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  1. Title: Mappamondo, o sia, Descrizione generale del globo terrestre ed acquatico

    • Image data
    • 1750
    Contributors:

    Summary: Double hemispherical world map with female figures representing the four continents. Probably issued in: Atlante novissimo ... / del Sig. Guglielmo de L'Isle ... In Venezia : Presso Giambatista Albrizzi q. Gir., [1740-1750]

  2. Title: Carta dell' Asia : ridotta sopra quella in 4. fogli di H. Brué e secondo la geografia di Malte-Brunn

    • Image data
    • 1824
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: Nuovo atlante universale ... / dal cav. Luigi Bossi. Milano : P. & G. Vallardi, 1824.

  3. Title: Carta dell' Affrica : ridotta sopra quella in 4 fogli di H. Brué e secondo la geografia di Malte-Brunn

    • Image data
    • 1824
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: Nuovo atlante universale ... / dal cav. Luigi Bossi. Milano : P. & G. Vallardi, 1824.

  4. Title: Tabula comitatus Frisiae

    • Image data
    • 1670
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset: Perfecte caerte van de Vriese eylanden alhier dus bijgevoecht.

  5. Title: 2015-2016 Complete Set of Student Data for Art and Politics in the City

    • Point data
    • 2016
    Contributors:

    Summary: This point shapefile layer represents locations of graffiti and street art collected by students during the span of three semesters of Art and Politics in the City at New York University. Students explored neighborhoods in New York and Buenos Aires and recorded pictures of graffiti and art with FulcrumApp. The data includes place notes, descriptions, categories for the art, and photos. A documentation file is available with the archival copy of the data.

  6. Title: Devonshire, England, 1611 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Devonshire : with Excester described, and the armes of such Nobles as have borne the titles of them. It was published by Performed by Ihon Speede and are to be sold in popes-head Alleye by Iohn Sudburi & George Humble. Cum privilegio in 1611. Scale [ca. 1:253,440]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 pictorially. Includes also coats of arms of the Devonshire and Exeter noble families on left side together with the Royal coat of arms. Includes view of Exeter and table of 'places of the citie by fygures ...' 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.

  7. Title: England, Great Britain, 1632 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The kingdome of England., described by Christopher Saxton, augmented by John Speed ; Abraham Goos Amstelodamensis sculpsit Anno 1632. It was published by George Humble, cum Privilegio in 1632. Scale ca. 1:2,150,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 and woodland shown pictorially. Map border includes vignettes of national costumed character types. Includes also pictorial representations of ships and marine animals, and catalogue of all the shires, cities, bishoprickes, market townes, castles, parishes, rivers, bridges, chases, forrests, and parkes conteyned in every pariticuler shire of the Kingdome of England. 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.

  8. Title: Scotland, United Kingdom, 1610 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The Kingdome of Scotland, performed by Iohn Speed. It was published by Iohn Sudbury and George Humble in 1610. Scale indeterminable. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 pictorially. Includes also compass rose ; settlements ; churches ; lochs ; ships ; sea monsters ; trees. 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.

  9. Title: La Grecia antica divisa ne' suoi stati

    • Image data
    • 1799
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Nuovo atlante geographico universale delineato sulle ultime osservazioni / Giovanni Maria Cassini. Rome: Presso la Calcogr. camerale, 1792-1801.

  10. Title: L'ancienne ville de Jerusalem & ses environs

    • Image data
    • 1699
    Contributors:

    Summary: Imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem. Relief shown pictorially. From: Lamy, Bernard. Introduction a l'Ecriture Sainte. Lyon, 1699, p. 58.

  11. Title: A new, plaine, and exact map of Asia : described by N.I. Vischer and rendered into English, with the habits of the countries and manner of the cheife citties

    • Early maps
    • 1660
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given; (E 25°01'00"--E 146°19'00"/N 77°03'00"--S 9°48'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Border includes figures, portraits and city views. Date from previous call number. 36 x 47 centimeters

  12. Title: Mapping Rome

    • Not specified
    • 2021
    Contributors:

    Summary: This collection of digitized cartographic and historic data pertains to the city of Rome, Italy. Included within are assets such as the “Nolli Map” (La Pianta Grande di Roma) of 1748. Associated with this map are a number of related cartographic assets: (a) 1320 indexed sites or “Nolli Points,” which are numerical keys associated with specific sites in the city; (b) the polygonal outlines of buildings on Nolli’s map; (c) the polygonal outlines of landscape features such as vineyards, parks, villas found on Nolli’s map; (d) the polygonal outlines of the historical neighborhoods of Rome, known as rioni; and (e) the polygonal outline of the Tiber River flowing through the city.

  13. Title: Milan, Italy, 1860 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta di Milano, designata dal Tenente Ingegnere Geografo Giovanni Brenna. It was published by Antonio Vallardi in 1860. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. Covers Milan, Italy. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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 and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, parks, 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.

  14. Title: Map of Zanzibar : Stone Town

    • Image data
    • 1996
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights. Includes indexes, location map, and color illustrations.

  15. Title: Rome, Italy, 1748 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: All'Emo., e Rmo. Sigr. Pne. Colmo., Il Sig.r Cardinale Alessandro Albani Emo., e Rmo. principe ardisco d'offerire all'Emza. Vra. ristretta in questa picciola Pianta la nuova Topografia di Roma : con sicurezza, che ella sara per benignamente accoglierla, non come opra mia, ma come cosa, che dalla medesima ha'avuto il principe e'l compimento, animato da V.E. m'accinsi all'Impresa e assistito dalla Sua valida Protezione l'ho a fine ridotta-- by Gio. Battista Nolli ; Piranesi e Nolli incisero. It was published by Gio. Battista Nolli in 1748. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. Map in Italian.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 33N 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, plazas, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also added title: Topografia Di Roma Di Gio. Battista Nolli dalla maggiore in questa minor tavola dal medesimo ridotta. 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.

  16. Title: Genoa, Italy, 1789 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Topografia del porto e citta di Genova : nel solo ristretto delle sue mura vecchie, coll' indicazione delle chiese, e luoghi principali, delineata da Giacomo Bruschi Cap. Ingegniere 1789 ; Guidotto, scolpi. It was published by Ivone Gravier in 1789. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. Covers Genoa, Italy. Map in Italian.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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.

  17. Title: Venice, Italy, 1834 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta della regia citta de Venezia : rinnovata l'an 1834, Antonio Lazzari inc. ; Bertoja dis. It was published by Giovanni Gallo in [1834]. Scale [ca. 1:14,000]. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33N 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, canals, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, and more. Includes views, illustrations, and 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.

  18. Title: Pianta di Roma

    • Image data
    • 1862
    Contributors:

    Summary: Covers Rome and environs. Relief shown by hachures. Dedication: "A Sua Maestà Vittoria Regina del Regno Unito della Gran Brettagna, e dell' Irlanda &. &. &." Inset: Contorni di Roma. Includes indexes at left & right margins. Engravings at lower right and left corners.

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