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  1. Title: Map of Lake Tanganyika, from Ujiji to its southern extremity reduced from the map by Lieutt. V. Lovett Cameron, R.N.

    • Image data
    • 1875
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shoals shown graphically. Islands and headlands (ras) along lakeshore are labeled. River Lukuga, outlet of Tanganyika, is shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 45 (1875), pp. 184-228; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

  2. Title: A map of a route along the Alburz Mountains between Tehran, Astrábád and Shahrúd from plane table surveys executed in 1881 & 1882 by Lieutt. Col. Beresford Lovett, R.E.

    • Image data
    • 1883
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    Summary: The author's route colored red. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Major roads, telegraph lines, and canals are shown. Includes explanation of Persian geographical terms used. "The Country not surveyed by Lt. Col. Lovett is left in skeleton." From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 5 (1885), no. 2, pp. 57-84; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

  3. Title: Jerusalem, 1876 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ordnance survey of Jerusalem, by captain Charles W. Wilson R. F. under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, R.E., F.R.S., &c. director of the Ordnance Survey, 1864-5. It was published by Ordnance Survey Office in 1876. Rev. [of 1864-5 ed.]. Revised 1876. Scale 1:2,500. Covers primarily the Old City.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 36S, meters, WGS 1984) 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, synagogues, convents, schools), fortification, gates, religious sites, cemeteries, watch houses, cisterns, tombs, pools, aqueducts, and more. Relief shown by hachures, contours and spot heights. Includes also a list of references.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.

  4. Title: Jerusalem, 1868 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, surveyed by C.W. Wilson, CE, in 1864-5 and engraved under the direction of Colonel J. Cameron; the hills by D. Law. It was published by Ordnance Survey Office in 1868. Scale 1:10,000. Covers Jerusalem. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Israel Transverse Mercator (ESRI: Israel_TM_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, fortification, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. 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.

  5. Title: Prague, Czech Republic, 1900 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan kral. hlav. mesta Prahy a obci sousednich, sestavil a nakreslil Josef Bro ; ryl a tiskl V. Neubert. It was published by nakladem A. torcha Syna in 1900. Scale 1:12,000. Covers Prague, Czech Republic. Map in Czech.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, railroads and stations, street-railroads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover parks, city districts and boundaries, and more. Includes inset: Prehledna mapa Velike Prahy.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: Nile River & Red Sea Region, ca. 1870 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and lower Nubia, by Keith Johnston. It was published by William Blackwood & Sons ; W. & K. Johnston, ca. 1870. Scale [ca. 1:2,854,868]. Covers the Nile River and Red Sea regions.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Egypt Red Belt 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, roads, railroads, canals, wells, and more. Covers the Nile River and Red Sea regions.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.

  7. Title: Hamburg, Germany, 1910 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: H. Carly's Bebauungs-Plan von Hamburg und samtlichen Hamburgischen Vororten : nebst Plan von Altona-Ottensen, Wandsbeck und Umgebung sowie Plan von Hagenbecks Tierpark. It was published by Druck und Verlag H. Carly (Inh. Oscar und Robert Enoch) in [1910]. Scale [ca. 1:14,000]. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS84 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, street car lines, drainage, docks, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, city districts, and more. Colored to show land use. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes inset: Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark Stellingen. 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.

  8. Title: Klein-Asien, Syrien &c.

    • Image data
    • 1905
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    Summary: Map of the eastern Ottoman Empire; relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Insets: Irak-Arabi (scale 1:3,700,000). -- Ebene v. Troja -- Mosul und Ninive -- Smyrna (Izmir) und Umgebung (scales 1:500,000). In upper margin: Stielers Hand-atlas, no. 59. Probably issued in: Stielers Hand-atlas ... 9., von Grund aus neubearb. und neugestochene Aufl. Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1906.

