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  1. Title: [Proposed railway from Cairo to the Sea of Suez] (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Egypt showing the proposed railway from Cairo to the Sea of Suez, originally created by Charles Cheffins in the 19th century (1840?). 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 Transverse Mercator 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 48.9161 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. Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). [Proposed railway from Cairo to the Sea of Suez] (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zt904qs2382. 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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  2. Title: London, England, 1847 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: London and its environs : containing the boundaries of the metropolitan boroughs, the different railroads & stations, the new cemeteries, roads, docks, canals, and all the modern improvements : this map is chiefly from the Ordinance Survey, the railroads and other improvements are from the official copies, the boroughs of Marylebone from the survey published by M.r Britton, the whole corrected from personal observation & measurement, drawn and engraved by B. R. Davies. It was published by C. F. Cheffins, lithog : Wm. S. Orr & Co., Dec. 1, 1847. Scale [ca. 1:42,000]. Covers a portion of Greater London. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, built-up areas, cemeteries, parks, Borough boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes legend below lower margin. 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: Algeria, 1856 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Algerie, Tell, Kabylie et Sahara Algerien, dressee ... d'apres les renseignements oficiels et sous la direction de ... Mr. Daumas, par C. Delaroche ; gravee par Charpentier. It was published by Longuet; Ministere de la Guerre in 1856. Scale 1:800,000. Covers northern part of Algeria and portions of Tunisia and Morocco. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 and routes, administrative and territorial boundaries, shoreline features, forests, telegraph poles, and more.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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  4. Title: Sketch map of the Anti-Libanus from observations taken in 1871 by C. F. Tyrwhitt-Drake, F.R.G.S., to accompany Captn. Burton's paper

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Major peaks are labeled. Rivers, wadis, wells, and ruins are shown. Author's principal routes shown in red. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 42 (1872), pp. 408-25; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

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  5. Title: Minnesota route, the shortest and best to the Idaho gold mines

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    Summary: (W 126°--W 86°/N 50°--N 38°). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864 by D.D. Merrill in the clerks office of the district court of the district of Minnesota." 42 x 106 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,540,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Metsker's guide map of Tacoma : the lumber capital of America

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    Summary: Copyright 1923 by Chas. F. Metsker.; Includes street index on verso. 67 x 47 centimeters Scale [1:42,240] 1 1/2 inch = 1 mile. City Maps

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  7. Title: Topographical map showing the locations of the Sutro Tunnel and the Comstock Lode, State of Nevada, United States of America

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward upper right. "March 1866." Includes two profiles: Longitudinal section of the Comstock Lode, and section of the Sutro Tunnel from its entrance to the Comstock Lode.

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  8. Title: Paris region, France, 1880 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Environs de Paris, Ch. Picquet. It was published by Ch. Piquet, Geographie ordinaire du Roi et de S.A.S. Monseig.r le Duc d'Orleans in [1880]. Scale [1:25,000]. Covers the Paris, France Region. Map in French.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, railroads, drainage, villages and towns, built-up areas, selected buildings and names of landowners, ground cover, 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.

