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  1. Title: A general chart of South America

    • Image data
    • 1824
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    Summary: Shows the coasts of South and Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and the southern United States. "527." Historic Maps copy has label on verso: South America, including the Coasts of Mexico to St. Blas, and the W. India Is.

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  2. Title: Railroad and county map of Illinois.

    • Not specified
    • 1885
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    Summary: Detached from an atlas, no. 76-77.;Index of Illinois.; Part of Cook County.; Greenwich, Washington.;Index of Iowa;1 map, colored;55 x 39 cm.;ca. 1:1,100,000

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  3. Title: Paris, France, 1889 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Paris, dresse A. Vuillemin. It was published by Hachette & Cie. in [1889]. Scale 1:16,000. 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 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 roads, railroads and stations, street cars, drainage, selected buildings, fortifications, parks, cemeteries, and more. Includes index of Arrondissements and Quartiers.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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  4. Title: Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan

    • Not specified
    • 1825
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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of eastern Michigan showing township and range lines for surveyed areas. Covers area north and west to Saginaw County, and south and east to border. Notes: Prime meridian: Washington.

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  5. Title: Maps of Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake valley and Salt Lake City : with portrait and autograph of Brigham Young

    • Not specified
    • 1870
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    Summary: Cover title.; Consists of three hand-colored maps and portrait of Brigham Young, all within ruled border.; Each map has separate copyright notice (copyrighted by B.A.M. Froiseth).; "Am. Photo-Lithographic Co., N.Y. (Osborne's Process)." on sheet 44 x 36 centimeters, folded in cover

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  6. Title: Map of the Panjab, Kashmir, Iskardu & Ladhak : comprising the dominions of Ranjeet Singh

    • Not specified
    • 1847
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:1,267,200. Relief shown by hachures."Baron H ügel's route is coloured red ..." Inset: Continuation from Bussowl to Kabul, on half the scale of the map. 66 x 68 centimeters

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  7. Title: Algeria, 1846 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Algerie : divisee par tribus, par mm. E. Carette et Augte. Warnier, membres de la Commission Scientifique de l'Algerie. It was published by Institut geographique national in 1846. Scale 1:1,000,000. Covers northern part of Algeria and portions of Tunisia and Morocco. 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, roads adn routes, administrative and territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes notes on native populations and inset of Mediterranean Sea region. 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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  8. Title: Western Sahara, Mauritania, & Senegal, 1861 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du voyage execute dans le Sahara occidental, d'apres les instructions du colonel ... Faidherbe..., par le capitaine ... Vincent, dressee par Vuillemin ; gravee chez Erhard. It was published by Societe de Geographie in 1861. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000]. Covers portions of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, and Guinea. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes notes.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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  9. Title: World Map Showing Routes of Exploration and Discovery, 1853 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Planisphere : elementaire et illustre indiquant la description geographique des parties connues de la terre, l'epoque des grandes decouvertes des navigateurs les colonies Europeennes, les principaux parcours des paquebots, l'epoque des departs, la duree du trajet, &c[a]., dresee par Vuillemin, geographie ; grave par Langevin. It was published by Fatout in 1853. Scale [ca. 1:50,000,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Shows voyage routes of exploration and discovery. Relief shown pictorially and by spot heights. Includes historical notes, explanations, and ill. of sea vessels and scenes of exploration. Includes insets at lower margin: Costumes des differentes races qui peuplent la terre -- [Chart of Mt. heights in Europe] -- Hauteur des principales montagnes du monde -- [Chart of Mt. heights in Asia] -- Tableau faisant voir que le Planisphere n'est que le developpement figure du globe sur une surface plane -- Longueurs sources et embouchures des principaux fleuves du monde -- Costumes des differentes races qui peuplent la terre. 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.

