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  1. Title: Paris, France, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789, ce plan a ete dresse sous la direction de M.M. Armand Renauld inspecteur en chef des Beaux Arts et des Travaux Historiques, Hochereau conservatoeur du plan de Paris par Lucien Faucou, sous-conservateur de la Bibliotheque et des Collections Historiques de la ville de Paris: collaborateurs M.M. Laporte dessinateur, Bibert, dessinateur, Bizard, geom`etre, Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis graveur : Ce plan a ete execute conformement de la decision pris par le Counsil Municipal. It was published by Conseil Municipal 30 Dec. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. 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 31N 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, bridges, drainage, quays, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, parks, gardens, election district boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by form lines. Includes table of election districts.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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  2. Title: Plan de la ville de Paris : periode revolutionnaire, 1790-1794

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    Summary: Ce plan a été exécuté conformément a la décision prise par le Conseil municipal de Paris dans sa séance du 30 Décember 1887.; "Collaborateurs ... Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis, graveur."; "Le plan qui a servi de base ä ce travail est le plan d'Edme Verniquet, 1789."; Includes table: Division de Paris en 48 sections d'aprés le décret de l'Assemblée nationale du 22 Juin 1790 ..."." 68 x 92 centimeters Scale approximately 1:10,000 City Maps

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  3. Title: Map of a portion of the Southern Interior of British Columbia embodying the explorations made in 1877 by G. M. Dawson, and in 1882-4 by Amos Bowman.; drawn by Israel Marion.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "The Burland Lithographic Co. Montreal." 1 map: col.; 58 x 51 cm

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  4. Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1860 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Worcester, Mass. : from actual surveys under the direction of P. Ball, C.E. It was published by Smith & Mc.Kinney, between 1850 and 1860. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. 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) 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, public buildings, schools, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town and ward boundaries, cemeteries, and more. Includes also engravings of important buildings and advertisements in margins. 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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  5. Title: Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity, 1862 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled historic paper manuscript map: [Map of Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity showing the position of Union brigades]. It was sketched by Union General George Stoneman, Oct. 24th, 1862. Scale not given. Covers a portion of Montgomery County, Maryland from Poolesville to the Potomac River. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System (in Meters) (Fipszone 1900). 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, towns and villages, drainage, troop location, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of the Civil War from the Harvard Map Collection. Many items from this selection are from a collection of maps deposited by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts (MOLLUS) in the Harvard Map Collection in 1938. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features, in particular showing places of military importance. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  6. Title: Comparison of incorporation laws a summary

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    Summary: 43 pages ; 28 cm

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  7. Title: The agricultural regions of Europe

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    Summary: Detached from: Economic geography, volume 1, no. 3, October 1925.; Base map supplied by American Geographical Society of New York. 43 x 51 centimeters Scale 1:11,000,000; 1 inch = 175 miles. General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Preliminary chart: lower reach of Saginaw River and bar in front, (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron); surveyed under the direction of Captain J.N. Macomb, T.E., by W.H. Hearding, J.H. Forster, I.L. Beghein, 1856.; Lower reach of Saginaw River and bar in front (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron)

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings and isolines. At head of title: seal with "United States Lake Survey 1867." "Additions and Corrections to June 1st 1893." "Made in obedience to acts of Congress under the direction of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department." Also shows mills and other points of interest along the bay including composition of river bottom. Includes "Sailing directions." 1 map; 57 x 96 cm, on sheet 66 x 106 cm.

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  9. Title: Map of Lake Tanganyika, from Ujiji to its southern extremity reduced from the map by Lieutt. V. Lovett Cameron, R.N.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shoals shown graphically. Islands and headlands (ras) along lakeshore are labeled. River Lukuga, outlet of Tanganyika, is shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 45 (1875), pp. 184-228; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

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  10. Title: City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Coty. Michigan

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 ill. 78 x 106 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,200 City Maps

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  11. Title: City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Coty. Michigan; surveyed & published by D. A. Pettibone.

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 ill. 1 map; 78 x 106 cm.

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  12. Title: Cartes de l'Inde : pour servir à l'histoire de la rivalité de la France et de l'Angleterre dans l'Inde

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    Summary: Maps of India and Sri Lanka; relief shown by hachures. In lower right-hand margin: Atlas général par L. Dussieux, 145, 146. From: Atlas général de géographie physique, politique et historique / par L. Dussieux. Paris : J. Lecoffre et co., [1854?] Inset: Carte pour servir à l'histoire des guerres du Carnatic, 1745-1783.

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  13. Title: Carte physique & politique de l'Amérique Méridionale

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    Summary: Map of South America and part of Central America; relief shown by hachures. In lower right-hand margin: Atlas général par L. Dussieux, 136. From: Atlas général de géographie physique, politique et historique / par L. Dussieux. Paris : J. Lecoffre et co., [1854?] Includes: Tableau des hauteurs des montagnes.

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  14. Title: Carta dell' Africa che serve d'illustrazione al nuovo Dizionario Geographico Universale (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1832. 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 Bonne 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 1897.2 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. Antonelli, Giuseppe and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Carta dell' Africa che serve d'illustrazione al nuovo Dizionario Geographico Universale (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yz476bf3484. 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.

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  15. Title: Lynn and Saugus (including Swampscott and Nahant), Massachusetts, 1829 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Lynn and Saugus, surveyed and drawn by Alonzo Lewis. It was published by Pendleton's Lithography in 1829. Scale [1:31,680]. Covers the City of Lynn, and the towns of Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant. 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 and dates of settlement, 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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  16. Title: Indian Archipelago and Further India, including Burma, Siam, Anam, & c.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:11,000,000. (E 88°--E 146°/N 27°--S 12°30'). At head of map: 35. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: New Guinea. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... [Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1889?]. John Bartholomew designed and engraved the maps for the 1846 edition of Adam and Charles Black's General atlas of the world, which appeared in several editions up to 1900. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. 41 x 54 centimeters Scale approximately 1:11,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  17. Title: South America

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    Summary: In margin: 48. Relief shown by hachures. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... [Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1889?] John Bartholomew designed and engraved the maps for the 1846 edition of Adam and Charles Black's General atlas of the world, which appeared in several editions up to 1900. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  18. Title: Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay & Guyana

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    Summary: In margin: 51. Relief shown by hachures. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... [Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1889?] John Bartholomew designed and engraved the maps for the 1846 edition of Adam and Charles Black's General atlas of the world, which appeared in several editions up to 1900. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  19. Title: Chili, the Argentine Republic, & Bolivia (south section)

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    Summary: In margin: 50. Relief shown by hachures. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... [Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1889?] John Bartholomew designed and engraved the maps for the 1846 edition of Adam and Charles Black's General atlas of the world, which appeared in several editions up to 1900. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  20. Title: South Africa

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    Summary: At head of map: 38. Relief shown by hachures. "Missionary stations are marked with the initials M.S." Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... [Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1889?] John Bartholomew designed and engraved the maps for the 1846 edition of Adam and Charles Black's General atlas of the world, which appeared in several editions up to 1900. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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