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  1. Title: Kolkata, India, Roads, 1910 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Urban Calcutta : the existing street and main road system of Calcutta, E.P. Richards, M. Inst., C.E. It was published by Calcutta Improvement Trust in 1910. Scale [1:21,120]. Covers Kolkata, India. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'WGS 1984 UTM Zone 45N' 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, drainage, selected buildings, fortification, docks, and more. 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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  2. Title: Kolkata, India, Traffic Density, 1913 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Traffic intensities, E. P. Richards. It was published by Calcutta Improvement Trust[?] in 1913. Scale [1:10,560]. Covers Kolkata and a portion of H?ora, India. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'WGS 1984 UTM Zone 45N' 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 with traffic density information, railroads, drainage, canals, selected buildings, fortification, docks, parks, and more. Includes note on traffic intensities and legend of vehicles per hour. 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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  3. Title: Kolkata, India, Street-railroads, 1910 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Route map : Calcutta & Howrah. It was published by Calcutta Tramways Co. in 1910. Scale [1:21,120]. Covers Kolkata and a portion of H?ora, India. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'WGS 1984 UTM Zone 45N' 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, existing and planned tramways, drainage, canals, selected buildings, and more. Includes notes and index of routes. 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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  4. Title: Index map of Rangoon City

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    Summary: Map shows city boundary, settlement and block boundary and numbers, railway lines and roads.

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  5. Title: An invitation and a guide to the Allegan, Michigan, area's streams, lakes, forests

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Title from panel. Road map identical in appearance to 1950s-1960s maps issued by the Allegan County Road Commission. Includes list: Your guide to major Allegan County lakes and streams. On verso: Advertisements for local businesses, illustrations, and text: Welcome to Allegan lakes. Scale not given

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  6. Title: Map of Babcock Plan for a trunk highway system in Minnesota

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: No scale given."Failure to vote on Amendment No. 1 is equivalent to voting against it.""Vote "yes" for constitutional amendment no. 1 on November 2, 1920."Includes text detailing the advantages of the plan. 78 x 62 centimeters No scale given. Minnesota Transportation Maps

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  7. Title: Herbert, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1877

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    Summary: Map of a section of lands of The Bennet Improvement Company, a chartered corporation at Herbert, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Main map is a street map with all the numbered lots. Top left and top right are inset maps showing Middlesex County and a larger portion of the state.

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  8. Title: Elizabeth street names

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    Summary: Map includes names of districts, street names, and bulding plans "DRWG. No. S349A" Companion volume "Elizabeth street names". Princeton Library does not have this book.

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  9. Title: Sauer's map of the city of Detroit and environs Michigan :a general map of Detroit and suburbs including the entire metropolitan area

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 69 x 101 cm. Printed on face of map: "Compliments of American loan and trust company." Shows steam and electric railways. Includes index to public buildings and lists latest street changes.

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  10. Title: Upper Charles headwaters, Holliston, Milford, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, ca. 1990 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Upper Charles headwaters : Milford/ Holliston/ Hopkinton / prepared by: Robert J. Buckley and Beals and Thomas, Inc. for the Milford Conservation Commission and Upper Charles Conservation, Inc. It was published by Beals and Thomas ca. 1990. Scale ca. 1:9,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also lands owned by the town, Boston Edison, Milford Water Company, and New England Power Company. 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: U.S. Neighborhoods greenness measures and social variables

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile includes neighborhood boundaries supplied by Zillow.com, the Los Angeles Times and the City of Denver, and variables related to (A) parks, open space, greenness, and "pavedness" (impervious surface) together with (B) a number of demographic variables from the 2010 U.S. census. The project, titled City Nature (http://citynature.stanford.edu) was undertaken by researchers at Stanford University, led by Jon Christensen. This data was developed by Karl Grossner, assisted by Noemi Alvarez.This dataset is the product of a 2013 study seeking to explain the significant variation in areas of parks, open space and "park-level greenness" in 38 large U.S. cities, at the scale of neighborhoods.

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  12. Title: Parks, Napa County, California, 2011

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    Summary: This dataset is intended to provide an inventory of lands accessible to the public and lands that are protected by the Land Trust in Napa County, California as of 2011. This layer includes lands that have a conservation easement, are property transfers to the Napa County Land Trust, are in a permanent preserve or other federal, state or other local protected lands.

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  13. Title: Freight terminal map of the port of New York

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    Summary: Copyright 1925, Irving Bank-Columbia Trust Company.; Oriented with north to the upper left. 107 x 81 centimeters Scale approximately 1:32,000 City Maps

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  14. Title: Toms River, New Jersey lots

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    Summary: Map published as part of announcement of the auctioning of the lots in Toms River on August 26, 1869. The stated auctioneer was Morris K. Crane of Trusdell and Crane, 35 Hudson St., Hoboken, N.J.

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  15. Title: Whitney's map of Portland and environs

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    Summary: Shows additions, lot numbers, street names, and railroads.; Inset: Map showing relation of Oregon City & Vancouver to Portland.; "Prepared for Borthwick, Batty & Co., dealers in real estate and loans."; City boundary highlighted with red overprint.; Map has public land (township, range, and section) grid.; Map carries the logo of the Union Pacific Railroad.; Includes financial statistics for Portland in the lower right corner. 89 x 61 centimeters Scale approximately 1:22,500 City Maps

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  16. Title: Whitney's map of Portland and environs

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    Summary: Shows additions, lot numbers, street names, and railroads. Inset: Map showing relation of Oregon City & Vancouver to Portland. "Prepared for Borthwick, Batty & Co., dealers in real estate and loans." City boundary highlighted with red overprint. Map has public land (township, range, and section) grid. Map carries the logo of the Union Pacific Railroad. Includes financial statistics for Portland in the lower right corner. 89 x 61 centimeters Scale approximately 1:22,500. City Maps

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