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  1. Title: Geography of the world's agriculture.

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    Summary: 149 pages : including maps diagrams folded map ; 27 x 34 cm. Historical Atlases

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  2. Title: Map no. III showing addresses of 8591 alleged male juvenile delinquents dealt with by the juvenile police probation officers during the year 1927, ten to seventeen years of age /prepared by research sociologists; Behavior Research Fund, Chicago.

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    Summary: Originally published in: Delinquency areas: a study of the geographic distribution of school truants, juvenile delinquents, and adult offenders in Chicago / Clifford R. Shaw, with the collaboration of Frederick M. Zorbaugh, Henry D. McKay, Leonard S. Cottrell. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 1929.; Scale [ca. 1:122,500]; photocopy; Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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  3. Title: Map no. VII showing places of residence of 7541 alleged male offenders placed in the Cook County jail during the year 1920, 17-75 years of age /prepared by research sociologists; Behavior Research Fund, Chicago.

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    Summary: Originally published in: Delinquency areas: a study of the geographic distribution of school truants, juvenile delinquents, and adult offenders in Chicago / Clifford R. Shaw, with the collaboration of Frederick M. Zorbaugh, Henry D. McKay, Leonard S. Cottrell. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 1929.; Scale [ca. 1:122,500]; photocopy; Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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  4. Title: Map of Ann Arbor.

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    Summary: Sheet mounted on cloth. Includes indexes for university buildings, churches, and public buildings and advertisements for Wahr's Bookstore. Shows streets, street car lines, electric railways, and railroads. 1 map; 25 x 19 cm

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  5. Title: Ancient shorelines of southwestern Lake Michigan

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    Summary: Includes ill., text, graphs showing Lake-level fluctuations over the past 4,700 years and a timeline showing historical events since 1166 B.C. tied to specific beach ridges.; Poster 2.1.; The map below was created by tracing beach ridges from a series of aerial photographs of northern Lake and Porter Counties taken in 1938. Scale approximately 1:59,000.

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  6. Title: Map showing the surficial deposits of southeastern Wisconsin

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    Summary: Covers Wisconsin from the Illinois state line to Lake Winnebago.; Depths shown by contours.; Shows areas of marshes, sand, moraines, glacial drifts, and locations of eskers, drumlins, and sand, gravel, and clay pits.; Includes text.; "House Doc. No. 64th Cong. 2d. Sess."; "Based on original field notes of Wm. C. Alden and assistants. Some local details including a few bearings of glacial striae compiled from published reports of Wisconsin Geological Survey and Wisconsin Academy of Science. T. C. Chamberlin, geologist in charge. 69 x 84 Centimeters, on sheet 97 x 76 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000 General Map Collection

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  7. Title: Map Showing the Waterworks Systems of Long Island, New York, 1904

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1904 paper map entitled: Map Showing the Waterworks Systems of Long Island, New York published by J.Bien. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  8. Title: Belgium

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    Summary: Map on lining-papers. "First edition."

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  9. Title: Map of a portion of British Columbia showing the coalfields of Comox, Nanaimo & Cowitchin on Vancouver and adjacent islands and the distribution of the cretaceous coal bearing rocks : also the tertiary rocks of Sooke & Burrard Inlet, to illustrate the report of Mr. James Richardson

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    Summary: Greenwich prime meridian.; Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Includes 3 profiles. 77 x 88 centimeters Scale approximately 1:250,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Map of a portion of British Columbia showing the coalfields of Comox, Nanaimo & Cowitchin on Vancouver and adjacent islands and the distribution of the cretaceous coal bearing rocks also the tertiary rocks of Sooke & Burrard Inlet, to illustrate the report of Mr. James Richardson; compiled & drawn by R. Barlow, Ch. Draftsn., Geo. Sur.

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    Summary: Greenwich prime meridian. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes 3 profiles. 1 map: col.; 77 x 88 cm

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  11. Title: Ohio Boundary

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    Summary: map ; 47 x 116 cm Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset "Point Pelé, upper Canada. Map exhibiting the second position occupied in the determination of the most southwardly point of the boundary line between the United States & Canada," 1:12,000.

