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  1. Title: Map of the known distribution of the Neocene Formations in the United States

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    Summary: Companion text: Correlation papers. Neocene / William Healy Dall; Gilbert Dennison Harris. Washington, D.C. : U.S.G.S. Bulletin 84. 1892. 349p. Plate III.

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  2. Title: Map showing the distribution of the Indian tribes of Washington Territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region J.W. Powell in charge." From: Contributions to North American Ethnology, vol. 1. 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 50 x 39 cm

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  3. Title: Map showing the distribution of the native tribes of Alaska and adjoining territory

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    Summary: Geographical data brought up to November 1875.; Relief shown by hachures.; "For the geographical positions of this map the compiler is principally indebted to the records of the U.S. Coast Survey ... and to the report of Capt. C.W. Raymond, U.S. Top. Eng."; Inset: Aleutian Islands. 53 x 75 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,801,600 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Map showing the distribution of the native tribes of Alaska and adjoining territory

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    Summary: Indians of North America--Alaska--Maps

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  5. Title: Alaska and adjoining territory : 1869

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.; "Coast line soundings &c. from U. S. Coast Survey."; "The Yukon River, ranges of mountains, shores of Norton Sound and many features of the Interior from a reconnaissance by W.H. Dall, Director of the Scientific Corps., of the W. U. Tel. Expedition, 1865-1868." 35 x 52 centimeters Scale approximately 1:5,200,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic paper map of Africa. This continental map was originally created by William Channing Woodbridge in 1821. The features illustrated on this map include: rivers, lakes, and coastal islands. The central part of Africa is referred to as 'Ethiopia an unexplored region.' 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 Sinusoidal 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 1633.33 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. Woodbridge, William C. and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ns296gg0572. 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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  7. Title: Europe at the time of the Crusades

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 74 x 107 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:5,000,000) 1 inch to 80 miles General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Europe after the great war : approximate boundaries, January 1920

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 75 x 103 Centimeters Scale 1:5,000,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: New York, 1833 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the state of New York, Saml. Maverick, sc. It was published by Andrus & Judd in 1833. Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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, canals, cities and towns, counties, and more. Includes inset elevation profiles: Profile of the Champlain Canal from Lake Champlain tot he Hudson River -- Profile of levels of the Grand Canal. Also includes ill. and table of distances.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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  10. Title: 1730 New York, the English Colonial city

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows the footprints of some historic buildings and of Fort George and names them; roads and wharves are also named. "The principal points of interest for this period are in red." Includes historical notes. This is one map from the set titled: Early New York. 51 x 33 centimeters Scale not given. City Maps

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  11. Title: Early New York.

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    Summary: Cover title. In portfolio. Relief shown by shading and hachures. 5 maps: col.; 80 x 121 cm, or smaller.

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  12. Title: 1609, the Island of Manhattan (Mannahtin) at the time of its discovery : showing its elevations, water-courses, marshes, and shore line

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Also shows the alignment of future major streets. "This map is based upon the early colonial surveys of Ratzer, Montresor, Knypthausen, Bradford, Duyckinck, etc. and the Survey of 1867 by Genl. E.L. Viele." Identified Indian nomenclature shown in red ink. This is one map from the set titled: Early New York.

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  13. Title: 1653-1664, Amsterdam in New Netherland : the city of the Dutch West India Company

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows the footprints of some historic buildings and names them; roads and wharves are also named. "The personal names are those of the more prominent citizens of that period with the location of their homes." "The principal points of interest for this period are in red." Includes historical notes. This is one map from the set titled: Early New York.

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  14. Title: 1730 New York, the English Colonial city

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows the footprints of some historic buildings and of Fort George and names them; roads and wharves are also named. "The principal points of interest for this period are in red." Includes historical notes. This is one map from the set titled: Early New York.

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  15. Title: Geological map of the Black Hills of Dakota

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    Summary: 1 in. = 4 miles. (W 104°45ʹ--W 102°15ʹ/N 44°45ʹ--N 43°30ʹ). Relief shown by contours, hachures and spot heights. "Field work 1875. Publication 1879." "Geology of the Black Hills by Henry Newton, E.M."--Upper right margin. 75 x 89 centimeters Scale [1:253,440] 1 inch = 4 miles General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Principal seat of the Revolutionary War in the southern section of the U.S.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "To accompany Willard's History of the United States." Inset: Principal seat of the Revolutionary War in the northern section of the U.S. Appears in Emma Willard's Series of maps to Willard's History of the United States, or Republic of America. New York : White, Gallaher, & White, 1829.

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  17. Title: London, England, 1851 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Reynolds's map of London : with the latest improvements, drawn & engraved by H. Martin. It was published by J. Reynolds in 1851. Scale [ca. 1:16,000]. 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, buildings, parks, docks, 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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  18. Title: Map of Minnesota showing state roads and state rural highways : prepared for State Highway Commission

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    Summary: 64 x 58 centimeters Scale 1:1,013,760. Statute miles 16 = 1 inch Minnesota Transportation Maps

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  19. Title: State of Minnesota : showing proposed state roads designated by county resolutions

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:1,520,640] (W 97‚Å∞00 π--W 89‚Å∞30 π/N 49‚Å∞30 π--N 43‚Å∞15 π)."January, 1907."Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 47 x 40 centimeters Scale [1:1,520,640] Minnesota Transportation Maps

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  20. Title: Albertson's map of the cities at the head of Lake Superior

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    Summary: Shows Duluth, Minn. & Superior, Wis. Soundings in feet.; Hand colored. 105 x 92 centimeters Scale [1:31,680] . 2 inches to one mile City Maps

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