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  1. Title: Cape Colony, Natal & c. (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa from the 19th century originally published in John Bartholomew's XXth Century Citizen's Atlas (1902). This map includes inset plans of Cape Town, Johannesburg / Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 277.235 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Bartholomew, J. G., and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Cape Colony, Natal & c. (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/tp917xf7051. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  2. Title: China - political

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    Summary: A scanned map object.

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  3. Title: Asia Minor, Syria & Mesopotamia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hypsometric tints, and spot heights. Depth shown by hyspometric tints. Map shows physical features, international boundaries and distances to major ports.,

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  4. Title: The advanced atlas of physical and political geography : a new series of maps specially designed for schools, colleges and private students

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    Summary: 96 pages; index. Historical Atlases

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  5. Title: The National Geographic Magazine map of Mexico

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights and gradient tints.; In lower margin: The Edinburgh Geographical Institute; John Bartholomew & Co.; Includes legend: Reference to contours of altitude. 42 x 62 centimeters Scale 1:5,000,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: The National Geographic Magazine map of China and its territories

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Longitude East of Greenwich.; In lower right margin: John Bartholomew & Co.; In lower left margin: The Edinburgh Geographical Institute. 39 x 54 centimeters Scale 1:10,000,000 General Map Collection

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  7. Title: The National Geographic magazine map of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea

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    Summary: In lower left margin: The Edinburgh Geographical Institute.; In lower right margin: John Bartholomew & Co.; Supplement to the January 1912, issue of the National Geographic magazine. 25 x 46 centimeters Scale [1:10,000,000] General Map Collection

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  8. Title: The National Geographic Magazine map of Mexico

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours, gradient tints, and spot heights. In lower left margin: The Edinburgh Geographical Institute. In lower right margin: John Bartholomew & Co.

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  9. Title: The Indian Empire

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Map shows color coded: British India, territories permantently administrated by the Government of India, native states and territories, and railways. Map shows color coded: British India, territories permantently admnistrated by the Government of India, native states and territories, and railways.

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  10. Title: Political map of Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Insets: [Cairo Region] -- Ascension -- St. Helena -- Strait of Gibraltar -- [Lower Nile] -- Sierra Leone -- [Cape Town Region] -- The British Isles on same scale as map of Africa -- [Gold Coast] 75 x 69 centimeters Scale 1:12,000,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Bartholomew's "Half inch to mile" map of England & Wales

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours, gradient tints, and spot heights. "Copyright, John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S." "Reduced by permission from the new revised ordnance survey, with special local revision and correction to date of publication"--Bottom margin. "Roads revised by the Cyclists' Touring Club"--Bottom margin. "Sheet 32"--Top margin. Indicates first class, secondary and passable roads, footpaths & bridlepaths, hights in feet above sea level, railways and stations, canals, and county boundaries. Originally issued folded in covers 19 x 10 cm.

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  12. Title: Antarctic research : series of maps illustrating Dr. John Murray's address, 1893

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and gradient tints. Depths shown by bathymetric tints, isolines and soundings. Supposed outline of Antarctica according to Murray is shown. Conjectural sections of coast shown by broken lines. "The Principal Explorers' Routes within South Polar Regions are marked in Red, thus showing what is ascertained, and what is hypothetical." Primary map includes inset maps of Victoria Land and of Graham Land, South Shetland Islands, and South Orkney Islands. Secondary maps show composition of benthic sediment, limits of pack and floating ice, temperature, rainfall, atmospheric pressure, winds, and magnetic phenomena. From: Geographical Journal. Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jan. 1894), pages 1-42; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6874

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  13. Title: Atlas of commercial geography illustrating the general facts of physical, economic and statistical geography, on which international commerce depends

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    Summary: vii, 1 unnumbered page : 27 maps ; 32 cm. Historical Atlases

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  14. Title: Dawson's map of the Dominion of Canada 1881

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    Summary: Shows railroads existing and under construction, canals, counties, and civil townships.; Covers eastern Canada and part of northeastern United States.; Includes inset maps: Continuation of map to the Pacific, showing British Columbia & Manitoba -- Manitoba & connecting territory -- Environs of Montreal -- Newfoundland.; In lower right: "J. Bartholomew, Edinburgh." 55 x 83 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,400,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Persia. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, John Bartholomew & Co "The Times" atlas. (London: The Times, 1922) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Persia. The original map appears in "Times Survey Atlas of the World." 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.

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  16. Title: Palestine. (with) Jerusalem. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, John Bartholomew & Co. "The Times" atlas. (London: The Times 1922) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Palestine originally created by J. Bartholomew in 1922. The original map appears in "Times Survey Atlas of the World."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.

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  17. Title: Thacker's reduced survey map of India

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:4,435,200. 1 in. = 70 mi. (E 64°--E 100°/N 40°--N 4°). Shows international and administrative boundaries, railways, roads, steamer routes. Date on index 1907; date on map 1906. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Insets: [Madras] -- Calcutta -- Bombay -- [Nicobar Islands, on the same scale] -- Assam, Cachar and Sylhet -- Darjiling & Jalpaiguri -- Kangura -- Chittagong -- Dehra Dun and Kumaun -- Ceylon. Ancillary maps: [Egypt to Laos] -- India : [wheat, rice cotton] -- India : [sugar cane, indigo, coffee]."The Edinburgh Geographical Institute"--lower left."Copyright -- John Bartholomew & Co."--lower right. Accompanied by index ([64]p. ; 26 cm.). Map and index bound in blue cloth cover. 97 x 85 centimeters Scale 1:4,435,200; 1 inch = 70 miles Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  18. Title: Asia Minor, Syria & Mesopotamia. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd. "The Times" atlas. (London: The Times 1922) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Syria and Turkey originally created by J. Bartholomew in 1922. The original map appears in "Times Survey Atlas of the World."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.

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  19. Title: Atlas of meteorology.

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    Summary: Historical Atlases

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  20. Title: St. Louis, Missouri, 1903 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic topographic paper map entitled: City of Saint Louis, U.S. Geological Survey ; H.M. Wilson, geographer ; Chas. E. Cooke, topographer in charge ; topography by the City of St. Louis and Chas. E. Cooke ; Mississippi River by U.S. Army Engineers ; control by City of St. Louis. It was published by the Geological Survey in 1904. Surveyed 1903. Scale 1:24,000. Covers Saint Louis, Missouri and portions of East Saint Louis and Stites, Illinois. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2401). 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 20 feet. 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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