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  1. Title: Sketch map of the Nizam's Dominions

    • Not specified
    • 1863
    Contributors:

    Summary: Photocopy with color.; Shows roads and administrative boundaries.; "Henry Hansard printer."; "Return East India Moral Progress"--upper right.; "No. 271." 52 x 53 centimeters

  2. Title: Sketch of the contemplated railroads in British North American colonies

    • Not specified
    • 1847
    Contributors:

    Summary: Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 21st July, 1847.; "Henry Hansard, Printer" in lower right.; "J. Arrowsmith, Litho." in lower lefeet; Insets: Canso Harbour -- White Haven Harbour. 48 x 71 centimeters

  3. Title: Dardanelles Strait, 1876 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mediterranean, the Dardanelles (ancient Hellespont). It was published by: Published at the Admiralty ... under the superintendence of Rear Admiral G.H. Richards, C.B., F.R.S., Hydrographer in 1876. Scale approximately 1:78,000. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 35N (EPSG: 32635) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

  4. Title: Norwich electric tramways, 1897 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Norwich electric tramways : map shewing routes of tramways : In Parliament, session 1897. It was published by: Photozincographed ... at the Ordnance Survey Office in 1897. Scale 1:10,560. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

  5. Title: An accurate map of all his Majesty's dominions in Germany, with the adjacent countries

    • Not specified
    • 1761
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of northern Germany showing areas corresponding to the electorate of Hanover (also known as the electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg). Notes: Published in the Gentlemen's magazine for January 1761. Detached from: The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle. Volume XXXI : for the year M.DCC.LXI. London : Printed for D. Henry 1761. Map was originally published in the January 1761 issue, and was apparently relocated to the end of bound volumes of Volume XXXI. Prime meridian: London. Includes 2 inset maps: Dutchy of Saxon Lauwenburg Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg -- Dutchy's of Bremen and Ferden Duchies of Bremen and Verden.

  6. Title: Discoveries in the Arctic Sea by the squadrons under the orders of Captn. Sir Edwd. Belcher C.B. H.M.S. Assistance, Captn. Kellett C.B. H.M.S. Resolute, Captn. Collinson C.B. H.M.S. Enterprise and Captn. McClure H.M.S. Investigator up to MDCCCLIV

    • Image data
    • 1855
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and bathymetric soundings. From: Further papers relative to the recent Arctic expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin and the crews of H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror." London : G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode, 1855.

  7. Title: Nilgiri district: Coonoor municipality topographical map (Sheet 1)

    • Not specified
    • 1942
    Contributors:

    Summary: 100 x 136 centimeters, on sheets 50 x 68

  8. Title: Town plans Somali Republic

    • Image data
    • 2002
    Contributors:

    Summary: Map shows built-up areas, major buildings and facilities, Christian and Muslim cemeteries, and gurgis (mud huts). Includes tidal information. "Compiled from miscellaneous information up to February, 1959." "Edition 2 revised from information supplied by HQ BFAP, dated 1960." "UTM grid added by SPC, RE, 1968." "Printed by SPC RE 12 68 832 SPC." "Blue numbered lines indicate the 100 metre Universal transverse Mercator Grid Zone 38 Clarke 1880 spheroid. The last two digits of the grid numbers are omitted." "NIMA ref. no. Y921XBERBERA." "NSN 7643014045157." ©Crown copyright 1968.

  9. Title: Bridgetown & environs, Barbados

    • Image data
    • 1975
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and land form drawings. "© Barbados Government 1975" Includes index to points of interest and diagram. Map shows roads, paths, some buildings are numbered.

  10. Title: Jamaica 1:10,000 : Kingston

    • Image data
    • 1972
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by 10 feet up to 60 feet, 20 feet from 60 feet to 800 feet, 50 feet from 800 feet upwards, and spot heights. Set composed of 7 sheets. Accompanied by "central sheet" covering portions of sheets 3 and 4 with index to public buildings. Includes index to sheets and reliability diagram. Shows streets, roads, railways, public buildings and geographic features. "Published for the Jamaica Government by the British Government's Overseas Development Administration (Directorate of of Overseas Survey)."

