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  1. Title: The United States of America, W. Barker sculp. Philadelphia (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of a map of the United States originally created by Matthew Carey and engraved by William Barker. The original paper map was published in Carey's American Pocket Atlas (Lang and Ustick, 1796, 1st ed.), which includes 19 maps showing roads, rivers, and boundaries for the different states and territories of the U.S. 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. A scanned version of this map was georeferenced by the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA) at Stanford University. This map is part of a selection of georeferenced historic maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University.This map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.

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  2. Title: Connecticut, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Connecticut : from the best authorities, delineated & engraved by Amos Doolittle. It was published in 1795 by Mathew Carey in Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. Scale [ca. 1:460,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 0600). 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, drainage, selected public buildings, courthouses, churches, county and town 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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  3. Title: Vermont, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Vermont : from actual survey, delineated & engraved by Amos Doolittle. It was published in 1795 by Mathew Carey for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, county and town boundaries and more. Relief 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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  4. Title: Pennsylvania

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    Summary: Shows county boundaries, drainage, names townships and cities, and Lake Erie.; Northumberland, Dauphin, Wayne and Northampton counties have not been divided.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.; Appears in: Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged : being a collection of maps of the world and quarters, their principal empires, kingdoms, & c ... Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814. Map no. 14. 28 x 45 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Louisiana

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    Summary: Detached from Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged ... of the world. 39 x 43 centimeters Scale 20 miles to an inch General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Asia according to the best authorities

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:32,500,00 (E 25°01'00"--E 146°19'00"/N 77°03'00"--S 9°48'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. At upper right: 51. 32 x 34 centimeters Scale approximately 1:32,500,00 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  7. Title: A correct map of Virginia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.; In upper right margin: 17.; From Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. 1814. 31 x 47 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,600,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: A map of the Caracas

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia.; Appears in: Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814. 31 x 51 centimeters Scale approximately 1:5,150,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: The British possessions in North America from the latest authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.; An outline color map centered around Hudsons Bay.; Shows waterways, state and provincial boundaries, towns, and fur trading posts. 32 x 47 Centimeters Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000] General Map Collection

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  10. Title: The islands of the East Indies : with the channels between India, China & New Holland

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; In upper right corner: 54. Scale [1:23,000,000] General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Delaware, from the best authorities

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Imprint information and engraver's name erased from printing plate. 41 x 22 centimeters Scale approximately 1:440,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: A new map of South America, from the latest authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Probably plate no. 32 from Carey's general atlas, 1814.; Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia.; Borders outlined in color.; Imprint from dealer's note pencilled on verso.; "32" pencilled on map. 52 x 40 centimeters Scale approximately 1:14,700,000 General Map Collection

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  13. Title: The upper territories of the United States Kneass & Delleker sc.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia. Map 25 from: Carey, Mathew. Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1814. 1 map: hand colored; 42 x 31 cm

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  14. Title: China, divided into its great provinces : according to the best authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Beijing and London. In upper right-hand corner: 52. From: Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814.

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  15. Title: New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Carey, M. Carey's American pocket atlas. 4th ed. Philadelphia, 1814. "Engraved by A. Doolittle, New haven [sic]."

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  16. Title: Peru

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Bar scale is incorrect. Includes inset map of eastern portion of Peru. Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia. In upper right-hand margin: 34.

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  17. Title: The state of Massachusetts / Mathew Carey

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Colored to show counties and state borders.; Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.; "9" in upper right.; Label on back of map: "State Map published by Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, Penna., Edition of 1808." 30 x 43 centimeters Scale approximately 1:680,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: The United States of America.

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    Summary: Philadelphia and London.;Relief shown pictorially.;1 map, hand colored;24 x 31 cm.;ca. 1:10,000,000

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  19. Title: Upper territories of the United States.

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    Summary: 1 map, hand colored;Philadelphia and London.;Relief shown using hachures.;Lightly colored map of Upper Territories of the United States, including northwestern territory, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan;with major rivers, lakes.;26 x 20 cm.;ca. 1:5,000,000.

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  20. Title: An accurate map of Hindostan or India, from the best authorities

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:9,180,000 (E 64°--E 102°/N 36°--N 4°).Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. 1817. Name burnished out below title, probably J.T. Scott, sculp. In top right margin: 53. 38 x 40 centimeters Scale approximately 1:9,180,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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