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  9. Title: Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Juehne's Worlds Fair map of St. Louis : compiled and revised from latest official data by Chas. Juehne. It was published by Chas. Juehne ca. 1904. Scale [ca. 1:25,000].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in meters) (Fipszone 2401). 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, street railways, drainage, selected public buildings, cemeteries, parks, and more. Includes also street index and World's Fair building index.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: Coast, North Africa, Tunisia and Algeria, 1829 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte comparee des regences d'Alger et de Tunis, dressee par le Chev. Lapie, Geographe du Roi ; les noms anciens ont ete revus par ... Hase ; les noms arabes par ... Taubert ; grave par Flahaut ; ecrit par Lallemand. It was published by Chez Ch. Picquet, Quai Conti, no. 17 in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:1,632,653], 16 km=9.8 cm. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Covers the coast of North Africa including Tunisia, Algeria and portions of Morocco and Libya. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial 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: Coast, North Africa, Tunisia and Algeria, 1829 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte comparee des regences d'Alger et de Tunis, dressee par le Chev. Lapie, Geographe du Roi ; les noms anciens ont ete revus par ... Hase ; les noms arabes par ... Taubert ; grave par Flahaut ; ecrit par Lallemand. It was published by Chez Ch. Picquet, Quai Conti, no. 17 in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:1,632,653], 16 km=9.8 cm. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers the coast of North Africa including Tunisia, Algeria, and portions of Morocco and Libya. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial 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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  12. Title: Lisbon Region, Portugal, 1821 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte chorographique des environs de Lisbonne, dressee sous la direction de Ch.les Picquet par Guerin De Lamotte, ingenieur geographe d' apres les operations trigonometriques de Mr. Ciera et les leves des ingrs. Portugais et Francais; Richard Wahl sculpt. Paris. It was published by Picquet in 1821 Scale [ca. 1:57,000]. Covers Lisbon region and Portugal as far north as Torres Vedras and south to Setubal. Map in French and Portuguese. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 29N 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. 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: Roxbury and West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 1843 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: [Map of the town of Roxbury : surveyed by order of the town authorities, by] Charles Whitney ; engraved by G.W. Boynton. It was published in 1843. Covers a portion of Boston, Massachusetts south and west of Back Bay, including Roxbury and West Roxbury. Source map imperfect: Portion of sheet only: lacks title, views of buildings, and area and population data. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings and residences, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes indexes to streets not named on map and points of interest. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  14. Title: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 1777 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England : with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed, shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings, to which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans, taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island, by Charles Blaskowitz. It was published in 1777 by Wm. Faden. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. Nautical chart showing American Revolution military defenses and points of interest. Covers the Narraganset Bay region, Rhode Island. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, selected buildings, farms, military defenses and structures, drainage, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and form lines. Includes text, 'References to the batteries,' and 'A list of the principal farms in Rhode Island.' 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: Newport, Rhode Island, 1777 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island, surveyed by Charles Blaskowitz. It was published in 1777 by Willm. Faden. Scale [ca. 1:6,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, buildings, wharves, American Revolution military defenses and structures, drainage, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Indexed for points of interest. 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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  16. Title: Charles River Basin park (proposed), Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1880 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Proposed Charles River park, engraved for C. Davenport. It was published ca. 1880. Scale [ca. 1:21,100]. Covers the Charles River Basin and surrounding portions of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, parks, and more. Includes table of areas and insets: View from the foot of Mt. Vernon St. -- [Map of Boston and vicinity]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  17. Title: Boston and vicinity, Massachusetts -- Water works, 1852 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Boston water works, prepared under the direction of the Cochituate Water Board ; E.S. Chesbrough, city engineer ; drawn by Charles Perkins. It was published in 1852. Scale [1:38,400]. It covers the area Lake Cochituate (Natick, Framingham, Wayland) to Boston Harbor, and Everett to Dorchester, Massachusetts. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows water supply lines and features such as culverts, gatehouses, drains, waste weirs, tunnels, aqueducts, and reservoirs. Shows also features including roads, railroads, drainage, town boundaries, and more. Includes 2 profiles: Profile [of main branch] -- Profile of South Boston branch. Vertical scale [1:1,200]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  18. Title: Boston, Massachusetts -- Railroads, 1850 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Rail-road crossings and termini in the vicinity of Boston, E.S. Chesbrough, commissioner ; reduced from a drawing by Chas. Perkins. It was published in 1850. Scale [1:7,200]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck) and portions of Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as railroads, railroad depots, railroad crossings, road, drainage, some public buildings, bridges, wharves, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. The accompanying profiles of railroad crossings are published separately under the title: Sections of railroad crossings in the vicinity of Boston. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  19. Title: Kenya Geomorphology : Landform and Lithology

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    Summary: Kenya geomorphology : landform and lithology from The Multipurpose Africover Database for the Environmental Resources produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scale of the dataset: 1:350,000. The landform and lithology has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images acquired mainly in the year 1995. the landform classes have been developed using the ITC (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation) and SOTER (Soil and Terrain Database) methods.

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  20. Title: Kenya Thematic Agriculture Aggregation Landcover

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    Summary: Kenya thematic agriculture aggregation landcover from The Multipurpose Africover Database for the Environmental Resources produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scale of the dataset: 1:200,000. This dataset is a reaggregated version of the original national Africover landcover multipurpose database. It contains all cultivated land. The land cover has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images (Bands 4,3,2) acquired mainly in the year 1999. The land cover classes have been developed using the FAO/UNEP international standard LCCS classification system.

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