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  1. Title: Mexico, 1847 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico :segun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del congreso de dicha Républica y construido por las mejores autoridades. It was published by J. Disturnell in 1847. Scale ca. 1:4,435,200. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North America Albers Equal Area Conic projection 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, wagon roads, railroads, wetlands, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, elevation, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also names of tribes, land exploration notes in Spanish and English, Mexican coat of arms, battle routes, and inset maps and notes describing geographic information and historical events, including those of the Mexican War. 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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  2. Title: Mapa de los estados unidos de Méjico [map] segun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del Congreso de dicha republica: y construido por las mejores autoridades.

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    Summary: Area covered includes the southwestern part of the present United States.;Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico.;Chart of the bay of Vera Cruz. Drawn by order of V. Admiral Baudin.; Tabla de distancias.;Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846. By J. H. Eaton.; Washington.;Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz.;1 map, colored;Profile of the route between [!] Mexico and Acapulco.;Tabla estadistien.;"Disturnell's map, the earliest of five or more 1847 editions. The copy added to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848, in the archives of the Department of state. Reproduced in 1935 to accompany `Treaties and other international acts of the United States of America,' volume 5, See Document 129.";"Reproduced by A. Hoen & co.";"Revised edition.";...Reproduced for the Friends of the Bancroft Library ... 1948.;73 x 102 cm.;ca. 1:4,600,000 or 71 English miles to 1 inch

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  3. Title: Mapa de los estados unidos de Méjico

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Reproduced in 1935 to accompany ʻTreaties and other international acts of the United States of America, ʼ Volume 5. See Document 129." "The earliest of five or more 1847 editions. The copy added to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848, in the archives of the Department of State." Prime meridian: Washington. Includes table of distances, table of statistics, "Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz," and "Profile of the route b[e]tween Mexico and Acapulco." Insets: Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico -- Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846. By J.H. Eaton -- Chart of the bay of Vera Cruz. Drawn by order of V. Admiral Baudin.

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  4. Title: Part of the map of Mexico prepared by J. Disturnell and published in New York in 1847

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    Summary: Published in: Boundaries, areas, geographic centers and altitudes of the United States and the several states / Edward M. Douglas. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1930. Geological Survey Bulletin 817. 2d edition.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington.; "Bulletin 817, Plate 6."; "A photographic reproduction of the part of the map referred to in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 ..."; Includes text.; Includes southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. 38 x 51 centimeters Scale 1: 10,560 General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Part of the map of Mexico prepared by J. Disturnell and published in New York in 1847

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    Summary: Published in: Boundaries, areas, geographic centers and altitudes of the United States and the several states / Edward M. Douglas. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1923. Geological Survey Bulletin 689.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington.; "Bulletin 669, Plate IV."; "A photographic reproduction of the part of the map referred to in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 ... ."; Includes text.; Includes southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. 38 x 51 centimeters Scale [1:4,435,200] 70 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Mapa de los estados unidos de Méjico ségun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del Congreso de dicha República y construido por las mejores autoridades.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Area covered includes the southwestern part of the present United States. Prime meridian: Wahington. Insets: Tabla de distaucias -- Tabla estadistica -- Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvorado a Méjico -- Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz - Profile of the route btween [sic] Mexico and Acapulco -- Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846 -- Chart of the bay of Vera Cruz -- Tampico and its environs -- Plan of Monterey and its environs -- Map of the Battleground Feb. 22 and 23, 1847. Statistical table attached to inside front cover. 1 map: hand col., mounted on cloth; 74 x 104 cm, folded in cover 27 x 20 cm

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  7. Title: New York, N.Y. and vicinity, 1836 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the country thirty miles round the city of New York, designed & drawn by I.H. Eddy. It was published by J. Disturnell in 1836. Scale [1:190,080]. 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, turnpikes and toll locations, railroads, drainage, canals, selected public buildings (industry locations, taverns, etc.), selected private residences with names of landowners, cities and towns, county and state boundaries, 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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  8. Title: Map of the state of New York, showing the boundaries of counties & townships, the location of cities, towns and villages, the courses of rail roads, canals & state roads

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    Summary: 1 map : hand colored ; 47 x 59 cm Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Hand colored. Insets: The St. Lawrence River from the New York state line to Quebec -- City of New York with part of Brooklyn and Williamsburg -- Vicinity of New York, showing the line of the Croton Aqueduct and the Hudson River to Newburg.

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  9. Title: Survey of the Mouth of Galien River Michigan; surveyed bt Lieuts. J. M. Berrien and E. Rose. Drawn by Lieut. Berrien.

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    Summary: From: U.S. 24th Cong., 1st sess., 1835-1836. H.doc.124. -- (Serial set; 289). Originally from a "Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report in relation to the construction of a harbor at New Buffalo, Michigan Territory," written by Lewis Cass, J. J. Abert, and John M. Berrien. "Doc. No. 124" 1 map; 50 x 75 cm.