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  10. Title: New Haven, Connecticut, 1893 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of New Haven, Connecticut, [by] A.B. Hill, civil engineer. It was published by Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1893. Scale [1:12,000]. Covers also portions of West Haven, Hamden, North Haven, and East Haven. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 0600). 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, selected public and industrial buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, parks, city ward boundaries, and more. Includes inset: [Yale campus]. Scale [1:2,400]. 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: The Price & Lee Co's. map of the city of New Haven, Connecticut

    • Not specified
    • 1926
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows radial distances from City Hall.; "Map compiled 1922."; "Robert A. Welcke, Photo-litho., 178 Williams St., N.Y." 65 x 49 centimeters

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  12. Title: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1889 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical entitled: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. It was published by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1889. Scale 1:40,000. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows coastal features such as beacons, buoys, lighthouses, rocks, ledges, shoals, channels, points, coves, islands, and more. Includes also land features such as roads, railroads, settlements, selected buildings, wharves, life saving stations, drainage, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading. Includes also tables of tides, lighthouses, and bottom types, and 3 coastal views.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: Northern Georgia With Portions of Adjacent States, 1863 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Northern Georgia with portions of adjacent states, U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, supt. It was published by the U.S. Coast Survey. Scale [1:633,600]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, state boundaries, 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: Puget Sound, Washington, 1854 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Reconnaissance of Duwamish Bay & Seattle Harbor, Washington Ter., by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant; redd. drng by J. R. Key; engd. by Apps. J.J. Knight & F. W. Benner. It was published by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1854. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Washington State Plane North Coordinate System HARN NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 4601). 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 channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, flats, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note. 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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  15. Title: Soil map Delaware County sheet Indiana

    • Thematic maps
    • 1913
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows soil types classification by colors and symbols. "A. Hoen & Co. Lith Baltimore, Md." Imprint: [Washington, D.C.?] : The Bureau, 1913? Scale: 1:63,360; Dimensions: 53 x 49 cm Coordinates: W0853500 W0851300 N0402300 N0400500

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  16. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Tipton County sheet

    • Thematic maps
    • 1913
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    Summary: Detached from: Soil survey of Tipton County, Indiana / Lewis A. Hurst and E.J. Grimes. In Thirty-seventh annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana ... 1912. Indianapolis : Wm. B. Burford, 1913. Page 38. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : State of Indiana, Department of Geology, [1913] [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1913] Dimensions: 33 x 51 cm; Scale: Approixmately 1:63,360 Coordinates: W0860411 W0860109 N0401751 N0401602

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  17. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Hamilton County sheet

    • Thematic maps
    • 1913
    Contributors:

    Summary: Detached from: Soil survey of Hamilton County, Indiana / Lewis A. Hurst [and others]. In Thirty-seventh annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana ... 1912. Indianapolis : Wm. B. Burford, 1913. Page 68. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : State of Indiana, Department of Geology, [1913] [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1913] Dimensions: 34 x 34 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:95,000 Coordinates: W0861433 W0855142 N0401308 N0395533

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  18. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Hamilton County

    • Thematic maps
    • 1912
    Contributors:

    Summary: "A. Hoen & Co. Lith. Baltimore, Md." Includes legend in margins. Imprint: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, 1912. Dimensions: 53 x 53 cm; Scale: 1:63,360 Coordinates: W0861500 W0855100 N0401300 N0395600

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  19. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Tipton County sheet

    • Thematic maps
    • 1912
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    Summary: Shows soil types classification by colors and symbols. "Field Operations, Bureau of Soils, 1912." "A. Hoehn & Co. Lith. Baltimore, Md." Imprint: [Washington, D.C.] : The Bureau, [1912?] Dimensions: 34 x 54 cm; Scale: 1:63,360 Coordinates: W0861500 W0855200 N0402500 N0401300

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  20. Title: City of San Diego (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of San Diego. The map was published by the Marston Company in celebration of its Golden Anniversary. Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora came to the United States as a child, studied art in the New York, then worked for Boston newspapers as a cartoonist. He was a man of many other talents, artist-historian, sculptor, painter, photographer, illustrator, muralist and author. Later in life, he became quite a renown artist. In 1903, Mora came to California and ultimately did his fabulous work mostly there. Reproduction edition by the San Diego History Center. Jo Mora's wonderful combination of fun, historical knowledge and sense of color are highlighted in this detailed bird's eye view style map of San Diego - what there was of it, since most of the map is green (agriculture and the country) or blue for the sea. However an indication of the future is seen in a pictograph marked SUBDIVISION with a salesman expansively gesticulating to a couple with a bag marked IOWA. At sea a lookout on the ship Cabrillo exclaims "Caramba! You'd never know the old place now." The border depicts historical events. At lower left are images of six buildings and fantastical beasts who are to be seen at Balboa Park. 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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