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  1. Title: Ganges River Delta, India and Bangladesh, 1726 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Partie du Gange où sont les etablissements du commerce des nations de l'Europe dans les Indes orientales : cette carte est dressée sur les memoires et observations du Sieur Jacque André Cobbé, envoié aux Indes orientales par MesSieurs de la Compagnie etablie a Anvers. It was published by: Eugene Henrij Friex in 1726. Not drawn to scale. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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: Plan general de la forest de Fontainebleau, 1727 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan general de la forest de Fontainebleau : contenant 30285, arpents 65 perches ... levé avec ses environs et dessiné pour le menagement de la Forest ...ou sont distingués les futages, taillis, bruyeres, et rochers, leur routes cavallieres, les anciennes et nouvelles routes, croix, carrefours et chemins : la separation des huit gardes divisěs par les triages qui les composent : le Chasteau et Bourg de Fontainebleau, les villes, villages, rivieres, et buissons qui l'environnent les augmentations faites depuis 1718 jusqu'en 1727. It was published by: Chez l Autheur in 1727. Scale [ca. 1:11,974]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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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  3. Title: Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride

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    Summary: map ; 32 x 21 cm Relief shown pictorially. "Liv. XVI, no. 46." Also shows Georgia and portions of the Carolinas and Virginia. Appears in Guillaume Thomas François Raynal's Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre ... 1780.

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  4. Title: Typus Hispaniae; ab Hesselo Gerardo delineata.; Typvs Hispaniae;Spain

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes coat of arms of Spain and illustrations of ships in the ocean. This state was published in the Atlantis Maioris Appendix atlas by Henricus Hondius in 1631. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 35 x 48 cm.

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  5. Title: Bowles's new pocket plan with the cities of London & Westminster with the borough of Southwark : comprehending the new buildings and other alterations to the year 1783 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This raster layer is a georeferenced image of a map originally created by Carington Bowles in 1783. The scanned map file was georectified for use in the web application, Authorial London. Authorial London is a literary geography, mapping references to places within London found in literary works by writers who lived in London for an extended period. Place references can be searched and browsed by multiple dimensions, including author, genre, literary form, and neighborhood. 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 221.645 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. 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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  6. Title: Amazon River, Brazil, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du cours du Maragnon ou de la grande Riviere des Amazones : dans sa partie navigable depuis Jaen de Bracamoros jusqu'à son embouchure et qui comprend la province de Quito, et la côte de la Guiane depuis le Cap de Nord jusqu'à Essequebè : levée en 1743 et 1744 et assujettie aux observations astronomiques : augmentée du cours de la Riviére Noire et d'autres détails tirés de divers mémoires et routiers manuscrits du voyageurs modernes / par M. de la Condamine ; G.N. Delahaye, sculpsit. It was published by Académie des Sciences in 1745. Scale ca. 1:11,500,000. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ecclesiastical missions, exploration notes, and names of regional colonial powers. 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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  7. Title: London, England, 1783 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Bowles's new pocket plan of the cities of London & Westminster with the borough of Southwark : comprehending the new buildings and other alterations to the year 1783. It was printed for the proprietor Carrington Bowles, Jan. 6, 1783. Scale [ca. 1:9,800]. 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, drainage, selected buildings, churches, built-up areas, docks, parks, cemeteries, city district boundaries, and more. Includes a list of references for points of interest and an explanation list. 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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  8. Title: London, England, 1767 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The London guide, or, a pocket plan of the cities of London & Westminster & borough of Southwark : with the new buildings &c. to the year 1767, by J. Ellis. It was printed for Carington Bowles in 1767. Scale [ca. 1:15,200]. Covers City of London and portions of Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, and Lambeth. 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, bridges, drainage, land cover, built-up areas, selected public buildings, and more. Includes 'A Table of References to the Churches and Principal Buildings shewing their Situation in the above Plan.' 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: A map of all Friends Meetings belonging to the yearly meeting of Rhode Island ...