  9. Title: Map of the Mississippi River from the falls of St. Anthony to the junction of the Illinois River

    • Not specified
    • 1887
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: 1 in. to 1 mile. Title from title sheet. "N. Peters, photo-lithographer, Washington, D.C." Includes index sheet. Relief shown pictorially. 38 x 60 centimeters

  10. Title: Route map between Bhamo & Mung-Mau through the hills of the Lenna Kakhyens

    • Image data
    • 1876
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Burmese frontier [boundary], Chinese frontier, and author's route are shown. Includes itinerary [table] of distances between destinations along route. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 198-227; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

  11. Title: A sketch map of part of south eastern Africa to illustrate the journeys of Dr. Lacerda (1798), the Pombeiros (1806-11), and Major Monteiro (1831-1832)

    • Not specified
    • 1873
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Published for the Journal of the Royal Geographic Society by John Murray ..."; Includes notes, inset: The Pomberios route from the Cazembe to Murio Aquito's [at map scale], and ancillary map: [Africa]. 42 x 62 centimeters

  12. Title: Map to illustrate a journey through Western Mongolia by Ney Elias, Junr., F.R.G.S. July 1872 to Jany. 1863

    • Image data
    • 1873
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Route of Mr. Elias, including dates and locations of encampments and extent of areas surveyed, is shown. Includes elevation profile of Mr. Elias's journey [scale ca. 1:5,910,000; vertical scale 1:120,000]. Major landmarks and locations of encampments are shown. Russian territory, Chinese territory, and dominions of Yakoob Beg shown by shading. "The positions which have been determined astronomically, are marked by the initial of the observer; (E.) Elias, (F.) Fritsche, (F.&B.) Fuss & Bunge, (L.) Lépissier, (M.) Matusovski, (S.) Schwarz." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 43 (1873), pp. 108-56; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 43 1873

  13. Title: Map to accompany Mr. Ney Elias' paper on the new course of the Yellow River

    • Image data
    • 1871
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depth along new course of Yellow River shown by soundings in fathoms. Old and new courses of Yellow River, present and former lakes, Grand Canal, and other major rivers are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 40 (1870), pp. 1-33; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 40 1870

  14. Title: Paris, France, 1887 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789, ce plan a ete dresse sous la direction de M.M. Armand Renauld inspecteur en chef des Beaux Arts et des Travaux Historiques, Hochereau conservatoeur du plan de Paris par Lucien Faucou, sous-conservateur de la Bibliotheque et des Collections Historiques de la ville de Paris: collaborateurs M.M. Laporte dessinateur, Bibert, dessinateur, Bizard, geom`etre, Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis graveur : Ce plan a ete execute conformement de la decision pris par le Counsil Municipal. It was published by Conseil Municipal 30 Dec. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. 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 31N 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, bridges, drainage, quays, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, parks, gardens, election district boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by form lines. Includes table of election districts.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: Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1860 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Worcester, Mass. : from actual surveys under the direction of P. Ball, C.E. It was published by Smith & Mc.Kinney, between 1850 and 1860. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. 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) 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, public buildings, schools, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town and ward boundaries, cemeteries, and more. Includes also engravings of important buildings and advertisements in margins. 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.

  16. Title: Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity, 1862 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled historic paper manuscript map: [Map of Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity showing the position of Union brigades]. It was sketched by Union General George Stoneman, Oct. 24th, 1862. Scale not given. Covers a portion of Montgomery County, Maryland from Poolesville to the Potomac River. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System (in Meters) (Fipszone 1900). 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, towns and villages, drainage, troop location, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of the Civil War from the Harvard Map Collection. Many items from this selection are from a collection of maps deposited by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts (MOLLUS) in the Harvard Map Collection in 1938. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features, in particular showing places of military importance. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

  17. Title: Plan de la ville de Paris : periode revolutionnaire, 1790-1794

    • Not specified
    • 1888
    Contributors:

    Summary: Ce plan a été exécuté conformément a la décision prise par le Conseil municipal de Paris dans sa séance du 30 Décember 1887.; "Collaborateurs ... Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis, graveur."; "Le plan qui a servi de base ä ce travail est le plan d'Edme Verniquet, 1789."; Includes table: Division de Paris en 48 sections d'aprés le décret de l'Assemblée nationale du 22 Juin 1790 ..."." 68 x 92 centimeters

  18. Title: Lake George, New York, 1890 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Lake George, Rev. ed., by S. R. Stoddard. It was published by S. R. Stoddard in 1890. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. 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, drainage, township and county boundaries, radial distances from multiple points, selected public buildings, private residences with names of property owners, other points of interest, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes insets: Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga in 1873 -- [The Narrows Region] -- [Hulett's Landing Region] -- [Floating Battery/Mother Bunch islands] -- [Kattskill Bay] -- [Bolton] -- [Caldwell] -- [Glens Falls Region]. Includes historical notes. 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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