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  1. Title: Carte de la Californie: suivant I. la Carte manuscrite de l'Amérique de Mathieu Néron Pecci olen dresses à Florence en 1604, II. Sanson 1656, III. De l'Isle Amérique Sept. 1700, IV. le Pere Kino Jesuite en 1705, V. la Société des Jésuites en 1767.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows 5 representations on 1 sheet of California, representing its delineation between 1604 and 1767. "La Côte orientale depuis le C. des Vierges jusqu'à l'embouchure du R. Colorado est extraite de la Carte du P. Ferdinand Gonsaque dressée en 1746." "Suppl, 5e Carte" above top right border. [From: Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonne: Suite du recueil de planches ... / [par M. Diderot]. 1 map: engraved; 29 x 38 cm., folded to 19 x 17 cm.

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  2. Title: Map of lower Egypt and of the adjacent country with part of Palestine (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map showing lower Egypt and part of Palestine originally created by Denis Callahan, of the U.S. Army Chief Office of Engineers, in 1882. 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 Transverse Mercator 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 467.376 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. Callahan, Denis, and Stanford Geospatial Center (2013). Map of lower Egypt and of the adjacent country with part of Palestine (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ys908pb1971. 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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  3. Title: Les Isles Britanniques, comprenant les royaumes d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande : divisés en grandes provinces

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: No. 20. Inset: Suplement des Isles Orcades et Schetland. Probably issued in: Atlas moderne, ou, collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du clobe terrestre / par plusieurs auteurs. Paris : Chez Lattré et Delalain, [1791]

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  4. Title: L'Asie divisée en ses principaux etats : assujettie aux observations astronomiq

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper right margin: P. II. 28. Decorative title cartouche.

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  5. Title: L'Europe divisée en ses principaux etats, suivant les nouvelles observations astronomiques

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    Summary: Map of Europe, with parts of Turkey and North Africa. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roi." Cartouche signed: Chofard fecit.

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  6. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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  7. Title: Gibraltar, 1781 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan geometral de la ville et de la montagne de Gibraltar : nouvellement corrige d'apres les originaux anglais, par L. Denis, geographe et auteur du Conducteur Francais, 1781. It was published by ches Basset in [1781]. Scale [ca. 1:1,111]. Covers Gibraltar. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 30N 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, ship routes of attack, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification and defenses, ship lines of fire, and other places of military interest for the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Includes index. 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: Carte du theatre de la guerre presente en Amerique

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset of New Jersey to Massachusetts Bay; scale [ca. 1:1,580,000].

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  9. Title: Saint-Cloud, France, 1744 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de St. Cloud : leve et dedie a S.A.S. Monseigneur de le Duc de Charte, par les Srs. Parent Ing.rs du Roi ; M. A. Fourneau scrip.; M Marvye sculp. It was published by imprimerie de Charbonnier rue S. Jacques au Chariot d'or in 1744. Scale [ca. 1:5,263]. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover, 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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  10. Title: Paris, France, 1744 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Paris : divise en seize quartiers en execution de l'ordonnance du bureau de la ville du 24 Fevrier 1744, leve par Mr. l'Abbe Delagrive Geographe de la Ville et de la Societe Roiale de Londres ; Marvye sculp.; Lange inv.; Lattre scrip. It was published by de l'imprimiere Charbonnier in 1744. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. Covers Paris, France. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover, Quartier numbers, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  11. Title: Mexico, 1777 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mexico, or, New Spain : in which the motions of Cortes may be traced / for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America by Thos. Kitchin Senr., hydrographer to his Majesty. It was published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell on Septr. 29, 1777. Scale ca. 1:10,200,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 routes, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also inset: Supplement of the environs of Mexico. 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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  12. Title: India, 1768 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-western portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive notes. 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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  13. Title: India, 1768 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-eastern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive notes. 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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  14. Title: Africa, 1787 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa : drawn from the latest and best authorities / T. Kitchin del. ; engraved by G. Terry. It was published by John Harrison, N. 115 Newgate Street on Augt. 31st, 1787. Scale ca. 1:27,500,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 mineral resources, ethnic groups, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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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  15. Title: India, 1768 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-eastern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive notes. 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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  16. Title: India, 1768 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-western portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive notes. 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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  17. Title: County of Kent, United Kingdom, 1769 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the county of Kent : taken from an actual survey as an index to the large one / T. Kitchin, sculp. Date and location of publication unknown. Scale ca. 1:154,000 ; 9 statute miles = 9.4 cm. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. 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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  18. Title: South America, 1755 (Image 1 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1775. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 1 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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 also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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: South America, 1755 (Image 3 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1755. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 3 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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 also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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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  20. Title: South America, 1755 (Image 2 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1755. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 2 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the central portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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 also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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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