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  1. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Philadelphia and Camden, drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in 1874. Scale [ca.1:25,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, parks, cemeteries, wharves, ferry routes, 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Philadelphia and Camden, drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble. It was published by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. in 1886. Scale [ca.1:25,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, parks, cemeteries, ferry routes, 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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  3. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Shows Minnesota counties as of 1879, cities and towns, railroads, and natural features.; At base of map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."; In upper right corner: 81.; Probably detached from an atlas in which the map occupies plate no. 81.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 32 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  4. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Shows county boundaries as of 1873.; Probably detached from an atlas by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, no. 81.; Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; Hand colored. 36 x 30 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  5. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Shows Minnesota counties as of 1873, cities and towns, railroads, and natural features.; At base of map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1877 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."; In upper right corner: 81.; Probably detached from an atlas in which the map occupies plate no. 81.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 32 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  6. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Shows Minnesota counties as of 1873, cities and towns, railroads, and natural features.; At base of map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."; In upper right corner: 77.; Probably detached from an atlas in which the map occupies plate no. 77.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 32 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  7. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: 32 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000. General Minnesota Maps

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  8. Title: County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1871

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    Summary: 1 color map 33 x 26 cm Scale [ca. 1:2,661,120] W 97°--W 89°/N 44°--N 36°

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  9. Title: County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1872

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    Summary: 1 color map 32 x 25 cm Scale [ca. 1:2,661,120] W 97°--W 89°/N 44°--N 36°

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  10. Title: County map of Utah and Nevada

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 187- by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Atlas page number in lower right corner: 55. Prime meridians: Washington, D.C. and Greenwich.

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  11. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Shows county boundaries as of 1860?; From: Mitchell's new general atlas / Samuel Augustus Mitchell. 1863. pl. 42.; Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; Hand colored. 36 x 30 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  12. Title: County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1860

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    Summary: 1 color map 33 x 26 cm Scale [ca. 1:2,661,120] W 97°--W 89°/N 44°--N 36°

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  13. Title: County map of Utah and Nevada.; County map of Arizona and New Mexico

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich. Decorative borders. Plates 91 and 92. Possibly from Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps Of The Various Countries Of The World, Plans Of Cities, Etc. Utah & Nevada map: includes inscription "Drawn and Engraved by W.H. Gamble, Philadelphia." On verso: "County map of Arizona and New Mexico". At bottom left: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1876 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Shows boundary lines, mountain ranges, trails and routes, rivers, lakes, military outposts, and locations of Native American tribes. 2 maps on 1 sheet: col.; both 26 x 34 cm.

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  14. Title: County map of Ohio and Indiana

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    Summary: Prime meridian: top of map is from Greenwich, bottom of map is from Washington.; Hand painted. Scale 1:1,800,000.

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  15. Title: County map of Utah and Nevada

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    Summary: Shows roads, overland telegraph route, and other features. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. In lower right corner: 49. Appears to be from an atlas published by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., approximately 1867, page 49. 25 x 32 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,900,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: County map of Utah and Nevada

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    Summary: Shows roads, overland telegraph route, and other features. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Atlas Publishing Company - Map 5; August 1984. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1886 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." 26 x 32 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:2,787,840] General Map Collection

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  17. Title: County map of Michigan and Wisconsin

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    Summary: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ..." Map extends into decorative floral border. From: Mitchell's new general atlas. 1864. No. 41. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Variant of Karpinski, 246. 28 x 35 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,530,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri

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    Summary: (W 97°--W 89°/N 44°--N 36°). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Ornamental border. Individual peaks shown by hachures. Shows railroads. Detached from Mitchell's new general atlas (pl. 36). 33 x 26 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,661,120 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Atlas plate 81. Date of copyright registration 1880. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 14 x 11.5 inches General Minnesota Maps

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  20. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Atlas plate 77. Date of copyright registration 1875. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 14 x 12 inches General Minnesota Maps

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