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  1. Title: A chart of the north east coast of Great Britain, 1821 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A chart of the north east coast of Great Britain : including the islands of Orkney and Shetland : from the best authority. It was published by: Norie & Co. at the Navigation Warehouse and naval Academy, No. 167, leadenhall Street in 1821. Scale undetermined. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid (EPSG: 27700) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  2. Title: A chart of the Texel roads, with those of the islands of Vlieland, Schelling, & Ameland, and both sides of the coast up to Amsterdam

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings. In upper margin: Political Mag. Aug. 1782.

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  3. Title: A new and correct map of North America : in which the places of the principal engagements during the present war are accurately inserted

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Published as the Act directs." Prime meridian: London. From: Political magazine, v. 1, April 1780.

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  4. Title: A new and accurate map of the province of New York and part of the Jerseys, New England and Canada shewing the scenes of our military operations during the present war : also the new erected state of Vermont

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Published as the act directs Octr. 31st, 1780."

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  5. Title: A new and accurate map of North Carolina and part of South Carolina : with the field of battle between Earl Cornwallis and General Gates

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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  6. Title: An accurate map of Rhode Island, part of Connecticut and Massachusets [sic] : shewing Admiral Arbuthnot's station in blocking up Admiral Ternay

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    Summary: Covers Rhode Island, the eastern half of Connecticut, southeastern Massachusetts as far east as Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard, and eastern Long Island. Relief shown pictorially in Connecticut only. Prime meridian: Ferro; incorrectly marked "London" on map.

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  7. Title: Lake George region

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:350,000; 1 map; 27 x 17 cm, on sheet 44 x 23 cm George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Maps

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  8. Title: A map of the British and French settlements in North America; J. Lodge, delin. et sculp.

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    Summary: Covers the eastern half of North America from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and "Earl Granville's Property." "Longitude w. from London." "The French Incroachments are shewn by Oblique strokes, and their Forts with two Strokes, the English Forts by a single Stroke." Includes a brief historical note on the English claim to North America and the origins of several colonies. Appeared in Gentleman's Magazine in July, 1755. 1 map; 28 x 39 cm., folded to 18 x 10 cm.

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  9. Title: A map of the British and French settlements in North America.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:11,000,00; 1 map 28 x 39 cm North America--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  10. Title: Sicilia Antiqua quae et Sicania et Trinacria dicta

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    Summary: In: The Chronology and History of the World ... By ... John Blair, &c.; Inset: Veterum Syracusarum Typus. [c. 12 stadia to an inch]. 39 x 53 centimeters Approximately 17 Milliaria Romana to an inch General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Tabula Italiae Antiquae in provincias et populas divisa

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    Summary: In: The Chronology and History of the World ... By ... John Blair, &c. 46 x 58 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  12. Title: India & South Asia, 1773 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies including more particularly the British Dominions on the Continent of India, by John Blair ; T. Kitchin, senr. sculpsit. It was published by J. Blair in 1773. Scale [ca.1:7,000,000]. Covers India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and portions of Maldives, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Burma, and Indonesia. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Kalianpur 1975 India Zone III 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 and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  13. Title: Africa, 1792

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Engrav'd for Jackson's edition of Payne's new System of universal geography." Prime meridian: London. Has watermarks.

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  14. Title: New England in 1620-1644

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Includes inset: Peninsula south of the St. Lawrence (scale [ca. 1:15,000,000]). In lower margin: Engraved for Palfrey's History of New England. From: History of New England / by John Gorham Palfrey. Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1858-1890. Vol. 1.

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  15. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1831, originally created by Henry Teesdale. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper 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. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 4137.66 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Teesdale, Henry, Dower, John, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qj152rq1246. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  16. Title: Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1705 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A mapp of the kingdom of Ireland : newly corrected & improv'd by actual observations : divided into its provinces, counties, & baronies, and supply'd with many market towns & other places of note omitted in former mapps ... : together with plans of the citys and fortified towns, as allso a short description of the kingdom by Henry Pratt ; to this map is added a large index of the measur'd distances of ev'ry town from Dublin, of the burroughs, barracks, and post towns with many other improuements and emendations ; I. Harris, sculp. It was published by H. Pratt in 1708. Scale [ca. 1:385,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, major roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also text, index, 16 ancillary town maps, and inset: The sea coasts of Great Britain and Ireland.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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  17. Title: A mapp of New England

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    Summary: Facsimile.; Pictorial map; shows New England from the Penobscot River (Maine) region in the east to the Hudson River (New York) in the west, incorporating all of the New England Seacoast and including Long Island and States (Staten) Island.; Relief shown pictorially; depths shown by soundings.; "Special edition printed for National Travel Club"--lower left. 37 x 46 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:250,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Betts's new map of India, Birmah, the Punjaub and part of Afghanistan.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:5,000,000 ; (E 67°--E 96°/N 38°--N 5°). Relief shown by hachures. Indicates British Posessions, States Under British Protection, and Independent States. Shows roads, railroads, and telegraph lines. 66 x 74 centimeters Scale approximately 1:5,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  19. Title: Bradshaw's new railway map of Gt. Britain and Ireland, shewing the stations, distance &c. : with enlarged plans of the principal towns, 1857

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    Summary: Insets: Glasgow -- Dublin -- Manchester -- Birmingham -- London -- Edinburgh -- Leeds -- Liverpool.

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  20. Title: British India

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale Relief shown by hachures. 30 x 22 centimeters Scale approximately 1:11,520,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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