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  1. Title: China Socioeconomic and Physiographic Macroregions, 2007

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    Summary: China Socioeconomic and Physiographic Macroregions, 2007 is a polygon theme representing late 20th century socioeconomic macroregions in China. Attribute information identifies noting the physiographic macroregion the socioeconomic region is in. The socioeconomic and physiographic macroregions are as defined by G. William Skinner (1977, 2000).

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  2. Title: China Cities, County Seats and Yamen, 1820-1893

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    Summary: China Cities, County Seats and Yamen, 1820-1893 is a point theme representing the Cities, County Seats, and Yamen in China for the years 1820-1893

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  3. Title: Tiverton, Rhode Island, 1854 (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 Tiverton, Newport County, R.I., by Wm. G. Borden, civil engineer. It was published in 1854 by Friend & Aub. Scale [ca. 1:21,200]. Covers Tiverton, Rhode Island and a portion of Fall River, Massachusetts. 'Note: this map is partly from note furnished by H.F. Walling, civil engineer, and partly from original surveys.' The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, selected private buildings labeled with owners' names, public buildings, churches, schools, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), cemeteries, town and school district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes table and view of Oliver Chace's Thread Mill. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and map purposes.

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  4. Title: Map of Leech Lake, Chippewa, Winnibigoshish, Cass Lake, and White Oak Point Indian Reservations, Minnesota

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:179,000 (W 94°5'--W 93°0'/N 47°1'--N 46°5'). 45 x 43 centimeters

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  5. Title: Map of Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, Minnesota, 1911

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    Summary: Includes township diagram. 49 x 36 centimeters, on sheet 54 x 46 centimeters

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  6. Title: Map of Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:166,000 (W 95°0'--W 94°5'/N 48°15'--N 47°5'). 38 x 51 centimeters

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  7. Title: Map of Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota

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    Summary: Shows townships and ranges. 37 x 50 centimeters

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  8. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1870

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad system of the United States in 1870. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1870. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/tb303xn7959. 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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  9. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1840

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad network of the United States in 1840. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1840. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/st852jv1039. 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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  10. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1850

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad network of the United States in 1850. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1850. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yb081jb9131. 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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  11. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1855

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad network of the United States in 1855. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1855. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sg805fy3196. 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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  12. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1845

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad network of the United States in 1845. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1845. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rb309fs8300. 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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  13. Title: Railroad System, United States, 1861

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents the railroad network of the United States in 1861. This layer is part of the Railroads and the Making of Modern America project. This project seeks to document and represent the rapid and far-reaching social effects of railroads and to explore the transformation of the United States to modern ideas, institutions, and practices in the nineteenth century. University of Nebraska. Lincoln. (2006). Railroad System, United States, 1861. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/nh989wx0112. 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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  14. Title: Soil survey of Pennington County, Minnesota

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    Summary: At head of title: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.; "Issued July 15, 1916." 24 centimeters

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  15. Title: Railroads and the making of modern America

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    Summary: "[This site] explores the dynamic social change that came between 1850 and 1900 with the growth of railroads, telegraphs, steam ships and other technologies. It concentrates on the railroad network, and explores how the railroad's expansion and development brought profound economic, social, and political changes." Title from home page (viewed June 3, 2009). This collection includes shapefile data representing railroad networks in the United States from 1840 to 1870. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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  16. 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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  17. Title: Total intensity aeromagnetic map of Gibson County, Indiana : relative to arbitrary datum

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    Summary: Includes text and location map. Imprint: Washington, D.C. : The Survey, [1950] Dimensions: 65 x 92 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:63,360 Coordinates: W0875917 W0871856 N0383200 N0380955

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  18. Title: Total intensity aeromagnetic map of Elkhart County, Indiana relative to arbitrary datum

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    Summary: Includes text and location map. Imprint: [Washington, D.C.] : For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, 1950. Dimensions: 60 x 66 cm; Scale: 1:63,500 Coordinates: W0860345 W0853912 N0414537 N0412605

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  19. Title: Total intensity aeromagnetic map of DuBois County, Indiana relative to arbitrary datum

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    Summary: Includes text and location map. Imprint: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Geological Survey, 1950. Scale: 1:63,360; Dimensions: 57 x 64 cm Coordinates: W0870423 W0864044 N0383135 N0381210

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  20. Title: Total intensity aeromagnetic map of Benton County, Indiana relative to arbitrary datum

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    Summary: Includes text and location map. Imprint: [Washington, D.C.] : For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, 1949. Dimensions: 59 x 75 cm; Scale: 1:63360. Coordinates: W0873135 W0870536 N0404413 N0402832

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