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  1. Title: Africa, Catholic Missions and Colonial Possessions, 1889 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Tire de l'ouvrage les missions catholiques d'Afrique en 1889, par le Baron Leon Bethune. It was published by Societe de St. Augustin in 1889. Scale 1:20,000,000. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 20 degrees east. 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, colonial possessions, ecclesiastical districts, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index.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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  2. Title: Geologic map of the Condor Peak quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. and Bruce Carter ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from newest available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle CONDOR PEAK, CA 1995, NIMA 2352 I SW-Series V895" "Prepared in cooperation with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and the Angeles National Forest." "Leon T. Silver Honorary Map." "First printing, May 2002". Includes 2 col. cross sections, quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. Includes "pertinent references".

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  3. Title: Map showing oil, gas, and gas storage fields in Indiana

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    Summary: Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey base map of Indiana ; 1950. Compiled from Indiana Geological Survey Petroleum Exploration Maps of Indiana counties.; Includes Names and locations of oil and gas fields, Names and locations of gas storage projects, Underground storage sites for liquified petroleum gas. Scale 1:500,000; Lambert conformal conic projection

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