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  1. Title: Carte topographique de l'Ile de Ténériffe

    • Image data
    • 1834
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At top of map: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries par Mrs. Webb et Berthelot. Atlas. Pl. II. "On souscrit pour l'histoire naturelle des îles Canaries à Paris chez Béthune ... ; et chez Albert Merklein ... ; à Carlsruhe, Fribourg et Leipzig, chez B. Herder ; à Londres chez Barthès et Lowell. L'ouvrage se compose de 50 livraisons ... " From: Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries / par MM. Barker-Webb et Sabin Berthelot ... Paris : Béthune, 1836-1850.

  2. Title: Michigan

    • Not specified
    • 1844
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Greenwich and Washington prime meridians.

  3. Title: Map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia, as far as the Mississipi

    • Early maps
    • 1988
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    Summary: Variant tile: Map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia, as far as the Mississippi. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. "Figure 2--George Washington, Map of the Western parts of Virginia, 1754. ... Virginia claimed the land that is now the State of Indiana as late as 1784"--Caption. From reprint appearing in: The National gazetteer of the United States of America--Indiana, 1988 / prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [Reston, Va.] : The Survey , Denver, CO : For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, 1988. Page xvii. Appears as Figure 2 in Indiana Gazetteer produced by the U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 1200-I. "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America--Indiana 1988. Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic names. Variant spellings: Mifsifsipi,Mississippi, Mi≈øsi≈øsippi, Mi≈øsi≈øsipi. Imprint: [Reston, Va.] : [U.S. Geological Survey], [1988] Dimensions: 29 cm or smaller

  4. Title: A compleat map of the East Indies : exhibiting the English territorial acquisitions

    • Not specified
    • 1786
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:14,000,000 (E 58°--E 118°/N 36°--N 00°) Map of South East Asia and India. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Plate 27. Likely originally from: A new atlas of the mundane system, or, of geography and cosmography ... /S. Dunn. London : R. Sayer, 1774. 31 x 43 centimeters

  5. Title: A map of Chinese Tartary, with Corea; By Samuel Dunn, mathematician.

    • Not specified
    • 1786
    Contributors:

    Summary: This map is no. 30 in his A new atlas for the mundane system... London, Printed for Robert Sayer, 1788. Relief shown pictorially. 1 map: hand col.; 30 x 43 cm.

  6. Title: The British Isles : comprehending Great Britain and Ireland with The Adjacent Islands

    • Not specified
    • 1774
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "London : printed for Rob't Sayer, No.53 in Fleet Street as the Act directed 10 Jan. 1774." Appears to be a two page spread removed from a book. "4" in corners on bottom outside neat line, as a page number. 56 x 45 centimeters

  7. Title: Poland : with its divisions before the late partition

    • Not specified
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. 29 x 43 centimeters

  8. Title: A map of Turkey in Asia : containing the countries of Anadoli, Carman, Roum, Georgia Armenia, Kurdistan, Algezira, Syria, &c.

    • Image data
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief show pictorially. From: A new atlas of the mundane system / Samuel Dunn. London : Printed for R. Sayer, 1774. Prime meridian: Ferro; longitude computed from Greenwich. "23."

  9. Title: France, divided into military governments

    • Image data
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In margin: 16. "Printed ... as the Act directs, 10 Jany. 1774." Probably issued in his New atlas of the mundane system, published in 1774.

  10. Title: A chart of the world, according to Mercator's projection wherein are shewn the latest discoveries

    • Image data
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 10 January 1774." Probably issued in his New atlas of the mundane system, published in 1774. In upper right corner: 2.

  11. Title: First part of Turkey in Europe : containing Moldavia and Little Tartary with Krimea : to which is added the whole of the Black Sea

    • Image data
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street as the Act directs, 10 January 1774." Probably issued in his New atlas of the mundane system, published in 1774. In upper right corner: 20. Political boundaries outlined in watercolor.

  12. Title: Vienna International Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 1873 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: [Offizieller Plan der Weltausstellung 1873, Wien]. It was published by Eduard Hallberger in 1873. Scale [ca. 1:3,000]. Covers the grounds and buildings of the Vienna International Exhibition, 1873. 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, railroads, paths, parks, buildings, drainage, ground cover, and more. Includes index of major exhibits. 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.

  13. Title: San Francisco Peninsula, California 1869 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
    Contributors:

    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.

  14. Title: Map of the Mississippi River, from Cairo to the Gulf of Mexico

    • Thematic maps
    • 1862
    Contributors:

    Summary: 1 map in 3 sections ; 38 x 51 cm Detached from Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, May 10, 1862.

  15. Title: Map of Russian Lapland drawn from the original map made by Professor J. A. Friis by George T. Temple

    • Image data
    • 1880
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    Summary: Fishing stations and Lappish [Sami] chapels are shown. Russian, Karelian, and Lappish villages are differentiated. Boundaries of Russian Lapland with Norway, Finland, and Russia proper, and of slanovoi (police districts), are shown. Course of proposed road from Kem to Kola is shown. Northern limits of compact coniferous and foliferous woods [tree lines] are shown. Relief shown by hachures. Includes explanation of Lappish [Sami], Finnish, and Russian geographical terms. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 10, pp. 593-602; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

  16. Title: Nieuwe kaart van de provincie Friesland, verdeeld in 11 stedelijke en 32 landgemeenten : met aanwijzing van de nieuwe wegen, vaarten enz

    • Image data
    • 1876
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Naar officieele bronnen bewerkt." Originally issued folded in cover 18 x 11 cm.

  17. Title: The Peninsula of Mount Sinai a sketch from observations on the ground

    • Image data
    • 1868
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "The whole of the mountain region South & East of Jebel Catharine is original." Shows mountains, plateaus, plains, and wadis. Author's main routes shown in red. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 342-6; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 "A map to illustrate the Rev. Mr. Holland's Memoir on Sinai (by Stanford) ...could not be finished on time for the publication of the present volume of the 'Journal', and will appear in the next". [Footnote from volume 38].

  18. Title: Karte des Nordens von America, ca. 1791 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte des Nordens von America : zur Beurtheilung der Wahrscheinlichkeit einer nordwestlichen Durchfahrt. It was published by: Carl Jäck? ca. 1791. Scale ca. 1:9,500,000. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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.

  19. Title: Cork, Ireland, 1771 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A survey of the city and suburbs of Cork, By J. Rocque, 1759. It was printed for Robert, Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street in 1771. Scale 1:2,400.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, ground cover, parks, gardens, docks, and more. Relief shown by shading.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.

  20. Title: India, 1768 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-western portion of the map. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive 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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