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  1. Title: New England and Eastern New York Railroads, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Railroad map of New England & eastern New York : compiled from the most authentic sources, by J.H. Goldthwait. It was published in 1849 by Redding & Co. and Clark, Austin, & Co. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. Covers Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and portions of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 railroads completed and in progress, drainage, state, county, and town boundaries, and more. Includes inset: Boston & vicinity showing the Grand Junction R.R. Scale [ca. 1:170,000]. 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 purposes.

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  2. Title: Goldthwaite's map of the United States & Canada : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double track & width of gauge.

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, colored;67 x 77 cm., fold in cover 28 x 23 cm.;ca. 1:7,315,200

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  3. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 1

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of northeastern Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 15 miles.

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  4. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 5

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Granite Falls area, Minnesota, showing locations of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 1/4 mile.

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  5. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 4

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    Summary: Map of western part of the Lake Superior region, Minnesota, showing location of samples that were age-dated by radioactive isotope methods, scale 1 inch = about 40 miles.

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  6. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 2

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of east-central Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 10 miles.

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  7. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 3

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    Summary: Map of the Minnesota-Ontario border region, showing location of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 20 miles.

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  8. Title: Topographic map of a portion of Iowa City, Ia., in the vicinity of the Red Ball Inn, surveyed by J.H. Raney and S.A. Salisbury, 1928

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    Summary: 1 map

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  9. Title: Map of a farm survey made by the Class of 1894

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Area 76 acres." At head of title: College of New Jersey.

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  10. Title: Map of the municipality of Colombo

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    Summary: 93 x 59 centimeters Scale 1:12,672 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  11. Title: Colton's map of the United States, the Canadas & c : showing the rail roads, canals & stage roads with distances from place to place

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    Summary: Printed by D. McLellan.; Inset maps of New England and eastern New York; United States and Central America; the Isthmus of Panama showing the routes of travel between Chagres and Panama. 62 x 73 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,801,600 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Iowa City and its environs, 1854

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    Summary: 1 map

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  13. Title: A map of South America, Central America and the West Indies, on Mercator's projection, having special reference to the principal forest regions and the chief timber trees

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    Summary: Mining recording divisions overprinted in red; shows roads and trails, railways, location of some mines and camps.; Verso: Sketch map of the southern portion of British Columbia indicating chief means of communication and agricultural and pastoral localities / Gotfred Jorgensen draughtsman ; The Colonist Lith., Victoria, B.C. -- Scale [1:3,484,800] ; 28.7 x 39.8 cm. ; (W 132∞ - W 114∞ / N 56∞ - N 48∞); Map of the Klondyke, Cassiar, Omineca and Cariboo gold fields shewing routes / compiled from the latest official reports for the British Columbia Board of Trade, Victoria, B.C. -- Scale [1:8,870,400] ; 25.3 x 18.8 cm. ; (W 144∞ - W 120∞ / N 70∞ - N 48∞). -- Inset: Key map shewing route to Klondyke via St. Michaels. -- 8.7 x 8.8 cm.; British Columbia progress illustrated graphically. -- 8 graphs.; From: The Year Book of British Columbia 1897. 68 x 91 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  14. Title: A Map of the world (on Mercator projection) having special reference to forest regions and the geographical disribution of timber trees

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    Summary: Includes text, two ancillary maps on Mollwiede's projection and cross section diagram showing vertical growth of mountains of the world. Contents: Annual isotherms and zones of tree-growth -- Annual rainfall -- Vertical distribution of tree growth on the principal mountains of the world. 66 x 92 centimeters Scale approximately 1:45,000,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Quaternary geology of Ohio, Columbus quadrangle

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    Summary: Includes legend, text, location maps and primary data source maps. compiled by Richard P. Goldthwait and Robert G. Van Horn. Scale 1:250,000 Depths shown by bathymetric isolines.

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  16. Title: The Manchester ship canal

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:35,000 February 1898--lower right. North oriented to the right of vertical. Includes note referencing Manchester Ship Canal Company signed W.H. Collier, Manager. Inset: Manchester docks. Ancillary maps: Distribution of population [along canal] -- canal Communications. Cross sections: Levels of tides ... -- Compartive cross sections [showing 4 canals] -- Plan of Eastham locks -- Warrington section of wharf -- Runcorn docks -- Section of the Haydock Colliery ... -- Planof Irlam locks -- Part section of Partington coal basin -- Section of quay, no. 8 dock on line G H.-- ... quay, dock no. 6, on line I J. -- ... of Manchester dock pier on line C. D. -- Three storied sheds ... -- Barton swing aqueduct -- ... Salford dock piers ... Henry Blacklock & Co. Colour Printers, Manchester--center lower margin. Signature of Chief Engineer in lower right: W. Henry H[...]. 1 map : color, dissected, mounted on cloth, and bound ; 34 x 150 cm, folded in cover 25 x 18 cm. Scale approximately 1:35,000 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Higginson's map of Europe : comprising Sardinia, Switzerland & Italy, with a large part of France & Germany

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    Summary: Compiled from the original map used at the Congress of Vienna.; Inset advertisement: Presented by the Home Insurance Company, New York. Includes names of directors. 66 x 51 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1865 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Boston Harbor : showing the steamboat routes to places of amusement, engraved by G.W. Boynton. It was published by J.H. Daniels in 1865. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. Covers Boston Harbor and adjacent lands. 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 coastal features such as rocks, shoals, light houses, beacons, channels, steam boat routes and landings, points, coves, islands, and more. Depths are shown by shading. It also shows land features such as roads, settlements, forts, drainage, 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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  19. Title: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1845 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont : compiled from the latest authorities, [by] J.H. Young, sc. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1845. Scale [ca. 1:1,001,000]. Covers also portions of New York, Massachusetts, and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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, canals, drainage, state, county, and town boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset: North part of Maine. Scale [ca. 1:2,505,000]. 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 purposes.

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  20. Title: Carte indiquant specialement le comte de Pontiac dans la province de Quebec

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    Summary: Probable date of publication from catalog card. 60 x 64 centimeters Scale approximately 1:900,000 General Map Collection

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