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  1. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills surveyor and draughtsman ; May 30th 1796 ; engraved by John Cooke of Hendon Middlesex near London. It was Published and Sold by John Hills Surveyor and Draughsman in 1797. Scale [1:7,200]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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, selected public and private buildings, schools, churches, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), docks, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also references to 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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  2. Title: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis quadrangle

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    Summary: (W 90⁰30ʹ--W 90⁰00ʹ/N 38⁰45ʹ--N 38⁰30ʹ). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 feet. Datum is mean sea level. "Surveyed in 1903." 51 x 84 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  3. Title: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis special map

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    Summary: (W 90⁰25ʹ--W 90⁰05ʹ/N 38⁰44ʹ--N 38⁰31ʹ). Relief shwon by contours and spot heights. Text and ill. on verso. 39 x 47 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  4. Title: D.B. Cooke & Co.'s railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances connecting with Chicago.

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    Summary: Lith. by H. Acheson, ...Chicago.;Includes index to towns and railroads serving them.;Rail-road connections.;1 map, hand colored;71 x 53 cm.;ca. 1:935,000

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  5. Title: San Francisco, California 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of San Francisco, drawn on stone by F.W. Creen. It was published by W. B. Cooke & Co. ca. 1849. Scale [ca. 1:12,848]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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, property lots and numbers, reserved government properties, and more. 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: St. Louis, Missouri and vicinity, 1903 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: Saint Louis quadrangle, Missouri - Illinois, [by the] Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; H. M. Wilson, geographer; topography by Chas. E. Cooke, Wm. O. Tufts, Gilbert Young and City of St. Louis; control by U.S.C. and G.S. and Geo. T. Hawkins. Ed. of Apr. 1904, reprinted 1932. Surveyed 1903. It was published by U.S.G.S. Scale 1:62,500. Covers City of Saint Louis, and portions of Saint Louis County, Missouri, and Saint Clair and Madison Counties, Illinois. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD27 (in Feet) (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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 20 feet 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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  7. Title: St. Louis, Missouri, 1903 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic topographic paper map entitled: City of Saint Louis, U.S. Geological Survey ; H.M. Wilson, geographer ; Chas. E. Cooke, topographer in charge ; topography by the City of St. Louis and Chas. E. Cooke ; Mississippi River by U.S. Army Engineers ; control by City of St. Louis. It was published by the Geological Survey in 1904. Surveyed 1903. Scale 1:24,000. Covers Saint Louis, Missouri and portions of East Saint Louis and Stites, Illinois. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 20 feet. 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: Geologic map of the Arvin & Tejon Hills quadrangles

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle... Arvin, CA 1992. DMA 2245 III NE - Series V895; Tejon Hills, CA 1955. Photorevised 1968, photoinspected 1973. DMA 2254 III SE - Series V895" "First printing, November 2008." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 &15 minute quadrangles and index to sources of geology (1952). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Kurt Neher honorary map." Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1976. 8

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  9. Title: Geologic map of the Venice and Inglewood quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Venice, CA 1964; photorevised 1981. DMA 2351 IV NW - series V895. Inglewood, CA 1964; photorevised 1981. DMA 2351 IV NE - series V895." "First printing, May 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1990. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1989.

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  10. Title: Geologic map of the Mississippi Creek & Mustang Peak quadrangles, Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Mississippi Creek, CA 1996. Photorevised 1971. NIMA 1758 II NW - Series V895. Mustang Peak, CA 1955. Photorevised 1971. DMA 1758 III NE - Series V895. "First printing, July 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1993.

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  11. Title: Geologic map of the Crevison Peak and Howard Ranch quadrangles, Merced, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus Counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Crevison Peak, CA 1955 photorevised 1971, AMS 1758 II NW -- Series V895; Howard Ranch, CA 1999, NIMA 1758 II NE -- series V895." "First printing, August 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. John Cooper memorial map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1975.

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  12. Title: Geologic map of the Mercey Hot Springs quadrangle, Fresno and San Benito counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Mercey Hot Springs, CA 2000. NIMA 1857 III NE--Series V895." "First printing, June 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1972. Mel Erskine honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1972.

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  13. Title: Geologic map of the San Luis Dam and Volta quadrangles, Merced County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle San Luis Dam, CA 1969, photoinspected 1978, DMA 1758 II SE--Series V895; Volta , CA 1960, photoinspected 1971, AMS 1758 III SW--Series V895." "First printing, July 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1999.

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  14. Title: Geologic map of the Wilcox Ridge quadrangle, Stanislaus County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Wilcox Ridge CA 1956, photorevised 1971, AMS 1758 IV SE, series V895." "First printing, August 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1975. Darrel S. Cowan honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1974.

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  15. Title: Geologic map of the Cosio Knob quadrangle, Monterey County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Cosio Knob CA 1949. Photorevised 1984. DMA 1756 II SW - series V895." "First printing, February 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent field work 2003. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1979.

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  16. Title: Geologic map of the Pebblestone Shut-in quadrangle, San Luis Obispo County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Pebblestone Shut-in CA 1959." "Contour interval 40 feet." "First printing, November 2007." "Cathy Busby honorary map." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1979.

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  17. Title: Geologic map of the Monarch Peak quadrangle, Monterey and San Benito counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Monarch Peak CA 1967; photorevised 1984. DMA 1856 III NE, series V895." "First printing, April 2007." "Reinhard Suchland honorary map." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1969. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1979.

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  18. Title: Geologic map of the Point Sur, Big Sur, and Pfeiffer Point quadrangles, Monterey County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Point Sur, CA 1956, photorevised 1983, DMA 1656 IV SW -- Series V895; Big Sur, CA 1956, AMS 1656 IV SE -- Series V895; Pfeiffer Point , CA 1956." "First printing, September 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. Hal Myers honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1999.

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  19. Title: Geologic map of the Panoche quadrangle, San Benito and Fresno counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Panoche, CA 1969. AMS 1857 III SE - series V895." "First printing, May 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1992.

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  20. Title: Geologic map of the Rana Creek quadrangle, Monterey County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Rana Creek, CA 1956, photoinspected 1973, AMS 1651 I NE -- Series V895." "First printing, September 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. Wayne Estill honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1999.

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