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  10. Title: Atlas zur kirchengeschichte.

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    Summary: Historical Atlases

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  11. Title: Archipel des Tuamotu, French Poynesia, 1885 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Low Archipelago or Paumotu Group, by the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes Esq. Commander 1839 ; corrected to July 1872 by the latest French charts ; R.H. Wyman, Commo. U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation. Cor. Apr. 1878, Oct. 1880, Apr. 1885. It was published by Hydrographic Office in 1885. Scale [ca. 1: 2,200,000]. Covers Archipel des Tuamotu, French Poynesia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 drainage, human settlements, inhabited and uninhabited islands, shoreline features, inlets, islands and islets, shoals, harbors, anchorage points, tidal directions, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  12. Title: Atoll Ahe, French Polynesia, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de L'ile Ahe, d'apr?s Wilkes ; grav? par P. M?a. It was published by D?p?t des Cartes et Plans de la Marine in 1874. Scale 1:150,000. Covers Atoll Ahe, Archipel des Tuamotu, French Polynesia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 shoreline features such as drainage, shoreline features, bays, harbors, inlets, points, rocks, and more. Includes inset: Entr?e du Lagon par M[r]. Lachave, Lieu[t] de Vaisseau assist? de M[r] Besson, ?l?ve.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  13. Title: Georges Bank, 1837 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Georges Shoal & Bank, surveyed by Charles Wilkes, Lieut. Commandant ... [et al.] in U.S. brig Porpoise, schooners Maria & Hadassah, by order of the Hon. Mahlon Dickerson, Secretary of the Navy ; drawn by J. Alden and W. May ; engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith, New-York. It was published under direction of the Navy Commissioners in 1837. Scale [ca. 1:62,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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 hydrographic features such as as banks, shoals, bottom soil types, tide information, and more. Relief shown by soundings. Includes notes. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  14. Title: Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Gilbert Islands or Kingsmill Group, by the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkins esq., commander, 1841; corrected May 1876 at the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C.; R.H. Wyman Commo. U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation. It was published by the Hydrographic Office in 1887. Scale [ca. 1:725,000]. Covers the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 drainage, human settlements, shoreline features, islands and islets, bays, harbors, inlets, points, rocks, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  15. Title: Samoa and American Samoa, 1889 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Samoan Islands or Navigator Islands, by the U.S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes Esq. commander 1839; corrected to Aug. 1871; R.H. Wyman Capt. U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation; eng. by Sherman & Smith N.Y. It was published by the Hydrographic Office in 1889. Ed. of March 1889. Scale [ca. 1:45,000,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 drainage, human settlements, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths are shown by soundings. Includes inset of Sand Island. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  16. Title: San Francisco Bay Area, California, Nautical Chart, 1877 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California, from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by R.D. Cutts, asst. & A.F. Rodgers, sub-asst. ; topography by R.D. Cutts, asst., A.M. Harrison & A.F. Rodgers, sub-assts. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. Comdg. James Alden, U.S.N. assist. It was published by The Survey in 1877. Scale 1:50,000. Covers the San Francisco Bay Area. 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, railroads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by sounding, shading, and contours. Includes inset map: Sub-sketch of entrance to San Francisco Bay (Scale 1:400,000), and inset views: View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz N.E. by E. 1/2 (by compass 10 miles) -- View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay from Yerba Buena Id. -- View of the entrance to San Pablo Bay from near Angel Id. Also includes text and tables. 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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  17. Title: Map of the Oregon Territory; by the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander, 1841.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Columbia River, reduced from a survey / made by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1841. -- Scale ca. 1:700,000. J.H Young & Sherman & Smith, [1845]. 1 map; 58 x 87 cm., folded to 9 x 14 cm.

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  18. Title: Chart of the Antarctic continent shewing the icy barrier attached to it discovered by the U.S. Ex. Ex.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Map shows the daily tracks of the vessels along the land discovered by the Expedition, the wind currents, air and water temperature, lines of variation, and icy barrier by which it is bounded. Includes five views of Antarctic continent shoreline. From: Atlas [to accompany] Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Philadelphia : Lea & Blanchard, 1845.

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  19. Title: Map of the Oregon Territory

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    Summary: Covers nothern California and Oregon.; At bottom right margin: J.H. Young & Sherman & Smith.; Inset: Columbia River, reduced from a survey, made by the U.S. Ex. Ex. 1841.; Includes note.; Relief shown by hachures. 48 x 89 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,000,000 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: [Wilkes Exploring Expedition maps, 1841]

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    Summary: By the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Survey. Relief shown By hachures; depths shown By soundings. Binder's title. Sheets numbered 135 to 161. 38 maps on 27 sheets; 86 x 88 cm. or smaller.

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