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  1. Title: Map of the Wabash-Erie Region

    • Geological maps
    • 1904
    Contributors:

    Summary: Caption title: Glacial map showing moraines in which Lake Eagle and the city of Warsaw are located. Relief shown by profile. Includes geological profile of region. Shows moraines and beach lines in Ohio and Indiana. "Map 2." "Loaned by Prof. C. R. Dryer and Inland Pub. Co."--Caption. Detached from: A physiographic and ecological study of the Lake Eagle (Winona Lake) Region, Indiana / by W. M. Mills. In Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources twenty-eighth annual report, 1903. Indianapolis : Wm. B. Burford, 1904. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1904]; Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources], [1904] Dimensions: 8 x 11 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:2,476,000. Vertical scale indeterminable

  2. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and vicinity, 1896 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philadelphia and vicinity : Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1896. Scale 1:62,500. Covers Philadelphia and portions of surrounding counties. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 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. USGS maps are typical topographic maps portraying both natural and manmade features. They show and name works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. They 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.

  3. Title: Carte de la Finlande, 1808 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Finlande. It was published by: no publisher in 1808. Scale approximately 1:2,450,000. 12 myriamètres [= 4.9 cm]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the EUREF FIN TM35FIN (EPSG: 3067) 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.

  4. Title: Europe at the time of the Crusades

    • Not specified
    • 1916
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 74 x 107 Centimeters

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

    • Not specified
    • 1916
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 75 x 103 Centimeters

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

    • Image data
    • 1891
    Contributors:

    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.

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

    • Not specified
    • 1876
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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

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

    • Thematic maps
    • 1875
    Contributors:

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

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

    • Not specified
    • 1875
    Contributors:

    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

  10. Title: Alaska and adjoining territory : 1869

    • Not specified
    • 1869
    Contributors:

    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

  11. Title: New England Railroads, 1838 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire & New York exhibiting the several rail road routes completed, constructing, chartered & contemplated : published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts, drawn by A. Kennedy ; engraved by Morse & Tuttle. It was published in 1838. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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, completed, chartered, and contemplated railroads, drainage, state and county boundaries, and more. 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 purposes.

  12. Title: Höhenschichten-Karte Ost- und Westpreussens : section Bromberg-Marienwerde

    • Not specified
    • 1881
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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints, form lines, and spot heights. Depths shown by bathymetric soundings. 35 x 43 centimeters

  13. Title: Hóhenschichten-Karte Ost- und Westpreussens : Danzig

    • Not specified
    • 1881
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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints, form lines, and spot heights. Depths shown by bathymetric tints, soundings, and isolines.; "Jn Commission bei Wilh. Koch & Reimer in Ko?nigsberg i/Pr." 35 x 43 centimeters

  14. Title: Hóhenschichten-Karte Ost- und Westpreussens : Königsberg

    • Not specified
    • 1881
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints, form lines, and spot heights. Depths shown by bathymetric tints, soundings, and isolines.; "Jn Commission bei Wilh. Koch & Reimer in Ko?nigsberg i/Pr." 35 x 43 centimeters

  15. Title: Carver and Scott Counties

    • Not specified
    • 1870
    Contributors:

    Summary: Photocopy enlargement.; Relief shown by contour lines.; At head of title: Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota.; "Plate 35." 35 x 43 centimeters

  16. Title: Chisago, Isanti and Anoka Counties

    • Not specified
    • 1870
    Contributors:

    Summary: Color enlarged photocopy.; Relief shown by contour lines.; At head of title: Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota.; "Plate 45." 41 x 34 centimeters

  17. Title: Munich, 1812 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Umgebungen von München : herausgegeben auf Allerhöchsten Befehl S[r] Majestät des Königs. It was published by: Statistisch Topographisches Bureau in 1812. Scale ca. 1:5,000. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) 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.

  18. Title: Carte d'Afrique (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1851, originally created by Pierre M. Lapie and Alexandre Émile Lapie, and engraved by Armand Joseph Lallemand. 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 3693.04 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. Lapie, P.M., Lapie, A.E., Lallemand, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Carte d'Afrique (Raster Image), Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gb407jx0064. 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.

  19. Title: Afrique Meridionale (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa originally created by Pierre Lapie in 1809. 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 1309.79 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. Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Afrique Meridionale (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/tz862pt4955. 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.

  20. Title: South America, 1825 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: General-Charte von Sud-America = Carte generale de L'Amerique Meridionale : en deux grandes feuilles. d'apres les observations et les cartes speciales, rapportees du Voyage dans l'interieur du Bresil, pendant les annees 1817-1820..., par les Docteurs de Spix et de Martius, Chevaliers de L'Ordre civil de la Couronne de Baviere, membres de L'Academie Royale de Munich ; gestochen von Joh. Bapt. Seitz, Kupferstecher im topographischen Bureau des Kon. baier. General-Quartiermeister Stab. It was published by [M. Lindauer] in 1825. Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. Map in German and French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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