Search for geospatial/GIS data

Find GIS data held at MIT and other institutions

1,618 results returned

  1. Title: Michigan

    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: In: Greenleaf, J. A new universal atlas, 1842, no. 44. Similar to facsimile 1842 Greenleaf Michigan in Clements collection except for pre-1837 boundary with Ohio that includes Toledo. Scale approximately 1:2,050,000

    View full record

  2. Title: Wisconsin and Iowa, 1842

    Contributors:

    Summary: 1 map

    View full record

  3. Title: Wisconsin and Iowa, 1848

    Contributors:

    Summary: 1 map

    View full record

  4. Title: Maine, 1815 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the district of Maine : from the latest and best authorities, by Moses Greenleaf, Esqr. ; engraved by W.B. Annin. It was published in 1815 by Cummings & Hilliard. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. Covers Maine and portions of New Hampshire, 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 Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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; selected mills, factories, meeting houses, and court houses; drainage; land grant, town, county, state, and national boundaries; distances of each town from Boston and the shire town, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

    View full record

  5. Title: Map of Brooklyn at the time of the Revolutionary War

    Contributors:

    Summary: Includes text. Also issued in D.T. Valentine's Manual for 1858.

    View full record

  6. Title: Istanbul, Turkey, 1853 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Constantinople = Stambol, engraved by B.R. Davies ; Hellert. It was published by Geoge Cox for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Jany. 1st, 1853. Scale [ca. 1:22,500,000]. Covers Istanbul, Turkey. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 35N' 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings (mosques, embassies, hospitals, etc.), fortification and gates, ground cover, cemeteries, 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 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.

    View full record

  7. Title: Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1911 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Platte grond van Rotterdam : schaal 1:10000, geteekend door J.J. Claus. It was published by uitgave van P.M. Bazendijk in 1911. 1:10,000. Covers Rotterdam, Netherlands. Map in Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'RD_New (Rijksdriehoekstelsel), GCS Amersfoort' 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 roads, railroads and stations, street-railroads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings and industries, ground cover, parks, canals, wharves, docks, 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.

    View full record

  8. Title: Puget Sound, Washington, 1854 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Reconnaissance of Duwamish Bay & Seattle Harbor, Washington Ter., by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant; redd. drng by J. R. Key; engd. by Apps. J.J. Knight & F. W. Benner. It was published by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1854. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Washington State Plane North Coordinate System HARN NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 4601). 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 coastal features such as channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, flats, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note. 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.

    View full record

  9. Title: Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Compiled from government and private sources." Practical information (climate, what to take, medicine chest contents, etc.) for prospective Klondike miners provided in left margin. Mining laws and directions to the gold fields provided on covers. Shows steamship routes and distances between ports. Originally issued folded in covers to 16 x 9 cm.

    View full record

  10. Title: Panoramic view of the city of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan 1880; Beck & Pauli Lith.

    Contributors:

    Summary: Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest. col. map: photocopy; 37 x 69 cm.

    View full record

  11. Title: Bird's eye view of Ludington: C. S. of Mason, Co. Mich. 1880.

    Contributors:

    Summary: Bird's-eye view. Relief shown by shading. "Beck & Pauli lith." Includes inset ill. of sawmill and index. 1 view: col.; 26 x 46 cm

    View full record

  12. Title: Stanton: Montcalm county, Michigan.

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North is oriented to bottom right corner of the map. Bird's eyes view includes index of public buildings, churches, and businesses. Also includes names of streets on the map. Includes inset of the courthouse of Montcalm county. 1 map: 41 x 71 cm.

    View full record

  13. Title: Prospecto da cidade de Marianna : observada do morro de seminario ao norte deste, olhando para o poente

    Contributors:

    Summary: Bird's eye view of Marianna, Brazil; relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest.

    View full record

  14. Title: Zürich, 1879 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Uebersichtsplan der Stadt Zürich & Umgebung : nach dem grossen offiziellen Plane. It was published by: Verlag von Caesar Schmidt in 1879. Scale 1:7,500. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) 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.

    View full record

  15. Title: Africa, 1795 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte von Afrika, Nach Vaugondy neu verzeichnet herausgegeben von Franz Joh. Jos. Von Reilly ; gestochen von Hier. Benedicti. It was published by Reilly'sches Landkarten und Kunstwerke Verschleiss Komptoir in 1795. Scale [ca. 1:17,500,000]. Covers Africa. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also notes. 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.

    View full record

  16. Title: Plunket Point: Antarctica

    Contributors:

    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -84º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

    View full record

  17. Title: Buckley Island: Antarctica

    Contributors:

    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -84º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

    View full record

  18. Title: Mount Elizabeth and Mount Kathleen: Antarctica

    Contributors:

    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -80º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

    View full record

  19. Title: Mount Rabot: Antarctica

    Contributors:

    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -80º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

    View full record

  20. 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

    Contributors:

    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

    View full record

Need help?

Ask GIS