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  1. Title: Description du pays armorique à pres Bretaigne.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes three engraved circles containing lunar and tidal information. An obelisk also serves as the scale cartouche. No. 12 from Leclerc's 1619 "Théatre du Royaume de France". From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 34 x 47 cm.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Title: Graecia, ca. 1640 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Graecia. It was published by: Joh. et. Corn. Blaeu ca. 1640. Scale approximately 1:2,650,000. Map in Latin. 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.

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  6. 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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  7. Title: Pictaviae ducatus descriptio, vulgo Le pais de Poictou, 1635 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pictaviae ducatus descriptio, vulgo Le pais de Poictou. It was published by: apud Guiljelmum Blaeu in 1635. Scale approximately 1:750,000. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 30N (EPSG: 32630) 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Title: Central & Eastern Africa, 1635 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Aethiopia superior vel interior, vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis imperium. It was published by Guiljelmum et Johannem Blaeu in 1635. Scale [ca. 1:12,600,000]. Covers Central and Eastern Africa. Map in Latin.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. Includes notes, illustrations of animals, and ornamental cartouche. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Title: Viterbo.; Title on verso: Viterbium

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Cartouche on left is blank. Cartouche on right is blank except for title. Text on verso in Latin titled: Viterbium, printer's mark "Ffff", p. "197". From his "Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiae", sometimes referred to as, "Townbook of Italy". 1 map: hand col.; 39 x 54 cm.

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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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