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  1. Title: Africa, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte von Afrika, Nach Vaugondy neu verzeichnet herausgegeben von Franz Joh. Jos. Von Reilly ; gestochen von Hier. Benedicti. It was published by Reilly'sches Landkarten und Kunstwerke Verschleiss Komptoir in 1795. Scale [ca. 1:17,500,000]. Covers Africa. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 pictorially. Includes also 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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  2. Title: Mappa specialis Walachiae, 1788 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mappa specialis Walachiae : ex acuratissimis singulorum districtuum ichnographiis collecta, delineata et dedicata Excellentissimo Domino Comiti de Hadik. It was published in 1788. Scale approximately 1:592,000. 8 Mil. [= 10 cm]. Map in Latin. 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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  3. Title: Havana, Cuba, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano pintoresco de la Habana : con los numeros de las casas, W. S. Barnard engraver. It was published by W. S. Barnard in 1849. Scale [ca 1: 9,900]. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'NAD 1927 Cuba Norte' 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Includes text, views, and inset: Puerto y Cercanias de la Habana. 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: Rome, Italy, 1823 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuova pianta di Roma Moderna, estratta dalla grande del Nolli corretta ed accresciuta de nomi delle contrade indicati al loro rispettivo sito in Roma; Pietro Ruga incise. It was published by Venanzio Monaldini Libraio e Cartolaro in 1823. Scale [ca. 1:9,120]. Covers Rome, Italy and Vatican City. 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, city districts, walls, gates, and fortifications, selected buildings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index and inset plans: Pianta della Chiesa di S. Lorenzo fuori le mura -- Mausoleo di S. Costanza -- Pianta della Basilica di S. Paolo -- Pianta del Pantheon, degli avanzi delle Terme di Agrippa, e de ruderi scoperti recentemente. 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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  5. Title: Rome, Italy, 1755 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Vrbis Romae ichnographia, a Leonardo Bufalino ligneis formis evulgata atque aeri incisa a Ioh. Baptista Nolli, geometra et architecto summi Pontificus Benedicti XIV. It was published by Offic. Homann in 1755. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. Covers Rome, Italy and Vatican City. Map in Latin.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, walls, gates, fortification, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indexes.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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  6. Title: A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean; By Order of the Executive of the United States, in 1804, 5 & 6. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm. Clark. Smal. Harrison fct (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of the track of Lewis and Clark in the western United States, created in 1804. The original map appears in 'History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark, To The Sources Of The Missouri, Thence Across The Rocky Mountains And Down The River Columbia To The Pacific Ocean. Performed During The Years 1804-5-6. By order of the Government Of The United States. Prepared For The Press By Paul Allen, Esquire. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Published By Bradford And Inskeep, New York. J. Maxwell, Printer. 1814 ... Vol. II.'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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  7. Title: England & Wales, 1788 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map: [Map of England and Wales : showing roads and navigable waterways]. It was published by John Andrews at No. 211, facing Air Street, Piccadilly on May 2, 1788. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, canals, bridges, administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also distances between individual cities.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: England & Wales, 1788 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map: Map of England and Wales:showing roads and navigable waterways. It was published by John Andrews at No. 211, facing Air Street, Piccadilly on May 2, 1788. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, canals, bridges, administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also distances between individual cities.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: San Francisco Peninsula, California 1869 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic topographic paper map entitled: San Francisco Peninsula, U.S. Coast Survey ; Benjamin Peirce, superintendent ; verified J.E. Hilgard. It was published by Coast Survey Office in 1869. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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 and spot heights. 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: Geognostische Karte des Thúringer Waldes

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Sheet no. 1 includes inset. 38 x 47 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Map of Lenawee County; S. W. Higgins, topographer to Geol. Surv.; C. C. Douglass and Bela Hubbard, assistant geologists.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Shows locations of railroads, villages, post offices, saw mills, flour mills, roads and contains a description of some soils and surface features. "W. J. Stone sc. Washn. City." "S.W. Higgins Draft." "Bela Hubbard Del." 1 map: hand col.; 47 x 53 cm.

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  12. Title: Map of Washtenaw County; S. W. Higgins, topographer to Geol. Surv.; C. C. Douglass and Bela Hubbard, assistant geologists.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich. Shows locations of railroads, villages, post offices, saw mills, flour mills, roads and contains a description of some soils and surface features. "W. J. Stone sc. Washn. City." Includes a profile of the Central Railroad. 1 map: hand col.; 42 x 55 cm.

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  13. Title: A plan of Madras and Fort St George.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:12,000] Town plan of Madras and Fort St George with references for a few locations throughout the city. Cartouche title. Plate 33 from: Plans of the principal cities in the world / by John Andrews. London : Published by John Stockdale, Ppiccadilly [i.e. Piccadilly], [1792?]. 16 x 23 centimeters Scale [1:12,000] Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  14. Title: Andrews's new and accurate travelling map of the kingdom of Ireland divided into provinces & counties with all the cities ... turnpike and principal cross roads, with the distance in Irish miles from town to town

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows distances between individual cities. Title from Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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  15. Title: Andrew's new travelling map of England and Wales

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows distances between individual cities. "Sold by John Andrews, No. 211, opposite Air Street Piccadilly, & J. Harris, No. 3 Sweetings Alley, Cornhill ... " Title from Worms, L. British map engravers. Historic Maps copy is lower sheet of map issued in 2 sheets; upper sheet wanting.

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  16. Title: A plan of the city of Lisbon

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Town plan of Lisbon with references to the churches, places, markets and other buildings. Plate VI [i.e. plate 5] from: A collection of plans of the capital cities of Europe ... London : John Andrews, 1771.

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  17. Title: Battle of Prestonpans, Highlands of Scotland, United Kingdom, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An exact plan of His Majesty's great roads through the Highlands of Scotland, And. Rutherfurd delin. ; C. Mosley sculp. It was published in 1745. Scale [ca. 1:300,000].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, selected buildings, shoreline features, fortification, troop dispositions of Jacobite and the Royal Government's troops for the Battle of Prestonpans, 1745, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset: Plan of the Battle of Preston fought 21 Sept. 1745. The inset is oriented with south at the top and the entire inset map, including text, is at right angles to the main 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  18. Title: Tertiae partis Asiae quae modernis India orientalis dicitur acurata delineatio

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    Summary: Map of India, Malaysia, China's south coast, Philippines, northern part of Sumatra and Borneo. Relief is shown pictorially. Text on verso in Latin: Asiae tertiae pars sive India, Fol. 10 (signature: K). Map [10] from: Speculum orbis terrarum. Antwerpen : Gerhard de Iode, 1593.

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  19. Title: Soria et Terra Santa nuova tavola

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. An enlargement of Gastaldi's map of 1548. Latin text on verso with caption title: Syriae, et Terrae Sanctae noua tabula; p. 46. Probably issued in: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

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  20. Title: Rome, Italy, 1748 (Image 5 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Alla Santitta di Nosto Signore Papa Benedetto XIV la nuova topografia di Roma, ossequiosamente offerisce e dedica l'umilissimo servo Giambattista Nolli Comasco; si stampa in Roma con Privil. del Som.o Pontefice e licenza de Superioriori; Rocco Pazzi Romano Pietro Campana da Soriano e Carlo Nolli inc.; Stefano Pozzi Pit. inv. e delin. It was published by Giambattista Nolli in 1748. Scale [ca. 1:3,000]. This layer is image 5 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the south central portion of the map. Covers Rome, Italy and Vatican City.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, land cover, plazas, city walls, gates, and fortifications, selected buildings, names of selected landowners, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes many engravings.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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