885 results returned
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Title: A new & complete Mercator chart of the world
Contributors:- Image data
- 1784
Summary: Chart showing political boundaries and rivers. Prime meridian: Ferro. Attributed to Thomas Bowen. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.
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Title: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, 1774 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2013
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To His Royal Highness. George Augustus Frederick. Prince of Wales &c. &c. &c. This chart of the West Indies,is humbly inscribed by His Royal Highness faithful & obedient servant Joseph Smith Speer ; Thos. Bowen, sculpt. It was published by the author in 1774. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region including parts of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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, ocean currents, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. 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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Title: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, 1774 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2013
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To His Royal Highness. George Augustus Frederick. Prince of Wales &c. &c. &c. This chart of the West Indies,is humbly inscribed by His Royal Highness faithful & obedient servant Joseph Smith Speer ; Thos. Bowen, sculpt. It was published by the author in 1774. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Covers the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region including parts of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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, ocean currents, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. 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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Title: Prussia : accurately drawn from the most approved modern maps and charts
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1791
Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Engraved for Barlow's General History of Europe."; From The General History of Europe (Percival Barlow / London: 1791). 31 x 41 centimeters
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Title: A correct map of the United States of North America : including the British and Spanish territories carefully laid down agreeable to the treaty of 1784
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1787
Summary: Prime meridian: London.; Relief shown pictorially.; "English Miles 69 to a Degree."; "Nautical Leagues 20 to a Degree."; At head of map: Engraved for Bankes's New system of universal geography, published by royal authority. 30 x 43 centimeters
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Title: A new and accurate map of Ireland
Contributors:- Image data
- 1778
Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Engraved for Middleton's Complete system of geography."
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Title: East Indies
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1770
Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Date from previous call number. 18 x 28 centimeters
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Title: A map of the British and French settlements in North America
Contributors:- Image data
- 1755
Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows boundaries, rivers, forests, principal settlements and notes. Prime meridian: London. Probably issued in: Miscellaneous correspondence in prose and verse. [London : Printed and sold by W. Owen, 1755-1763?] Historic Maps copy joined by overlapping maps, covering title of "Pt. the second."
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Title: Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1782 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2009
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Dublin : taken from an actual survey from the Universal Scots Almanack. It was printed by John Robertson ca. 1782. Scale [ca 1:1,200]. Covers a portion Dublin, Ireland. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover, 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.
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Title: Maine, 1793 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2007
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816.
- Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.
- Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831.
- Andrews, Ebenezer Turrell, 1766-1851.
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled:The district of Main : from the latest surveys, by Osgood Carleton. It was published in 1793 by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, in Jedidiah Morse's The American universal geography. Vol. 1 (1793). p. 345. Scale [ca. 1:2,800,000]. Covers Maine and portions of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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 shows features such as cities and towns, drainage, county, state, and national boundaries and more. Relief is shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.
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Title: Charleston, South Carolina, 1790 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2013
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Petrie, E. (Edmund)
- Abernethie.
- Milligan, Jacob.
- Bowen, Thomas Bartholomew, 1742?-1805.
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, from a survey taken by E. Petrie, 1788 ; Abernethie scu.t. It was published by J. Milligan in 1790. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South Carolina State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (Fipszone 3900). 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 cadastral divisions, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. 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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Title: London, England, 1723 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2008
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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Title: Scotland, United Kingdom, 1745 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2013
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new & accurate map of Scotland, or North Britain : drawn from surveys & most approved maps & charts, exhibiting the King's roads &c. / by Eman. Bowen. It was published by T. Bakewell, Map & Print Seller against Birchin Lane in Cornhill in Feb. 24th, 1745. Scale [ca. 1:1180,000] 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 shown pictorially. Includes also note on construction of the map and table of distances for the road from Sterling to Inverness. 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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Title: Africa from the best authorities
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1857
Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Date of situation from previous call number.; Possibly from: Central Africa / T.J. Bowen (Charleston: Southern Baptist Publication Society, 1857). 18 x 22 centimeters
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Title: European and North American Railway, New England and Eastern Canada, 1850 (Raster Image)
Contributors:- Raster data
- 2007
Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the European and North American Railway : showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada, [by] A.C. Morton, engineer. It was published in 1850 by Bowen & Co. Scale [ca. 1:1,625,000]. Covers New England, eastern New York, and the Maritime Provinces. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 shows features such as completed, in progress, and proposed railroads, selected towns, drainage, state boundaries, and more. Includes inset: Map showing the plan for shortening the transit between New York & London. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.
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Title: Plan of Detroit, 1830 by John Mullett.
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1860
Summary: Cadastral map. Oriented with north toward the upper right. From American State papers. Public lands. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1860. v. 6. "Vol. VI, PL-No. 900b." Includes index of buildings. 1 map; 45 x 36 cm.
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Title: North America upon the globular projection, drawn from the latest and best authorities
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1764
Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Map was likely extracted from: Volume II of A new and comprehensive system of philology; or, a treatise of the literary arts and sciences, according to their present state / by Benjamin Martin, published in 1764, originally published in monthly installments as: The general magazine of arts and sciences, philosophical, philological, mathematical and mechanical. Prime meridian: London. Shows colonial boundaries.
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Title: South America upon the globular projection
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1763
Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Map detached from: The General magazine of arts and sciences. 1763.
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Title: An accurate map of the West Indies, containing the Bahama & Caribbe Islands, the Great & Little Antilles with the Leward and Windward Islands & part of the American continent
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1763
Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. From: The General magazine of arts and sciences. 1763.
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Title: The old limits between the Russian and Turkish Empires
Contributors:- Not specified
- 1739
Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of a portion of eastern Ukraine extending from the River Dnieper to the River Don, showing "the old Limits be-tween the Russian and Turkish Em-pires," cities and towns, forts, and notes about the populace, features, etc. Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Title devised by cataloger. Likely detached from: Gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle. Volume IX : for the year M.DCC.XXXIX. London : Printed by Edw. Cave, jun., 1739. Map was originally published in the March 1739 issue.