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  1. Title: Poland and Czech Republic, 1662 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Silesiae Grotganus cum Districtu Episcopali Nissensi. It was published by: J. Blaeu excudit in 1662. Scale approximately 1:173,000. 1 Mensura Miliaris huius Tabulae [= 4,3 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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  2. Title: Magnus Ducatus Finlandiae, ca. 1662 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Magnus Ducatus Finlandiae. It was published by: J. Blaeu ca. 1662. Scale approximately 1:2,000,000. 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: Legnica, 1662 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis. It was published by: J. Blaeu excud in 1662. Scale approximately 158,000. 1 Milliare Germanicum commune [= 4.6 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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  4. Title: Wołów Region, 1662 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Silesiae Wolanus. It was published by: J. Blaeu excudebat in 1662. Scale approximately 1:130,000. 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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  5. Title: Middlesex, England, ca. 1645 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Middle-sexia. It was published by Joan Blaeu ca. 1645. Scale [ca. 1:45,000]. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief, woodlands, and major cities shown pictorially. 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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  6. Title: Southern Africa, ca. 1662 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior : partes magis septentrionales, quae hic desiderantur, vide in tabula Aethiopiae superioris. It was published by J. Blaeu ca. 1662. Scale [ca. 1:8,250,000]. Covers southern Africa. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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: Lancastria palatinatus, Anglis Lancaster et Lancasshire

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    Summary: Facsimile. Relief shown pictorially. "With acknowledgement to the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland." "Published jointly with the Royal Geographical Society." Reproduced from: Johan Blaeu, Atlas Novus, 1648. Includes coats of arms.

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  8. Title: Taurica Chersonesus nostra ætate Przecopsca, et Gazara dicitur

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. German text on verso with caption title: Crimea, oder die Przecopenser Tartarey, und der Peninsel bey den Alten Taurica Chersonesus genant; p. 18; signature S. Probably issued in Blaeu's Atlas major (German ed.). Zu Amsterdam : Bey Johannem Blaeu, [ca. 1670]. Detailed map of Crimea and surrounding regions between the northern coast of the Black Sea and Moscow. Shows ports, fortified cities and the mouths of the Danube. Decorative cartouche.

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  9. Title: Asia noviter delineata

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:30,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. From His Atlas maior, 1662-1665. Text on verso. Examples of different people's costumes in margins. Insets (all pictorial): Candy -- Calecuth -- Goa -- Damasco -- Ierusalem -- Ormus -- Bantam -- Aden -- Macao. 36 x 46 centimeters Scale approximately 1:30,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  10. Title: Ducato ouero territorio di Milano

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with running title: Estat de Milan; p. 43-44; signature S. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  11. Title: Vmbria overo ducato di Spoleto

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    Summary: Map of the Umbria region in Italy. Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with caption title: Umbria, ou Duché de Spolete; p. 139; signature Mmm. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  12. Title: Nova Ægypti tabula

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. Ferro meridian. Bar scale given in milliaria Germanica. French text on verso with caption title: Egypte; p. 57-58; signature R. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  13. Title: Stato di Milano

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with caption title: Estat de Milan; p. 39-40; signature Q. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  14. Title: Territorio di Pavia, Lodi, Novarra, Tortona, Alessandria et altri vicini dello Stato di Milano

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with running title: Estat de Milan; p. 45-46; signature T. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  15. Title: Territorio di Bologna

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with running title: Bolognois; p. 125-126; signature Fff. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  16. Title: Territorio di Cremona

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with running title: Estat de Milan; p. 47; signature V. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  17. Title: Parte alpestre dello Stato di Milano con il Lago Maggiore di Lugano, è di Como

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with running title: Estat de Milan; p. 41-42; signature R. From: Le grand atlas, ou, Cosmographie Blaviane ... À Amsterdam : Chez Jean Blaeu, 1663.

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  18. Title: Germania : vulgo Teutschlandt.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Probably from: Blaeu, Joan. Atlas maior. Amsterdam, 1662. Text on verso in Latin. 47 x 55 centimeters Scale [1:2,700,000] General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Terra di Bari et Basilicata

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso, with caption title: Terra Bariana, olim Apulia Peucetia: et Basilicata, antiquis Lucania; p. 197-198; signature Qqqq. From: Atlas maior, sive, Cosmographia Blaviana : qua solum, salum, clum, accuratissime describuntur. Amsteldami : Labore & sumptibus Ioannis Blaeu, 1662. Vol. 8, book 16.

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  20. Title: Cornubia : sive Cornwallia

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    Summary: Imprint derived from the earliest atlas in which this state of the map was issued. Differs from earlier state of the map by the addition of cardinal compass points in 1648. Issued in this state in successive editions of the atlas until the plate was destroyed in 1672. Shows hundred boundaries, rivers and settlements ; coats of arms ; sea decorated with ships. Relief shown pictorially.

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