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  1. Title: Boston, Massachusetts and vicinity, showing Revolutionary War fortification sites, 1788 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Boston with its environs, [by] T. Conder, sculpt. The map was originally published in: William Gordon's The history of the rise, progress, and establishment, of the independence of the United States of America, 1788. Scale [ca. 1:53,360]. 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 Revolutionary War features such as positions of troops, redoubts, batteries, and forts, etc. It also shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings and residences, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  2. Title: York Town, and Gloucester Point : as besieged by the Allied Army

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Plate IX; engraved for Dr. Gordon's History of the American War.; to face page 196, vol. iv. Oriented with north to upper left. Includes index to troop positions, firing lines, fortifications, and ship positions.

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  3. Title: North America, agreeable to the most approved maps and charts

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. "Engraved for Millar's New complete & universal system of geography."

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  4. Title: Various plans and draughts of cities, towns, harbours &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. "Engraved for Moore's New and complete collection of voyages and travels." From John Hamilton Moore's New and complete collection of voyages and travels. 1778. Vol. 2, facing p. 852. Described in Faupel's Americana 89, no. 195.

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  5. Title: Asia : agreeable to the most approved maps and charts

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. "Engraved for Moore's New and complete collection of voyages and travels." Decorative title cartouche includes man on a camel. Historic Maps copy imperfect: margins trimmed, with some loss of text.

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  6. Title: Antwerp, Belgium, ca. 1675 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Marchionatus Sacri Romani Imperii : Nobili?imo, Ampli?imo, Prudenti?imoq[ue] Senatuj Urbis Antverpi?, nec non Marchionatus Sacri Imperij, Viris Consultissimis Sapientissimisq[ue], hanc Novam et a quamplurimis mendis expurgatam totjus Territorij Tabulam lubenti?imo devoti?imoq[ue] animo offert, dedicat, consecrat Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ; CI Vissher excudebat. It was published by Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ca. 1675. Scale [ca. 1:23,000]. Covers Antwerp, Belgium. Map in Latin and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Belge Lambert 1972' 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 text, inset map: [Antwerp and greater Belgium], and views: Templi D. Viriginis Mari? vera delineatio --- St. Michiels Kercke -- Mari? Poort -- Kerck der Augustin? -- Bursa -- Antwerpen [Northern view] -- Antwerpen [Southern view] -- Domus Hans? Teutonic? -- Kerck der Carmeliten -- S[t] Ioris Poort -- Kercke der Iesuiten -- Domus Senatoria Antwerpiensis -- Antwerpen [view from the Sheldt River].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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  7. Title: New England Railroads, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Railway map of the New England states : prepared expressly for the Pathfinder railway guide. It was published forThe pathfinder railway guide, Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 1874 by Geo. K. Snow. Scale not given. Covers Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of New York, Maine, and the province of Quebec, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 completed and under construction, drainage, state boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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 purposes.

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  8. Title: Maine, 1793 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled:The district of Main : from the latest surveys, by Osgood Carleton. It was published in 1793 by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, in Jedidiah Morse's The American universal geography. Vol. 1 (1793). p. 345. Scale [ca. 1:2,800,000]. Covers Maine and portions of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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 cities and towns, drainage, county, state, and national 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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  9. Title: North America, agreeable to the most approved maps and charts

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    Summary: Scale not given Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the action at Bunkers Hill on the 17th of June 1775 between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major General Howe, and the American forces. The version of the map imaged here is a 1793 facsimile of the 1775 original manuscript map by Lieut. Thomas Hyde Page, of the Engineers, who acted as aide de camp to General Howe in that action ; ground plan is from an actual survey of Captn. Montresor. The facsimile was produced for Charles Stedman's The history of the origin, progress, and termination of the American war, 1794. Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 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 troop disposition, lines of fire, and military fortifications (redoubts, entrenchments, etc.). It also shows features such as roads, buildings, drainage, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. It includes 'References to the plans' and note. The source paper map was produced with an overlay map showing earlier stages of troop disposition; the image here is shown without the overlay. 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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  11. Title: Terra filiorum Israelis, antequam in duo regna dispertita fuit : cum terra Philistæorum, parte Phœnices, &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Title at top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. XXII. Ancillary map: Judaea et regiones finitimæ circiter initium Ærae Christianæ.

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  12. Title: Ægyptus, provincia romana imperialis

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. VIII. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Ægypti pars meridionalis. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806.

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  13. Title: Italia in regiones undecim ab Augusto descripta, cum insulis Corsica et Sardinia

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. XVI. Relief shown by hachures. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806.

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  14. Title: Hellas sive Græcia propria, Thesalia et Epirus : antequem Romanæ ditionis fuerunt

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. V. Relief shown by hachures. Inset map of Chaonia. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806.

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  15. Title: Imperium Car. Magn. ad finem sæc. post Christ. VIIIm

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    Summary: At top of map: Ancient geography. Plate 1. Relief shown by hachures. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806.

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  16. Title: Germania Magna : quæ nunquam Romanis paruit

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. XXI. Map of Greater Germany east of the Rhine during the time of the Roman Empire, showing locations of tribes. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Gentes Rheno et Albi vicinæ, exeunte seculo quinto æræ Christianæ. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806.

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  17. Title: Libyæ, vel Africæ, ora borealis

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. IX. Relief shown by hachures.

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  18. Title: Hispania Romana cum viis militaribus

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. XVIII. Relief shown by hachures. From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806. Historic Maps copy 1 on heavy paper.

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  19. Title: Peloponnesus, (quæ antea Apia, Pelasgia, et Argos), antequem Romanæ ditionis fuit : cum insulis adjacentibus

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    Summary: At top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. IV. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Creta (scale [ca. 1:19,000,000]). From: Atlas of ancient geography. Philadelphia, 1806. Probably engraved by Benjamin Tanner.

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  20. Title: Terra filiorum Israelis, antequam in duo regna dispertita fuit : cum terra Philistæorum, parte Phœnices, &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Title at top of map: Geographiæ antiquæ tab. XXII. Ancillary map: Judaea et regiones finitimæ circiter initium Ærae Christianæ.

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