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  1. Title: Chicago, Illinois, Great Fire, 1871 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Chicago showing the burnt district, presented by Freeman & Burr. It was published by Freeman & Burr in 1871. Scale [ca. 1:29,300]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Illinois East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 1201). 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 the area burned by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, roads, railroads, railroad stations, drainage, city wards, and more. 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: Analysis of Iowa's relief population

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    Summary: 91 leaves illustrations ; 28 cm

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  3. Title: Map of the northern parts of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois with Michigan and that part of the Ouisconsin territory lying east of the Mississippi River

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Manuscript note: "To accompany Mr. Thomas' report no. 380, on boundary of Ohio & Michigan.".

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  4. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington. Relief shown by hachures.

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  5. Title: World Map Showing Routes of Exploration and Discovery, 1850 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The world, on Mercator's projection, by David H. Burr. It was published by J. Haven, 86 State St. in 1850. Scale [ca. 1:74,000,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 90 degrees west. 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. 'Showing the different routes to California, and distance by each, routes of different navigators, route of the contemplated Pacific R. Road, distances to China, Europe, & c.' This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by abbreviated form lines. Includes historical notes, ship ill., tables of distances, 'Nicaragua route' distances, and text on 'Pacific Railroad.' Insets: Map of the Nicaragua route -- Map of the proposed rail road from St. Louis to the bay of St. Francisco. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  6. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1829 (Raster Image) (Image 1 of 2)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city and county of New York : with the adjacent country, by David H. Burr. It was published by D.H. Burr for the Atlas of the state of New York, 1829. Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map. Covers Manhattan and adjacent portions of Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, ferry lines, wharves, forts 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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  7. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1829 (Raster Image) (Image 2 of 2)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city and county of New York : with the adjacent country, by David H. Burr. It was published by D.H. Burr for the Atlas of the state of New York, 1829. Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. Covers Manhattan and adjacent portions of Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, ferry lines, wharves, forts 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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  8. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1845 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of New-York, by David H. Burr. It was published by Edward Walker ca. 1845. Scale [ca. 1:12,500]. Covers Manhattan below 40th St. and portions of Brooklyn and Williamsburg, the Hudson and East Rivers. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, city wards, selected public buildings, ferry lines, wharves, and more. 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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  9. Title: Geological map of part of Nortern Alberta and portions of the Districts of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan, Northwest Territory; by J.B. Tyrrell; Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada.

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours, hachures and spot heights. Includes cross section. Panel title: Geological map of part of Northern Alberta, N.W.T. To accompany Part E., Annual Report, 1886. No. 3. 1 map: col.; 65 x 72 cm

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  10. Title: Map showing wooded and prairie tracts, etc., in part of northern Alberta ... by J.B. Tyrrell.

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    Summary: 1 map: col.; 64 x 72 cm

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  11. Title: Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, railroads, & c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.

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  12. Title: Map of Illinois & Missouri : exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads &c.

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    Summary: Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "David H. Burr (Late topographer to the Post Office)". At lower right-hand corner: John Arrowsmith. 128 x 99 centimeters

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  13. Title: Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut : exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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    Summary: Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, road, and railroads. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).; Description derived from published bibliography. 124 x 91 centimeters

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  14. Title: Map of Kentucky & Tennessee : exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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    Summary: Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).; Description derived from published bibliography. 81 x 124 centimeters

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  15. Title: Map of Georgia & Alabam : exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads &c.

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    Summary: Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).; Description derived from published bibliography. 91 x 124 centimeters

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  16. Title: Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas : exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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    Summary: Detailed map showing drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Relief shown by hachures.; From Burr's The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).; Description derived from published bibliography.; Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.; Verso on southwest corner sheet: Number 9.; Copy 2 has hand written annotations.; Copy 3 on 4 sheets, not colored, heavily annotated, and has "number 13" on verso. on sheet 124 x 91 centimeters

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  17. Title: Map of the United States of North America with parts of the adjacent countries

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    Summary: Map of the continental United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, trails, canals, and railroads. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839); Description derived from published bibliography. 91 x 124 centimeters

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  18. Title: Map of North and South Carolina : exhibiting the post offices post roads, canals, rail roads &c.

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    Summary: Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).; Description derived from published bibliography. 91 x 124 centimeters

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  19. Title: New York.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:1,267,200; 1 map: hand-colored; 43 x 53 cm New York (State)--Maps

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  20. Title: Map of Illinois with parts of Indiana, Wisconsin, &c.

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    Summary: 1 map;46 x 32 cm.

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