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  1. Title: Andover (including North Andover and part of Lawrence), Massachusetts, 1830 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of Andover taken for the town, by Moses Dorman, Jr. It was published by Pendleton's Lithogy. in 1830. Scale [ca. 1:41,140]. Covers the towns of Andover and North Andover and a portion of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.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 features such as roads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries 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: Connecticut, 1811 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Connecticut : from actual survey, made in 1811 by and under the direction of Moses Warren and George Gillet, and by them compiled. It was published in 1813 by Hudson & Goodwin. Scale [1:160,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 0600). 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 roads, drainage, county and town boundaries, public buildings, mills, factories, mines, 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 map purposes.

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  3. Title: Halifax and Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1750 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the harbour of Chebucto and town of Halifax, by Moses Harris. It was published in Gentleman's Magazine, 1750. Scale [ca. 1:80,500]. Covers Halifax, Halifax Harbour, and Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the UTM Zone 20N NAD83 (meters) 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, fortifications, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes illustrations. 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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  4. Title: Maine, 1815 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the district of Maine : from the latest and best authorities, by Moses Greenleaf, Esqr. ; engraved by W.B. Annin. It was published in 1815 by Cummings & Hilliard. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. Covers Maine and portions of New Hampshire, the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, 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 roads; selected mills, factories, meeting houses, and court houses; drainage; land grant, town, county, state, and national boundaries; distances of each town from Boston and the shire town, 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 map purposes.

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  5. Title: A map of the North-Pole and the parts adjoining

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "To the Right Honble. Charles Fitz Charles Earle of Plymouth ... This map is humbly dedicated by M. Pitt." Includes illus. and inset of "Nova Zembla." From: The English atlas. Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Printed at the Theater, for Moses Pitt ..., 1680-82.

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  6. Title: Map of Bartholomew County, Indiana

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows boulders, sand, and stone quarries. Detached from: Geology of Bartholomew County / Moses N. Elrod. In Indiana Department of Geology and Natural History eleventh annual report, 1881. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1882. Page 150. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Indiana Department of Geology and Natural History], [1882] Dimensions: 23 x 23 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:190,000

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  7. Title: Silesia, 1681 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Silesiae ducatus accurata et vera delineateo : viris magnificis ac generosis, D. Valentino a Stössel in Seppa Kawer; D. Sigismundo a Loss, in Simpsen Dammer; D. Caspari a Stosch; D. Davidi Gotfr. a Stosch, Patruelibus in Gross et klein Tschirna; D. Gotfried ab Haugwitz in Brodelwitz, Ziebendorf Equitibus. Patronis. dicat Dedicatq. Jonas Scultetus ,Sprotta Silesius. It was published by: Sumptibus Janssonio Waesbergiorum, Mosis Pitt et Stephani Swart in 1681. Scale approximately 1:1,050,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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