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  1. Title: Mineral Resources, France, 1784 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte mineralogique de France : ou sont marques les differens terreins principaux qui partagent ce Royaume, et les substances particulieres qu'il renferme, dressee sur les observations de Mr. Guettard de l'Accademie des Sciences, par Mr. Dupain-Triel, pere, Geog'he du Roy et de Monsieur Censeur Royal, 1781. It was published by Chez Mr. Dupain-Triel, pere, Geo.ghe du Roy et de Monsieur in 1781. Scale approximately 1:2,750,000. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 mines and mineral resource locations, geologic areas, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also note, 2 legends, coat of arms, and illustration of mining.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: France, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Le Royaume de France : avec ses acquisitions divisée en gouvernemens de provinces et dediée a sa Majeste tres chrestienne Louis le Grand, Roi de France et de Navarre par ... J.B. Nolin, Geographe Ordinaire de Sa Majesté. It was published by Chez l'Auteur sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais a l'Enseigne de la Place des Victoires a la descente du Pont Neuf between 1710 and 1719. Scale approximately 1:2,200,000. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also 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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  3. Title: Leipzig, Germany, 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Leipzig, ge[zat]. gest von Ad. Eltz[ner]. It was published by Louis Rocca in [1870]. Scale [ca. 1:6,600]. Covers Leipzig, Germany. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 4 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, railroads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, cemeteries, and more. 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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  4. Title: A new map of North America, with the West India Islands: Divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments & ca. which compose the British Dominions; laid down according to the latest surveys, and corrected from the original materials of Goverr. Pownall, Member of Parliament. 1783.

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    Summary: Probably from Thomas Kitchen et. al. A General Atlas... (London, R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1782-[1787] maps no. 30-31; see Phillips no. 3522. Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay - The passage by land to California... 1 map on 2 sheets: col.; 52 x 117 cm.

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  5. Title: A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20, Jan. 1783 ; wherein are particularly distinguished the United States and the several provinces, governments &ca. which compose the British dominions

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California, discover'd by Father Eusebius Francis Kino. Includes historical notes, text and decorative cartouche.

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  6. Title: The provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania and the province of Quebec. Drawn by Major Holland, Surveyor General of the Northern District in America

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Insets: A chart of the mouth of Hudsons River, from Sandy Hook to New York.--Plan of Amboy with its environs from an actual survey.--A plan of the city of New York.

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  7. Title: A map of the middle British colonies in North America

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    Summary: A topographical description of such parts of North America as are contained in the (annexed) map of the middle British colonies, &c. in North America. vi, 46, 16p.;Includes text, list of townships, distance charts, and inset "A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c."; London and Philadelphia.;Relief shown pictorially.;hand colored;49 x 83 cm.;ca. 1:2,300,000

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  8. Title: A view of the city of Boston, the capital of New England, in North America

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    Summary: Not drawn to scale.; 1 view; 20 x 50 cm Boston (Mass.)--Aerial views--Early works to 1800

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  9. Title: France, 1736 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France ecclesiastique divisée par archevechéz et evechéz dans les quels se trouvent toutes les abbayes d'hommes et de filles a la nomination du roy, dediée a Sa Majeste par son ... geographe Bernard Jaillot. It was published by chez l'auteur sur le Quay et a côté des Gds. Augustins, Avec privilege in 1736. Scale approximately 1:1,300,000. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-west portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche richly decorated with royal coat of arms and figures symbolizing religion, with Mars and Minerva below.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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  10. Title: France, 1736 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France ecclesiastique divisée par archevechéz et evechéz dans les quels se trouvent toutes les abbayes d'hommes et de filles a la nomination du roy, dediée a Sa Majeste par son ... geographe Bernard Jaillot. It was published by chez l'auteur sur le Quay et a côté des Gds. Augustins, Avec privilege in 1736. Scale approximately 1:1,300,000. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-east portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche richly decorated with royal coat of arms and figures symbolizing religion, with Mars and Minerva below.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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  11. Title: France, 1736 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France ecclesiastique divisée par archevechéz et evechéz dans les quels se trouvent toutes les abbayes d'hommes et de filles a la nomination du roy, dediée a Sa Majeste par son ... geographe Bernard Jaillot. It was published by chez l'auteur sur le Quay et a côté des Gds. Augustins, Avec privilege in 1736. Scale approximately 1:1,300,000. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-west portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche richly decorated with royal coat of arms and figures symbolizing religion, with Mars and Minerva below.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: France, 1736 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France ecclesiastique divisée par archevechéz et evechéz dans les quels se trouvent toutes les abbayes d'hommes et de filles a la nomination du roy, dediée a Sa Majeste par son ... geographe Bernard Jaillot. It was published by chez l'auteur sur le Quay et a côté des Gds. Augustins, Avec privilege in 1736. Scale approximately 1:1,300,000. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-east portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche richly decorated with royal coat of arms and figures symbolizing religion, with Mars and Minerva below.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: L'Europe divisée selon l'etendue de ses principales parties, 1772 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Europe divisée selon l'etendue de ses principales parties : et dont les points principaux sont placez sur les observations de Mesrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. It was published by: L.-C. Desnos, rue St. Jacques à l'Ensegne du Globe in 1772. Scale [ca. 1:7,250,000]. Map in French. 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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  14. Title: Africa, 1770 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Afrique : ou tous les points principaux sont placez, sur les opservations de messieurs de l'Academie royale de siences [sic] par N. de Fer, geographe de Monseigneur le Dauphin. It was published by Desnos in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:12,250,000]. Map in French. 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations, plans, and descriptions of the inhabitants of Africa.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: Mappe - monde: pour la geographie de M.M. Achille Meissas et A. Michelot; dressée par Charle géographe.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows international boundaries, major rivers and mountains. Gravé par Moisy. 1 map: col. 28 x 52 cm.

