at[que] inde ad promontorium Lopi Gonsalvi, delineata per S. Rovelascum, et politioribus lineamentis figurata per Lodovicum Texeram, protocosmographum Regis Hispaniarum ; Baptista Doetechomius sculpsit ; Carolus Allardt excudit. It was published by Carolus Allardt ca. 1690. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000]. Covers portions of West and Central Africa. Map in Latin and Portuguese.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, shoreline features, and more. Includes also illustrations and text.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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  4. Title: Bæticæ partis Iberion descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Samuelis Bocharti Opera omnia hoc est Phaleg, Chanaan, et Hierozoicon ... Editio quarta. Lugduni Batavorum : Apud Cornelius Boutesteyn, & Samuelam Luchtmans. Trajecti ad Rhenum, apud Guilielmum vande Water, 1712. In upper margin: Pag. 597.

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  5. Title: Graecia olim Hellas nunc Romechi, Turcis Romechi

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    Summary: In lower margin: XXV. Latin text on verso with title: Natolia. From: Historiae universalis ... Ulm : Görlin, 1658.

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  6. Title: Regionis Biturgium exactiss: descriptio, 1584 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regionis Biturgium exactiss: descriptio. It was published by: A. Ortelius in 1584. Scale approximately 1:500,000. 10 leucarum Gallicarum [= 8 cm]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  7. Title: Hollandiae antiquorum catthorum sedis nova descriptio

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    Summary: From: Theatrum, oder, Schawbuch des Erdtkreys ... In Antorff [Antwerp] : Bey Christoffel Plantin, in Verlegung Abraham Örtell, 1580. Relief shown pictorially. Text in German on verso with caption title: Hollandt; p. 34.

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  8. Title: Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex magna universali Gerardi Mercatoris domino Richardo Gartho, geographi[a]e ac c[a]eterarum bonarum artium amatori ac fautori summo, in veteris amiciti[a]e ac familiaritatis memoria[m]

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso. From: ... Strabonis rerum geographicarum libri XVII / Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit ... [Genevae] : Excudebat Eustathius Vignon ... , 1587.

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  9. Title: Frisia antiquissima trans Rhenum provincia cum adiacentibus regionibus

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire.

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  10. Title: Geldriae, Cliuiae, Iuliae, necnon aliarum region adiacentium

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    Summary: Map of Gelderland and the duchies of Kleve and Jülich, with parts of adjoining territories. Relief shown pictorially. Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire.

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  11. Title: Brabantiae Belgarum provinciae recens exactaque descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Title below upper neat line: Brabantia. Map of Brabant, the northern part of which is now the southern Netherlands and the southern part of which is northern Belgium, showing towns, roads, rivers and canals. Based on map by van Deventer (cf. Tooley, R.V. Maps in Italian atlases of the sixteenth century, p. 24). "Ex Pontificis Max. ac Veneti senatus in proximum decennium priuilegio." Coats of arms of Charles V, Brabant and Holland.

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  12. Title: Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 2 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dediee a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingenieur, Geographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 2 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the central portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, 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. 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: Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 3 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dediee a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingenieur, Geographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 3 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, 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. 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: Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 1 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dediee a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingenieur, Geographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 1 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, 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. 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: Japan, 1783 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic paper map: [Nihon yochi zenzu, Nagakubo Sekisui]. It was published by Seibundo Asano Yahe in 1783. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Map in Japanese. Covers Japan except Hokkaido and north. 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images, representing the northwest portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, fortification 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.

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  17. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images, representing the northeast portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, fortification 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.

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  18. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images, representing the southeast portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, fortification 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.

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  19. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images, representing the southwest portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, fortification 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.

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  20. Title: Hamburg Region, Germany, 1896 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Entwurf des generalplanes fur die stadtweiterung, Blatt 1, [by] Andreas Meyer. It was published by Photolithographie v. Strumper & Co. in 1896. Scale 1:20,000. Map in German. Covers Hamburg region, Germany. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS84 UTM Zone 32N 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 exisiting and projected roads, railroads and railroad stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, and more. Relief is shown by contours. 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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