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  1. Title: Cologne, Germany, Building Zones, 1905 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Uebersichtsplan zur Banordnung fur den Stadtkreis Coln. It was published by Wilh. Gross in 1905. Scale 1:15,000. Covers Cologne, Germany. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 2 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, drainage, building zones, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, and more. Includes legend of zones. 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: Dresden, Germany, 1878 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Dresden :im Maa?sstab 1:15000 der nat. Gr?sse, bearbeitet u. gezeichnet v. A. Kiesling u. J.F. Winckler; Gestochen von A. K?hler. It was published by Verlag von H. Jaenicke in [1878]. Scale 1:15,000. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 5 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, city districts, ground cover, 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: The Daily Telegraph war map no. 11 [of the British front]

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    Summary: Shows: international boundaries, railways, roads (2 categories), woods.; Relief shown by shading and spot heights.; Includes table for distances by road, rail and air. 97 x 74 centimeters Scale approximately 1:95,000 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: The Daily Telegraph war map of Eastern Europe, 1914 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The Daily Telegraph war map of Eastern Europe. It was published by: 'Geographia', Ltd in 1914. Scale approximately 1:1,320,000. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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.

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  5. Title: Iran, 1920 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Persia. It was published by Geographia Ltd ca. [192-] Scale 1:3,800,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 40N, meters, WGS 1984) 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 major roads, railroads, steamer routes, drainage, wetlands, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes map legend. 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.

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  6. Title: Asia Minor, Syria & Mesopotamia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Map shows by color coding : Arab, Greek, Turkey with Armenian and Kurdish territories, British Protectorate and Mandate, French Mandate, Arab territory, Greek territory, railways open and under construction, scenes of battles, tracks, canals, steamer routes with distances in nautical miles. Includes inset map: Turkey 1914, scale approximately 1:25,344,000. Copyright "Geographia" Ltd.

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  7. Title: Persia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; "159" and "160" in upper margin. 46 x 60 centimeters Scale 1:3,800,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Arabia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Inset: Aden protectorate.; Areas colored to indicate British, French, Arab, or Turkish, Armenian and Kurdish territories/protectorates. 58 x 44 centimeters Scale 1:6,000,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: The Daily Telegraph map

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights. 130 x 84 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,000,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: The Daily telegraph war map no. 23 : [of Palestine]

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    Summary: General map; does not show campaigns. Also covers western Jordan.; Relief shown by spot heights.; Includes inset of ancient Palestine showing the location of the twelve tribes of Israel. 87 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:475,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: The Daily Telegraph war map no. 24 of the British front

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    Summary: Shows fighting lines before the July 1st, 1916 advance and approximate fighting line on July 1st, 1917.; Covers the region between Lille and St. Quentin in northern France and West Flanders, Belgium.; Includes 4 inset maps. 99 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:190,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: The Daily telegraph war map no. 14 : of the western front, Arras to Nancy

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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints.; "The French fighting lines." 57 x 87 centimeters Scale approximately 1:380,000 General Map Collection

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  13. Title: The Daily Telegraph war map no. 21 : of the Belgian and British fronts

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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints.; Includes 1 inset map.; Supplement prefixed. 100 x 47 centimeters, folded to 21 centimeters Scale approximately 1:155,000 General Map Collection

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  14. Title: The Daily telegraph war map no. 9 [pictorial relief map of European Turkey, the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus]

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    Summary: Shows railroads, roads, and forts; does not show campaigns.; Relief shown pictorially and by spot heights.; Includes glossary and 5 inset maps. 76 x 101 centimeters Scale approximately 1:350,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: The Daily Telegraph war map no. 12

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    Summary: 1 meter = 3.28 feet about 3 feet 3 inches.; "On a very large scale of about 3/4 inch to 1 mile, contains more information than any existing map of the same area."; Includes inset and glossary.; Index map inside cover.; Map of Gallipoli Peninsula showing forts, roads and tracks.; Relief shown by gradient tints, and spot heights. 82 x 54 centimeters Scale approximately 1:90,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: The Daily Telegraph war map no. 10

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    Summary: Inset: "Northern Serbia."; Covers Austria, Hungary, the Balkan peninsula, and parts of bordering states at the outbreak of World War I. 98 x 73 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000] General Map Collection

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  17. Title: The Daily Telegraph gazetteer war map

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    Summary: Cover title: War map of western Europe.; Includes index. 72 x 97 centimeters Scale approximately 1:600,000 General Map Collection

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