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  1. Title: Map of the city of Detroit in the State of Michigan; by John Farmer, district surveyor; eng. by C.B. & J.R. Graham Lithographers, New York.

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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress ... by John Farmer, AD 1835. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Cadastral map. Includes references and inset. 1 map: hand col.; 72 x 111 cm.

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  2. Title: Sketch of the public surveys in the territory of Minnesota

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:1,140,480. 18 miles to an in. From: U.S. 35th Cong., 1st sess., 1857-1858. Senate doc. -- volume 5, no. 11. -- (Serial set ; 922). At head of title: (H). In upper right: Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 11 & Ho. Ex. No. 2, 1st Sess., 35th Cong. 57 x 58 centimeters 1:1,140,480 General Minnesota Maps

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  3. Title: Copy of the survey made May 21st, 1696

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    Summary: Oriented with north to the right. "Lith. of A. Brown & Co., 47 Nassau St. N.Y. for Henry McCloskey's Manual, for 1863." Issued in: Manual of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, 1863.

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  4. Title: Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and territory of Minnesota.

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    Summary: 18 miles to to an inch. Includes legend. At head of title: (No. 1). "Surveyor General's Office, Dubuque, October 13th, 1857, Warner Lewis, Surr. Genl." Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 11 and House Ex. Doc. No. 2, 1st Sess., 35th Cong. 51 x 60 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,140,480. 18 miles to to an inch General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands. Primary triangulation by W.D. Alexander, C.J. Lyons, J.S. Emerson, J.M. Lydgate and E.D. Baldwin. Boundaries and topography by W.D. Alexander, C.J. Lyons, J.S. Emerson, J.M. Lydgate, J.F. Brown, E.D. Baldwin, F.S. Lyman, J.M. Alexander, S.M. Kanakanui and A.B. Loebenstein. Map by John M. Donn. 1901. (At head of title:) Hawaii Territory Survey, W.D. Alexander, Walter E. Wall, Surveyor. Andrew B. Graham Co., Lithographers, Washington, D.C. (1906) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Hawaii published in 1906. The map shows public lands; homestead settlement tracts; grazing, pineapple and sugar lands; forest reserves; forest lands not in reserves; wet lands (rice and taro); schools, post offices, etc. The original map appears in "Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior. 1906." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  6. Title: Guatemala, 1902 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Guatemala : from official and other sources, prepared in the Bureau of the American republics, William Woodville Rockhill, director, compiled and drawn by M. Hendges, 1902. It was published by Andrew B. Graham, photo-litho. in 1902. Scale 1:792,000. Covers Guatemala and portions of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' projection. 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, ruins, territorial boundaries including Departamentos, roads, railroads, telegraph stations, mines and minerals, ports of entry, shoreline features, lighthouses, and more. Relief shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  7. Title: Mexico, 1883 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuevo mapa de Mexico. It was published by G.W. & C.B. Colton in 1883. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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, railroads, territorial and state boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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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  8. Title: Mexico, 1883 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuevo mapa de Mexico. It was published by G.W. & C.B. Colton in 1883. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000] This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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, railroads, territorial and state boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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: Mexico, 1883 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuevo mapa de Mexico. It was published by G.W. & C.B. Colton in 1883. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000] This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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, railroads, territorial and state boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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: Mexico, 1883 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuevo mapa de Mexico. It was published by G.W. & C.B. Colton in 1883. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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, railroads, territorial and state boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1867 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Colton's city & county map of New-York. It was published by G.W. and C.B. Colton in 1867. Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. Covers Manhattan and surrounding portions of Queens, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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, ferry lines, drainage, selected public buildings, parks, city wards, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Depths are shown by soundings. 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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  12. Title: Adirondack Mountains Region, New York, 1876 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the New York wilderness : to accompany Wallace's Descriptive guide to the Adirondacks, by W. W. Ely. It was published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. in 1876. Scale [1:253,440]. Covers the Adirondack Mountains Region including portions of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Lewis, Herkimer, Hamilton, Essex, Oneida, Warren, and Saratoga Counties. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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, hotels, and township and county boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes inset: [Northeastern states]. 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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  13. Title: Portland & Rochester Railroad, New England, 1860 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map showing the Portland & Rochester railroad and its connections, prepared by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. It was published in 1860. Scale [ca. 1:900,000]. Covers Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of New York, Maine, and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada.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 railraods, principal and proposed railroad connections, drainage, state, county, and town boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes table of distances and inset: [Northeastern United States]. Scale [ca. 1:7,600,000].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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  14. Title: New Hampshire and Vermont, 1892 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Township map of the states of New Hampshire and Vermont. It was published in 1892 by G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co. Scale [ca. 1:596,000]. Cover New Hampshire, Vermont, and portions of Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and the province of Quebec, Canada. 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 roads, railroads, drainage, state, county, and town boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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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  15. Title: Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway, New England, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway : with connections, prepared by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. It was published in 1874. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200]. Covers New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, and the province of Quebec, Canada. 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 railroads, railroad connections and stations, drainage, state and county boundaries, and more. Includes inset: [Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway in province of Quebec]. Scale [ca. 1:921,600]. 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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  16. Title: Maine, 1891 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Township map of the state of Maine : with adjoining portions of Canada & New Brunswick. It was published in 1891 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Scale [ca. 1:608,250]. Covers Maine and portions of New Hampshire and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, 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 roads, railroads, drainage, town, county, state, and national boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. 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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  17. Title: Colton's new sectional map of the state of Nebraska

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    Summary: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by G.W. & C.B. Colton ...; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; Includes inset of "Plan showing the relation of Nebraska to the adjoining states & territories" (scale [approximately 1:3,075,000]) and decorative border. 66 x 90 centimeters Scale approximately 1:504,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Map of the city & county of New York

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    Summary: Covers all of Manhattan, Blackwells, Wards, and Randalls islands, the western Bronx, and neighboring parts of New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Queens. Shows wards, parks, ferry lines, railroads, and selected buildings. Shows landowners east of the Bronx River. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1885 ..." Oriented with north toward the upper right. 53 x 146 centimeters Scale [1:17,750] City Maps

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  19. Title: Map of New York City to accompany "The temperance movement, or, The conflict between man & alcohol," copyrighted by Henry William Blair, the William E. Smythe Co., publishers, Boston, Mass

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    Summary: Map of Manhattan showing the locations of over 9000 licensed saloons.

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  20. Title: Colton's map of Europe

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Originally issued in covers with cover title: Map of Europe.

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