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  1. Title: Framingham, Massachusetts, 1832 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Framingham : from actual surveys taken by Jonas Clayes & Warren Nixon in the years 1830 and 1831, drawn by Warren Nixon. It was published by Pendleton's Lithography in 1832. Scale [19,800]. Covers also a portion of Ashland, 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. Relief shown by shading.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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  2. Title: Delineato Pennsilvaniae et Cæsareæ, nov. occident seu West N. Iersey in America.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:1,267,200; 1 map; 19 x 27 cm Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  3. Title: Silesia, 1681 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Silesiae ducatus accurata et vera delineateo : viris magnificis ac generosis, D. Valentino a Stössel in Seppa Kawer; D. Sigismundo a Loss, in Simpsen Dammer; D. Caspari a Stosch; D. Davidi Gotfr. a Stosch, Patruelibus in Gross et klein Tschirna; D. Gotfried ab Haugwitz in Brodelwitz, Ziebendorf Equitibus. Patronis. dicat Dedicatq. Jonas Scultetus ,Sprotta Silesius. It was published by: Sumptibus Janssonio Waesbergiorum, Mosis Pitt et Stephani Swart in 1681. Scale approximately 1:1,050,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  4. Title: Wrocław Region, ca. 1641 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Breslanus sive Wratislaviensis. It was published by: sumptibus Joannis Janssonii ca. 1641. Scale approximately 1:220,000, Milliaria Germanica communia, 4 = [12.2 cm]. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  5. Title: Stockholm, Sweden, 1771 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundritning ofver Stockholms stad.med Kongl. May[tts] allern ?digste privilegio utgifven ar. 1771, och underdanigst tillagnad Hans May[tt] Konung Gustaf III af Jonas Brolin, ingenieur i Kongl. Landtmaleri Cont.; graverad af Carl Bergquist och Fred. Akrel. It was published by Jonas Brolin in 1771. Scale [ca. 1:21,500]. Covers a portion of Stockholm, Sweden.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rikets Koordinatsystem 1990 (ESRI: 'RT90 25 gonV' ) 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, ground cover, and more. Includes indexes.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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  6. Title: Comitatus Glatz

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    Summary: Map of the former German county of Glatz, now in Poland. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented towards left. Latin text on verso with caption title: Glatz comitatus; p. 11, signature K. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus ... / editae a Guiljel. et Ioanne Blaeu. Amsterdami : Apud Iohannem et Cornelium Blaeu, 1640.

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