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  1. Title: Route map of the Gasa country (South Eastern Africa) illustrating the journey to Umzila, King of Gasa, reduced from the original map constructed by Mr. St. Vincent Erskine

    • Image data
    • 1875
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Boundaries of Gaza territory, independent territories, and real extent of Portuguese influence are shown. Includes information on soil quality, vegetation, groundwater, and terrain. Author's route shown in red. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 45 (1875), pp. 45-128; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

  2. Title: Annapolis Basin Region, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1690 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, untitled, manuscript paper map: [Plan of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, based on the work of Vincent Saccardy]. It was produced in 1690. Scale [ca.1:15,749]. Covers Annapolis Basin, Bay of Fundy, and Saint Marys Bay, 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 coastal and drainage features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Title: United States contour map

    • Not specified
    • 1921
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    Summary: Relief shown by contours. 43 x 71 centimeters

  5. Title: Karte von Kleinasien meist nach noch nicht oder in kleinstem Massstabe vero¨ffentlichen Aufnahmen / in 24 Blatt bearbeitet von Richard Kiepert. (Sheet AIII. Zafaranboli.)

    • Image data
    • 1902
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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Historic Maps copy of sheet D2 has imprint date: 1905.

  6. Title: New York Brooklyn quadrangle, 1900

    • Raster data
    • 1900
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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1900 paper map entitled: New York Brooklyn quadrangle, published by the United States Geological Survey. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

  7. Title: [United States Relief Map, 1899]

    • Not specified
    • 1899
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    Summary: 1 map ; 53 x 81 cm Relief shown by hypsometric tints and contours.

  8. Title: United States contour map

    • Topographic maps
    • 1896
    Contributors:

    Summary: U.S. Geological Survey compiled by Henry Gannett. 1 map: col.; 43 x 71 cm

  9. Title: [Base Map of United States]

    • Physical maps
    • 1896
    Contributors:

    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 47 x 70 cm Shows state boundaries, principal cities, and water features. "U.S. Geological Survey. J. W. Powell, Director." "Engraved by U.S.G.S."

  10. Title: Reconnaissance map of the United States showing the distribution of the geologic system so far as known

    • Image data
    • 1893
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    Summary: In upper right margin: "Fifth Annual Report plate II" U.S.G.S. Companion text: Pt.II. Accompanying papers / Fourteenth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1892-'93. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Geological Survey. 1893. Annual Report 14th. Part II. 597p. 74 pls. Map in pocket.

  11. Title: Aequatorial-West-Afrika

    • Image data
    • 1893
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Inset: Umgebung des Kamerun-Berges. Scale 1:1,000,000. "Abgeschlossen 15. December 1892." In portfolio with cover title: Neue Spezialkarte von Aequatorial-West-Afrika, nach den neuesten Forschungen / bearbeitet von Richard Kiepert. Berlin : Geographische Verlagshandlung Dietrich Reimer, 1893. (16 p.)

  12. Title: Map of the United States showing the progress of the topographic survey during the fiscal year 1891-1892

    • Not specified
    • 1891
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    Summary: U.S. Geological survey. Thirteenth Annual Report, pl. 1.;1 map, colored;44 x 72 cm.;1:7,000,000

  13. Title: Illinois, Morris sheet

    • Topographic maps
    • 1892
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    Summary: Contour interval 10 feet.;"Surveyed in 1890.";Relief indicated by contours.;1 map, colored;45 x 34 cm.;1:62,500

  14. Title: Map of the United States showing the distribution of the lines of mean annual temperature : prepared to illustrate the corresponding distribution of the population at the date of the Tenth Census

    • Not specified
    • 1880
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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:12,000,000]; 1 map: color, mounted on linen; 26 x 41 cm Atmospheric temperature--United States--Maps

  15. Title: A new map of Illinois and part of the Wisconsin Territory.

    • Not specified
    • 1835
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    Summary: Engraved by Doolittle & Munson, Cincinnati, Ohio.;Shows counties, county seats, and roads.;Illinois College.;1 map, hand colored;45 x 31 cm.;ca. 1:1,600,000

  16. Title: Map of the route passed over by an expedition into the Indian country in 1832 to the source of the Mississippi

    • Not specified
    • 1832
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Shows the region between the Red River and Lake Superior, featuring the Mississippi River above Lake Pipin, the Sioux Villages and the Falls of St. Anthony. Originally appeared in Henry Schoolcraft and James Allen's "Journal of an Expedition into the Indian Country to the Source of the Mississippi in 1832". 38 x 48 centimeters

  17. Title: Addresses St. Croix County, WI 2025

    • Point data
    • 2025
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    Summary: This data represents addresses for St. Croix County, Wisconsin in 2025.

  18. Title: PLSS St. Croix County, WI 2025

    • Point data
    • 2025
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    Summary: This data represents public land survey system (PLSS) corners for St. Croix County, Wisconsin in 2025.

  19. Title: Roads St. Croix County, WI 2025

    • Line data
    • 2025
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    Summary: This data represents roads for St. Croix County, Wisconsin in 2025.

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