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  16. Title: France, 1763 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Projection geo-spherique ou Plan trigonographique de la France : contenant tous les lieux devenus celebres dans l'Astronomie par le grand nombre d'observations celestes qu'y ont ete faites depuis l'etablissement de l'Academie R. des Sciences et tous ceux dont la longitude et la latitude se concluent des operations geometriques, entreprises des le commencement de ce Siecle par ordre de Sa Majeste pour determiner la figure de la Terre, dressee pour l'utilite des geographes et des navigateurs par Mr. Rizzi Zannoni de l'Acad? Roy? de Sc? et Belles Lettres de Gottingue. It was published by Donnee au public et dirigee par Desnos, Rue S. Jacques, au Globe in 1763. Scale approximately 1:3,100,000. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also ornamental cartouche decorated with coat of arms of France and surveying tools; Remarques; bar scales.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: Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1856 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical chart entitled: Preliminary chart of Charleston harbor and its approaches. A trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.O. Boutelle ; topography by S.A. Gilbert ; hydrography by the party under the command of J.N. Maffitt ; engd. by F. Danworth, J. Knight, E. Yeager & G. Mc Coy. It was published by U.S. Coast Survey Office in 1856. Scale 1:30,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South Carolina State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (Fipszone 3900). 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, roads, built-up areas and selected buildings, docks, wharves, shoreline features (rocks, shoals, anchorage points, ports, inlets, etc.), and more. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by contours and soundings. Includes 2 views, notes, sailing directions, tides' table, table of currents, list of buoys and of beacons. Images includes manuscript additions and newspaper clippings.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: Coasts, Atlantic Ocean, ca. 1659 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: West-Indische paskaert : waer in de graden der breedde over weder zyden vande middellyn wassende soo vergroten dat die geproportioneert syn tegen hunne nevenstaende graden der lengde. Vertoonende behalve EuropWest-Indische paskaertaes zuydelijcste alle de Zeekusten van Africa en America begrepen in 't Octroy bij de H.M.H. State Generael der vereenichde Nederl., verleent aende Generale West Indische Compagnie. Mitsgaders die van Peru en Chili inde groote Zuyd Zee. It was published by by Hendrick Doncker, in de Nieubrugsteeg ca. Ao. 1659 Scale approximately 1:15,000,000. Map in Dutch.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, shoreline features (rocks, channels, points, ports, inlets, islands, shoals, etc.), and more. Includes also shows rhumb lines, compass roses, and illustrations. 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: Lacs, fleuves, rivières et principales montages. de l'Afrique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes text Prime meridian: Ferro. Top left corner: Introduction. Top right corner: No. 14. From: Géographie moderne avec une introduction. Paris : Chez Mondhare et Jean, 1787.

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  20. Title: Description du pais Normandie; par Damien de Templeux Escuyer Sr. du Frestoy.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. of ships and sea creatures, and uses a special engraving technique to create a wave appearance in the water. The scall cartouche includes the date "1620." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 51 cm.

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