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  1. Title: North & West Africa, 1655 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Afrique, ou Lybie ulterieure : ou sont le Saara, ou desert, le pays des Negres, la Guinee, et les pays circonv. tiree en partie de Sanut, et de l'Arabe de Nubie, en partie de diverses cartes veues jusques a present par le S. Sanson d'Abbeville, geog. ordre. du Roy ; I. Somer Pruthenus, sculp. It was published by Chez Pierre Mariette, rue St. Iacques a l'Esperance in 1655. Scale [ca. 1:10,500,000]. Covers portions of North and West Africa. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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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  2. Title: Southern, Central, & Eastern Africa, 1655 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Basse Aethiopie, qui comprend les Royaume de Congo, coste, et pays des Cafres, empires du Monomatapa, Monoemugi : la coste deca le Cap Negre est tiree en partie de Samuel Blommaert ; en dela, avecq l'Isle de Madagascar, de Sanuto ; le dedans du pays, d'autres, par N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. It was published by Chez Pierre Mariette in 1655. Scale [ca. 1:11,250,000]. Covers portions of Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa. Map in French.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.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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  3. Title: Patriae antiquae inter July et Caroli Magni Caesarum Roma Norum tempora descriptio; Hewich inventor.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "S. Saevry - sculptor." North oriented toward the right side of the map. Hornius compiled maps for this sixth volume of Jansson's "Novus Atlas". Horn, also known as Hornius, published this volume separately in 1653 as, "Accuratissima orbis antiqua delineatio". Shows Belgium, The Netherlands and western Germany from the period of Julius Caesar to the reign of Charlemagne. 1 map; 39 x 48 cm

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  4. Title: Ellas, seu Graecia universa Laurenbergiana, ca. 1680 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ellas, seu Graecia universa Laurenbergiana : multis locis hodiernis recens aúcta et correcta. It was published by: F. de Wit ca. 1680. Scale approximately 1:2,150,000. Map in Greek. 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: Wrocław Region, ca. 1641 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Breslanus sive Wratislaviensis. It was published by: sumptibus Joannis Janssonii ca. 1641. Scale approximately 1:220,000, Milliaria Germanica communia, 4 = [12.2 cm]. Map in German. 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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  6. Title: Cambridge, England, 1574 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper view entitled: Cantebrigia : opulentissimi Angliae Regni urbs celeberrimi nominis ab Academiae conditore Cantabro cognominata a granta fluuio vicino cairgrant saxonib Grauntecestre et Grantebrige iam olim nuncupata. It was published by George Braun & Franz Hogenberg in 1584. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. Covers Cambridge, England. Map in Latin and English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 pictorially, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index. 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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  7. Title: Meklenburg ducatus; auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.; Meklenbvrg dvcatus

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of ships on the ocean, the coat of arms of Pomerania, and fruit around the title cartouche. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 35 x 45 cm.

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  8. Title: A new mapp of the city of London &c. : with the many additionall buildings and new streets anno 1723 in a playne (Raster Image).

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new mapp of the city of London c. : with the many additionall buildings and new streets anno 1723 in a playne. It was printed and sold by Thomas Taylor at the Golden Lyon in Fleet Street, 1723. 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 was georeferenced as part of the Authorial London project, an application which allows users to visualize the spatial overlap of varios authors who lived in and traveled through London over the last 600 years. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 221.645 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. A new mapp of the city of London &c. : with the many additionall buildings and new streets anno 1723 in a playne (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/zd451rk7545 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  9. Title: Orleans, France, ca. 1728 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Les jonctions de deux grandes rivieres de Loire et de Seine par le nouveau canal d'Orleans et celuy de Briare, mis au jourr par le Sr. Fer. It was published by chez Danet... sur le pont N. Dame a la Sphere Royale ca. 1728. Scale not given. 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Includes also indexes, descriptive notes on both canals, and scale bar with compass in boat transporting barrels. 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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  10. Title: London, England, 1723 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new mapp of the city of London &c. : with the many additionall buildings and new streets anno 1723 in a playne. It was printed and sold by Thomas Taylor at the Golden Lyon in Fleet Street, 1723. Scale [ca. 1:7,300]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, selected buildings (some shown pictorially), churches, built-up areas, docks, city district boundaries, and more. Includes illustrations and 5 indices or tables: The names of the severall wards into which this city is divided -- The rates for watermen as they are set forth by the Lord Mayer and court of Aldermen -- The rates of hackney-coaches and chairs, according to Act of Parliament -- Refferences to letters to find the most publick buildings -- References by figures to the severall churches in and about this city. 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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  11. Title: Wassende graade Kaart van alle bekende zeekusten op den geheelen aardbodem: door voogt geogmetra; by Johannes van Keulen.

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    Summary: Prime meridian: [Ferro]. 1 map: col.; 51 x 60 cm.

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  12. Title: Tabula Prussiae: exima cura conscripta per Casparum Henneberch Erlichensem; et denuo edita per Nicolaum Johannidem Piscatorem.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset view of Konigsberg. Includes illustrations of ships on the ocean and a face in the cartouche. Does not match any states listed in Van der Krogt. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 44 x 52 cm.

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  13. Title: Nova Franconiae descriptio; Apud Joannem Janssonium.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Border includes examples of local costumes, coats of arms, and views of cities. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 33 x 40 cm.

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  14. Title: Typus orbis terrarum: quid ei potest videri magnum in rebus humanis, cui aeternitas omnis, totius que mundi nota sit magnitudo

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    Summary: 1 map: color; Hand col; "Cum privilegio." Scale approximately 1:81,800,000 (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°).

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  15. Title: Hierosolyma urbs sancta : Judeae totius que orientis longe clarissima qua amplitudine ac magnificentia hoc nostro aevo conspicua est

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    Summary: From: First Latin edition of Braun, Georg and Hogenber, Franz, Civitates orbis terrarum. Original in Vol. 2 plate No. 54, pub. Cologne 1575. Bird's-eye view of Jerusalem. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index of 48 numbered locations. Text in Latin on verso "Hierosolyma." Title translation: Jerusalem, the Holy City, by far the most famous city of Juda and the East, in her present time, size and greatness. At top of map: Ezechielis. V. Haec eft Jerusalem. Ego eam in medio Gentium posui, et in eius circuitu terras. Translation: This is Jerusalem I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her. Prophet Ezekiel.

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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. Title: France, 1723 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France divisée par generalitez, par N. de Fer, Geographe de sa Majesté Catholique. It was published by Chez le Sr. Danet, Gendre de lAuteur sur le Pont N. Dame a la Sphere Royale avec Privil. du Roy in 1723. Scale approximately 1:2,200,000. 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, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also a table of the longitude and latitude of principal cities as determined by the latest observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences. and a detailied list of the generalities of France and of all their subdivisions.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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  20. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Scale approximately 1:2,100,000

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