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    Summary: Scale 1:633,600; 1 map; 67 x 37 cm Subjects:

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  10. Title: Asia : concinnata secundum observationes Academiae Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullas alias, et juxta annotationes recentissimas

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Date from previously assigned call number on verso. Relief shown pictorially. 44 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  11. Title: Austria and Slovenia, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova et accurata Carinthiae Ducatus tabula geographica : in superiorem et inferiorem divisa, cum insertis partibus, Archiepiscopatui Salisburgensi propriis nec non dynastiis aliquot, quae tempore S. Henrici Imperiatoris circa A. 1007 Episcopatui Bambergensi Donationis titulo accesserunt. It was published by: Homann Erben ca. 1730. Scale ca. 1:352,000. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. 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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  12. Title: Eastern Europe, ca. 1716 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Poloniae Magnique Ducatus Lithuaniae nova et exacta tabula ad mentem Starovolcii descripta. It was published by: J.B. Homann ca. 1716. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000. 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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  13. Title: Silesia, ca. 1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Superioris et Inferioris Ducatus Silesiae in suos XVII minores principatus et dominia divisi nova tabula. It was published by: in lucem edita à Joh. Baptista Homan[n]o ca. 1715. Scale approximately 1:750,000. Milli. Germanica com.unia, 8 = [7.95 cm]. 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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  14. Title: Europa, christiani orbis domina in sua imperia, regna et status exacte divisa, 1706-1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Europa, christiani orbis domina in sua imperia, regna et status exacte divisa. It was published by: Ioh. Bapt. Homann between 1706 and 1715. Scale ca. 1:10,750,000. 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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  15. Title: Bohemia (Czech Rep., Bavaria, Poland), ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Bohemiae, ducatus Silesiae, marchionatus Moraviae et Lusatiae tabula generalis. It was published by: Sumtibus Joh. B. Homanni ca. 1710. Scale approximately 1:975,000. 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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  16. Title: Le théatre de la guerre dans les Sévennes, avec les montagne et les plaines des environs les grands chemins royaux : dessiné sur les lieux, 1703 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Le théatre de la guerre dans les Sévennes, avec les montagne et les plaines des environs les grands chemins royaux : dessiné sur les lieux. It was published by: chez Henri de la Feuille in 1703. Scale approximately 1:139,000, Echelle de 2 lieues =[6.4 cm]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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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  17. Title: Gdansk Region, Poland, 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Prospect Grundris und Gegend der Polnischen vesten Reichs und Handels-Stadt Dantzig und ihrem Werder, edirt von Io. Bapt. Homann S.C.M.Geog. in Nurnberg. It was published by Io. Bapt. Homann in 1730. Scale [ca. 1:6,600]. Covers the Gdansk region, Poland. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Pulkovo 1942 Adjust 1958 Poland Zone III' 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 villages and towns, roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Includes index, ill., and view: Prospect der Stadt Danzig.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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  18. Title: Corfu, Greece, 1735 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Corfu, grave par les Heritiers de Feu Monsieur le Docteur Hommann, Geographe. It was published by Heritiers de Feu Monsieur Homann in 1735. Scale [ca 1:5,000]. 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Includes also inset view of the fortifications of Kerkyra.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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  19. Title: Rome, Italy, 1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Urbis Romae veteris ac modernae accurata delineatio, edita a Ioh. Bapt. Homanno S.C.M. geographo Norimbergae. It was published by Joh. Bapt. Homannus in [1715]. Scale [ca. 1:20,040]. Covers Rome, Italy and Vatican City. Map in Latin and German.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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings pictorially, walls, gates, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes text, index, and illustrations.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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  20. Title: Kiel, Germany, ca. 1736 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Die Herzogl. Holstein-Gottorp. Residenz- See- und Handelstadt Kiel sambt dessen Hafen in einem accuraten Plan u. Prospect entworfen = Sereniss. Ducis Holsato-Gottorpiensis Sedes et celebre Emporium Kilonium una cum ejus Portu ichno- et scenographice accurate delineatum, delineante G. C. Holmer. It was published by Officina Homanniana ca. 1736. Scale [ca. 1:4,000]. Covers Kiel, Germany. Map in German and Latin.Note: Two maps appear on this sheet. The larger scale map of Kiel is the portion of the image that has been georeferenced.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 3 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, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Includes also indexes and 2 views of Kiel.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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