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  1. Title: Carta dell' Asia : ridotta sopra quella in 4. fogli di H. Brué e secondo la geografia di Malte-Brunn

    • Image data
    • 1824
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: Nuovo atlante universale ... / dal cav. Luigi Bossi. Milano : P. & G. Vallardi, 1824.

  2. Title: Carta dell' Affrica : ridotta sopra quella in 4 fogli di H. Brué e secondo la geografia di Malte-Brunn

    • Image data
    • 1824
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: Nuovo atlante universale ... / dal cav. Luigi Bossi. Milano : P. & G. Vallardi, 1824.

  3. Title: Mappamondo, o sia, Descrizione generale del globo terrestre ed acquatico

    • Image data
    • 1750
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    Summary: Double hemispherical world map with female figures representing the four continents. Probably issued in: Atlante novissimo ... / del Sig. Guglielmo de L'Isle ... In Venezia : Presso Giambatista Albrizzi q. Gir., [1740-1750]

  4. Title: Rome, Italy, 1748 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: All'Emo., e Rmo. Sigr. Pne. Colmo., Il Sig.r Cardinale Alessandro Albani Emo., e Rmo. principe ardisco d'offerire all'Emza. Vra. ristretta in questa picciola Pianta la nuova Topografia di Roma : con sicurezza, che ella sara per benignamente accoglierla, non come opra mia, ma come cosa, che dalla medesima ha'avuto il principe e'l compimento, animato da V.E. m'accinsi all'Impresa e assistito dalla Sua valida Protezione l'ho a fine ridotta-- by Gio. Battista Nolli ; Piranesi e Nolli incisero. It was published by Gio. Battista Nolli in 1748. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. Map in Italian.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 33N 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, plazas, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also added title: Topografia Di Roma Di Gio. Battista Nolli dalla maggiore in questa minor tavola dal medesimo ridotta. 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.

  5. Title: Rome, Italy, 1862 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta di Roma, Giovanni Montiroli inv. e dis. le vedute; Augusto Fornari incise; Domenico Feltrini scrisse. It was published by Luigi Piale in nell' anno MDCCCLXII [i.e., 1862]. Scale [ca. 1:8,500,000]. 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 indices and inset: Controni di Roma.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.

  6. Title: Carta generale dell' Asia : nuovamente corretta ed accresciuta

    • Image data
    • 1850
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris. Historic Maps copy imperfect: lower left corner torn.

  7. Title: Il mappamondo approvato dalla Direzione Generale di Pubblica Istruzione per uso delle scuole del regno di Italia

    • Image data
    • 1843
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    Summary: Double hemispherical world map; relief shown by hachures. Historic Maps copy has ms. annotations in margins.

  8. Title: Carta dell' Affrica : approvato dalla Direzione Generale di Pubblica Istruzione per uso delle scuole del regno d'Italia

    • Image data
    • 1837
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris.

  9. Title: 2015-2016 Complete Set of Student Data for Art and Politics in the City

    • Point data
    • 2016
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    Summary: This point shapefile layer represents locations of graffiti and street art collected by students during the span of three semesters of Art and Politics in the City at New York University. Students explored neighborhoods in New York and Buenos Aires and recorded pictures of graffiti and art with FulcrumApp. The data includes place notes, descriptions, categories for the art, and photos. A documentation file is available with the archival copy of the data.

  10. Title: Mapping Rome

    • Not specified
    • 2021
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    Summary: This collection of digitized cartographic and historic data pertains to the city of Rome, Italy. Included within are assets such as the “Nolli Map” (La Pianta Grande di Roma) of 1748. Associated with this map are a number of related cartographic assets: (a) 1320 indexed sites or “Nolli Points,” which are numerical keys associated with specific sites in the city; (b) the polygonal outlines of buildings on Nolli’s map; (c) the polygonal outlines of landscape features such as vineyards, parks, villas found on Nolli’s map; (d) the polygonal outlines of the historical neighborhoods of Rome, known as rioni; and (e) the polygonal outline of the Tiber River flowing through the city.

  11. Title: Milan, Italy, 1860 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta di Milano, designata dal Tenente Ingegnere Geografo Giovanni Brenna. It was published by Antonio Vallardi in 1860. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. Covers Milan, Italy. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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 and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, parks, and more. 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.

  12. Title: Map of Zanzibar : Stone Town

    • Image data
    • 1996
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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights. Includes indexes, location map, and color illustrations.

  13. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

    • Not specified
    • 1825
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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825.

  14. Title: Genoa, Italy, 1789 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Topografia del porto e citta di Genova : nel solo ristretto delle sue mura vecchie, coll' indicazione delle chiese, e luoghi principali, delineata da Giacomo Bruschi Cap. Ingegniere 1789 ; Guidotto, scolpi. It was published by Ivone Gravier in 1789. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. Covers Genoa, Italy. Map in Italian.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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, fortification, ground cover, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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.

  15. Title: Venice, Italy, 1834 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta della regia citta de Venezia : rinnovata l'an 1834, Antonio Lazzari inc. ; Bertoja dis. It was published by Giovanni Gallo in [1834]. Scale [ca. 1:14,000]. Map in Italian. 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, canals, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, and more. Includes views, illustrations, and 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.

  16. Title: Pianta di Roma

    • Image data
    • 1862
    Contributors:

    Summary: Covers Rome and environs. Relief shown by hachures. Dedication: "A Sua Maestà Vittoria Regina del Regno Unito della Gran Brettagna, e dell' Irlanda &. &. &." Inset: Contorni di Roma. Includes indexes at left & right margins. Engravings at lower right and left corners.

  17. Title: Dissegno di Candia : attaccata dal Turco sotto il comando del Primo Visir, et diffesa dall' Eccmo. Sigr Marchese Villa, dal principio del attacco li 24 Maggio 1667, sino li 21 Aprile 1668

    • Image data
    • 1668
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    Summary: Map of Candia (modern Iraklion or Hērakleion), showing the position of the Venetian and Turkish forces in 1668; relief shown by hachures.

  18. Title: Carta geometrica della Toscana

    • Image data
    • 1857
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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and hachures. Originally issued folded to 23 x 14 cm. Originally issued by Giovanni Inghirami in 1830. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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