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  12. Title: Ohio boundary no. 1 south bend of Lake Michigan: Map, exhibiting the position occupied in the determination of the latitude of the extreme south bend of Lake Michigan surveyed under the direction of Capt. A. Talcott, United States Engrs.; by Lieuts. W. Hood & Willm. Smith.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Removed from: Ohio and Michigan boundary ..., 1836. Below names of authors: Lt. W. Hood, del. Endorsed at lower left: A. Talcott capt engs. Includes references to the position occupied. 1 map; 32 x 74 cm., folded to 19 x 10 cm.

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  13. Title: Taunton, Massachusetts, 1836 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Taunton. It was published by Saml. O. Dunbar in 1836. Scale [1:33,660]. It covers the town of Taunton and a portion of the town of Berkley. 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. It includes 13 views of local buildings and inset: Map of the Village of Taunton. Scale [1:7,920]. 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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  14. Title: Figures illustrating currents in the Adriatic Sea

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    Summary: Title given by cataloger. Figure 2 shows path along lowest points of seafloor. Figure three shows course and direction of actual currents. Depth shown by isobaths and shading. Lines of connecting dams [submarine plateaus] under water are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 45 (1875), pp. 34-45; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

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  15. Title: I. Slater's new plan of Manchester and Salford, with their vicinities, specially prepared for the directory

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    Summary: Probably issued in: Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) royal national commercial directory.

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  16. Title: Map of the general government roads in the territory of Minnesota, September 1854

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:760,320. 12 miles to one in.In: U.S. 33d Cong., 2d sess., 1854-1855. Senate ex. doc. -- no. 1, map 29. -- (Serial set ; 748).Includes table showing progress of government road construction. 46 x 32 centimeters Scale 1:760,320. 12 miles to one inch Minnesota Transportation Maps

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  17. Title: Los Angeles, California, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la Ciudad de Los Angeles, surveyed & drawn by E.O.C. Ord, Lt., U.S.A. & Wm. R. Hutton, asst., August 29th 1849. It was published by the Historical Society of Southern California ca. 1930. Scale [ca. 1:6,330] . Facsimile of a manuscript map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California State Plane Zone V Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0405). 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, block and lot numbers, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  18. Title: South & Southeast Asia, 1846 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: India and countries adjacent : to accompany Symond's Introduction to the geography of India, G.W. Mahon 1846 ; J. Sinclair, del. It was published by R. Twigg in 1847. Scale [ca. 1:8,750,000]. Covers portions of South and Southeast Asia and China. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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 and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, the Great Wall of China, 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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  19. Title: San Francisco Bay Area, California, Nautical Chart, 1877 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California, from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by R.D. Cutts, asst. & A.F. Rodgers, sub-asst. ; topography by R.D. Cutts, asst., A.M. Harrison & A.F. Rodgers, sub-assts. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. Comdg. James Alden, U.S.N. assist. It was published by The Survey in 1877. Scale 1:50,000. Covers the San Francisco Bay Area. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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 features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, railroads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by sounding, shading, and contours. Includes inset map: Sub-sketch of entrance to San Francisco Bay (Scale 1:400,000), and inset views: View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz N.E. by E. 1/2 (by compass 10 miles) -- View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay from Yerba Buena Id. -- View of the entrance to San Pablo Bay from near Angel Id. Also includes text and tables. 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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  20. Title: New York Bay and Harbor, and vicinity, 1844 (Image 6 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs : sheet no. 6, founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by James Ferguson and Edmund Blunt, assistants ; the hydrography under the direction of Thomas R. Gedney, lieutenant U.S. Navy ; the topography by C. Renard and T.A. Jenkins assists. It was published by Survey of the Coast of the United States in 1844-1845. Scale 1:30,000. This layer is image 6 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, drainage, land cover, forts, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. Includes text, table of currents and stations, notes, sailing directions, 4 coastal panoramas and 2 views of Sandy Hook Light. 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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