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  1. Title: Eastern Europe, 1734 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La Pologne : dressée sur ce qu'en ont donée Starovolsk, Beauplan, Hartnoch, et autres auteurs, rectifiee par les observations d'Hevelius, etc. It was published by: Chez Pierre Schenk in 1734. Scale approximately 1:2,550,000. 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 (EPSG: 102014) 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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  2. Title: Orleans, France, ca. 1728 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Les jonctions de deux grandes rivieres de Loire et de Seine par le nouveau canal d'Orleans et celuy de Briare, mis au jourr par le Sr. Fer. It was published by chez Danet... sur le pont N. Dame a la Sphere Royale ca. 1728. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Includes also indexes, descriptive notes on both canals, and scale bar with compass in boat transporting barrels. 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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  3. Title: France, 1723 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France divisée par generalitez, par N. de Fer, Geographe de sa Majesté Catholique. It was published by Chez le Sr. Danet, Gendre de lAuteur sur le Pont N. Dame a la Sphere Royale avec Privil. du Roy in 1723. Scale approximately 1:2,200,000. 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also a table of the longitude and latitude of principal cities as determined by the latest observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences. and a detailied list of the generalities of France and of all their subdivisions.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: Carte nouvelle de l'Amerique angloise

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Author attribution based on LC's cataloging of earlier variant of same title, and Cumming 129, published "chez Pierre Mortier Libraire," 1700. J. Covens and C. Mortier began operating as a firm in 1721--Stock catalogs of maps and atlases by Covens & Mortier, p. 11. Originally printed on 2 sheets. Includes inset of Boston harbor area. Scale approximately 1:6,000,000

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  5. Title: Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorated cartouche. Appeared in editions of Nicolas Sanson, Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (Paris, 1658) and Nicolas Sanson, Cartes générales de la géographie ancienne et nouvelle (Paris, 1675). Scale not given

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  6. Title: Caen, France, ca. 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Caen a vol d'oiseau, plan dessine et lithe par Arse. Le Cointe. It was published by Alfred Bouchard ca. 1870. Scale [ca. 1:5,900]. Covers the Caen region, France. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 30N 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, fortifications, ground cover, canals, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also inset of Beaulieu.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: Plan detaillé de la Cité; dedié à Messire Louis Basile de Bernage, Conseiller d'Etat Prevôt des Marchands, et à Messieurs les Echevins de la Ville de Paris par M. l'Abbé Delagrive, Geographe ordinaire de la Ville; Bourgoin le jeune scripsit.

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    Summary: Shows individual buildings. Includes ill. of boats. 1 map; 43 x 81 cm.

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  8. Title: Siege of Prague, Czech Republic, 1742 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan des environs de Prague : et des camps des deux armees dedie a Mgr. Le Prince de Soubise, par son tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur le Rouge. It was published by Le Rouge in 1742. Scale [1:20,000]. Covers Prague, Czech Republic. Map in French and Czech. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33N' 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, ground cover, and more. Shows troop disposition, lines of defense, and other features of military interest related to the Siege of Prague, 1742 during the War of the Austrian Succession. Relief shown by hachures Includes index.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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  9. Title: Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1778 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical chart entitled: Port de Halifax de la Nouvelle Ecosse : avec les recifs, dangers, bas fonds et sondes, leve par ordre du brigadier general Lawrence, gouverneur de la province, par Morris, premier arpenteur; publie a Londres en 1775. It was published chez le Rouge, rue des Grands Augutins in 1778. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the UTM Zone 20N NAD83 (meters) 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as drainage, fortifications, and human settlements. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. Includes text. 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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  10. Title: Newport, Rhode Island, 1782 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la position de l'armee francaise au tour de Newport dans Rhode jsland et du mouillage de l'escadre dans la rade de cette ville. It was published in 1782 Chez le Rouge. Scale [ca. 1:22,200]. Covers the Newport, Rhode Island region including a portion of Narragansett Bay. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, drainage, selected buildings, American Revolution military fortifications, French army camps, French naval vessels with lines of fire, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 'legende.' 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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  11. Title: Remarques sur la navigation de terre-neuve à New-York afin d'eviter les courrants et les bas-fonds au sud de Nantuckett et du Banc de George

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    Summary: "Based on Timothy Folger's original annotations ... It would appear that [Benjamin] Franklin added little or nothing beyond the red lines which indicated the portion to be reproduced ..."--De Vorsey, L. Pioneer charting of the Gulf Stream, in Imago mundi, 28 (1976), p. 107.

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  12. Title: Theatre de la guerre en Amérique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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  13. Title: La Pensilvanie en trois feuilles : traduite des meilleures cartes anglaises = A map of Pennsylvania exhibiting not only the improved parts of the province, but alfo its extensive frontiers: laid down from actual surveys and chiefly from the late map of W. Scull, published in 1770; and humbly inscribed to the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn Esquires, true and absolute proprietaries & Governors of the Province of Pennsylvania, and the territories thereunto belonging.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:427,800.; 1 map: color; 61 x 120 cm Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles

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  14. Title: Gibraltar : avec les nouveaux ouvrages, faits depuis le dernier siège : les lignes espagnoles levé nouvellement sur les lieux

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Insets: Isle Minorque -- Méditerranée. Indexed for points of interest.

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  15. Title: Isles Moluques

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper right margin: 82. From: Atlas nouveau portatif. A Paris : chez le Rouge, 1748.

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  16. Title: L'etat de la République de Genes tiré des meillieurs cartes d'Italie corrigé sur les lieux = Stato di Genova con altri adiacenti : dedicato all' impareggiabile merito di S.A.S. il signor conte di Sassonia, maresciallo generale delle armate di S.M. Christianissima

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    Summary: Map of the Republic of Genoa. Relief shown pictorially.

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  17. Title: Plan de Tournay: Ville episcopale située sur l'Escaut; à Paris, Chez le Sr. le Rouge ingr. géographe du Roy ruë des Augustins.

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    Summary: Shows military operations during siege of 1745. Show public and outlying buildings, city streets, fortifications, fields, marshes, etc. Relief by hachures. Text written in French. Scale measured in Toises. 1 map: hand col., dissected and mounted on linen; 49 x 58 cm, folded in slipcase 18 x 14 cm.

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  18. Title: Les environs de Londres : à sept lieues à la ronde

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Based on a map published by Homann heirs in 1741, which in turn was based on Thomas Bowles' "A new & correct map of thirty miles round London" of ca. 1740. cf. Darlington and Howgego. Printed maps of London.

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  19. Title: Le cours du Po, du Tanaro, Doria, Sessia, Tessin, Adda, Oglio, et traversants le Piemont, Montferrat, Milanois Mantouan, Parmesan, et Ferrarois

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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  20. Title: Le royaume d'Angleterre : divisé en comtez et baronies

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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