  11. Title: Bermuda / constructed, drawn, and photographed by Directorate of Overseas Surveys

    • Image data
    • 1966
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Grid: U.T.M. Zone 20." Topographic map showing parish boundaries, 3 classes of roads, tribal roads, railways. Includes indexed diagram of parish boundaries and index to adjoining sheets. Geographic coverage complete in 6 maps. Each sheet has individual number. Princeton Map Collection is missing sheet 6.

  12. Title: Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone 1:10,000

    • Image data
    • 1961
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by contours, spot heights and landform drawings. Shows roads, schools, hotels, police stations, hospitals, cemeteries, churches, and mosques. Shows provincial boundaries and types of terrain. Coverage complete in 22 sheets. Library collection has two sheets. Sheets individually subtitled with place names. Sheets contain boundary and reliability diagrams, and index to adjoining sheets. Standard map series designation: G841.

  13. Title: Khartoum and environs

    • Image data
    • 1958
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by 0.25 contours. "Grid data: East Africa Belt G Grid zone substituted for arbitrary grid." Shows administrative boundaries, military barracks, selected public service buildings, cathedrals, railroads Includes information on the Blue Nile water level in June 22nd, 1941. "MELF No. 15587 - 4,000/7/58." "Reduced from 1:5,000 sheets surveyed by the Sudan Survey Department, Khartoum, May 1942. Reproduced by 512 Fd. Survey Coy. R.E. Me Sept. 1942. Revised by 42 Survey Engineer Regiment, April 1954, April 1954. Edition 3 - GSGS revised from miscellaneous information up to 1958. "

  14. Title: Amman town

    • Image data
    • 1958
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by contours, spot elevation and hachures. Palestine belt grid. Place and street names in Arabic and English. "History note: compiled from miscellaneous material up to 1953." Map shows municipal boundaries, railways, roads, cables, principal antiquities of interest, religious and public buildings. "Printed by 42 Survey Engineer Regiment-MELF No.15574."

  15. Title: Plan of part of the sea coast of British Guiana showing sugar estates under present cultivation

    • Image data
    • 1949
    Contributors:

    Summary: "D.C.S. Misc. 36", "2,075/10/49 S.P.C." Original map is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is attached to companion volume.

  16. Title: Uganda Protectorate

    • Image data
    • 1948
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief show by hachures and spot heights. Includes location map. Map shows international, inter-territorial, provincial and distric boundaries, three classes of roads and railways. "D.C.S. 17/34"; "10,500/4/48 S.P.C." Original map is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is attached to companion volume. Map upper right indicates that the map number is "34." Relief show by hachures.

  17. Title: Gambia

    • Image data
    • 1948
    Contributors:

    Summary: Map upper right indicates that the map number is "12" Includes location map. Map shows international, inter-territorial, provincial and district boundaries, principal roads and railways. "Published by the Directorate of Colonial Surveys D.C.S. 17/11"; "10,500/9/48 S.P.C."

  18. Title: Northern Rhodesia

    • Image data
    • 1948
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief show by hachures and spot heights. Includes location map. Map shows international, inter-territorial, provincial and distric boundaries, three classes of roads and railways. "D.C.S. 17/23"; "10,500/4/48 S.P.C." Original map (copy 1) is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is attached to companion volume. Map upper right indicates that the map number is "23".

  19. Title: Tanganyika

    • Image data
    • 1948
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by spotheights and hachures. Includes inset location map. Map shows international, inter-territorial, provincial and distric boundaries, two classes of roads and railways. "D.C.S. 17/32"; "10,500/4/48 S.P.C." Map upper right indicates that the map number is "32". Map shows international, inter-territorial, provincial and distric boundaries, two classes of roads and railways Original map (copy 1) is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is included in companion volumen

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