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  1. Title: A map of New Jersey, with part of the adjoining states

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    • 1856
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    Summary: "Edwd. Yeager, Engraver, Philada." Includes "Table of counties" giving size, population, number of representatives, etc. Includes view of "State Capitol, Trenton." Revision of: A map of the state of New Jersey, with part of the adjoining states / compiled ... by Thomas Gordon. Philadelphia : H.S. Tanner, 1828. A 2nd ed. was issued in 1833.

  2. Title: Map of New Jersey : reduced from T. Gordon's map

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    • 1850
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co." In upper right-hand margin: 12. From: Mitchell's school atlas. Philadelphia : Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850.

  3. Title: A map of New Jersey, with part of the adjoining states

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    • 1850
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    Summary: "Edwd. Yeager, Engraver, Philada." Includes "Table of counties" giving size, population, number of representatives, etc. Includes view of "State Capitol, Trenton." Revision of: A map of the state of New Jersey, with part of the adjoining states / compiled ... by Thomas Gordon. Philadelphia : H.S. Tanner, 1828. A 2nd ed. was issued in 1833.

  4. Title: Map of New Jersey : reduced from T. Gordon's map

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    • 1847
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1834, by T. Gordon." In upper right-hand margin: 12. Shows population figures for 1840. Probably issued in: New universal atlas. Philadelphia : S. Augustus Mitchell, 1847.

  5. Title: New Jersey : reduced from T. Gordon's map

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    • 1841
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Tanner's universal atlas. 10. In lower margin: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1834, by T. Gordon ... From: A new universal atlas ... / by H.S. Tanner. Philadelphia : the author, 1841.

  6. Title: A map of the State of New Jersey with part of the adjoining states : compiled under the patronage of the Legislature of said state

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    • 1833
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. "Engraved by H.S. Tanner, assisted by E.B. Dawson & W. Allen." Historic Maps copy 2 has label on recto: "Clerk of the township of Sandiston. For the use of the town and school committees of said township, agreeably to "An act relative to the Map of New- Jersey, " passed February 14, 1831." Name of township in ms. Historic Maps copy 2 is wall map with wooden roller and metal grommets for hanging.

  7. Title: Map of the Bergen meadows with the adjoining country

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    • 1836
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    Summary: Oriented with north toward the upper left. "Entd. according to Act of Congress in the year 1836 by Thomas Gordon, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of New Jersey."

  8. Title: New Jersey

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    • 1838
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    Summary: "Engraved by G.W. Boynton." From: Bradford, T.G. An illustrated atlas ... Boston, 1838. (no. 19). Beneath lower margin: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by Thos. Gordon. Reduced from T. Gordon's Map of N. Jersey, with part of the adjoining states. Historic Maps copy 1 is hand colored.

  9. Title: New Jersey

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    • 1834
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From the author's A gazetteer of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, 1834. Shows roads, railroads and canals.

  10. Title: Mexico, Texas & California

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    • 1846
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Appears in the author's Travels in Oregon, California &c &c. New York. 1846. Inset: [Yucatan].

  11. Title: Map of the Californias

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    • 1845
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845, by Thomas J. Farnham in the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New York." From: Morse's North American atlas ... New York : Harper & Brothers, 1845.

  12. Title: Brighton and Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1873 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the town of Brighton, by Henry M. Wightman, William Jackson, civil engineers ; Wm. M. Coombs, del. It was printed by A. Meisel in 1873. Scale [1:3,600]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images, representing the eastern portion of the two sheet source map. Covers the populated places: Brighton and Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. 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, selected public buildings, cemeteries, city boundaries, and more. 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.

  13. Title: Brighton and Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1873 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the town of Brighton, by Henry M. Wightman, William Jackson, civil engineers ; Wm. M. Coombs, del. It was printed by A. Meisel in 1873. Scale [1:3,600]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images, representing the western portion of the two sheet source map. Covers the populated places: Brighton and Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. 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, selected public buildings, cemeteries, city boundaries, and more. 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.

  14. Title: Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts, 1885 (Raster Image)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: General plan of Franklin Park, [by] City of Boston, Park Dept. ; Fredk. Law Olmsted, landscape architect ; William Jackson, city engineer ; Wm. M. Coombs, del. It was published in 1885. Scale [ca. 1:2,700]. Shows park paths and drives, and park features and areas (fields, hills, gardens, grounds, woods, etc.) Relief is shown by spot heights. The map includes a descriptive text, an index map with key, and tables: distances from park, areas, and lengths of ways. 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 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.

  15. Title: Boston, Massachusetts -- Emerald Necklace parks, 1894 (Raster Image)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of portion of park system from Common to Franklin Park : including Charles River Basin, Charlesbank, Commonwealth Avenue, Back Bay Fens, Muddy River Improvement, Leverett Park, Jamaica Park, Arborway and Arnold Arboretum, [by] William Jackson, city engineer ; Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot, landscape architects. It was published in Jan. 1894. Scale [ca. 1:9,000]. Covers Boston parks collectively known as the 'Emerald Necklace.' 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 park features such as roads, paths, recreational buildings and facilities, ground cover, and drainage. Also includes features surrounding parks: city roads, railroads, drainage, some public buildings, and more. 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.

  16. Title: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1828 (Raster Image)

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    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Pittsburg und Umgebungen. It was published by Wilhelm Hoffman in 1828. Scale [ca. 1:19,500]. Title in German; map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (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, drainage, built-up areas, selected buildings and property lots, industry and mining locations, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. 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.

  17. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1828 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Philadelphia, Carl Metzeroth, sc. It was published by Wilhelm Hoffmann in 1828. Scale [ca.1:15,000]. 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, drainage, canals, wharves, selected public buildings, and more. Title in German; index and references in English. 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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