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  1. Title: Squire's map of the state of New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes 8 insets of town plans. Wall map.

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  2. Title: Traveller's map of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio

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    Summary: Counties shown in colors. Prime meridian : [Washington]. 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836 by Humphrey Phelps & Bela S. Squire Jr. in the Clerks office in the district court of the southern district of New York.' Insets: Part of Michigan -- Wisconsin Ter'y. -- Missouri. Accompanied by text: Traveller's guide & emigrant's directory, through the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. 1 sheet; 44x57 cm folded in binding; 15 cm. Includes 'Table of population.' Scale approximately 1:1,900,000. Drawn & engraved by J.T. Hammond.

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  3. Title: Robinson's standard map of South Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Title in English and Russian. Text, legend, and place-names in English. Statement in upper margin in English and 2 languages in Arabic alphabet.; "Entered at Stationers Hall, London, Saturday 20th May, 1854."; "Corr. to 1855 from general Schubert's official map."; Originally printed on 10 sheets.; Includes text, notes, population table, and hand col. inset of geology of Crimea and adjacent regions. 164 x 220 centimeters, sheets 88 x 115 centimeters Scale [1:1,267,200] General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Hammond's enlarged map of Michigan

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    Summary: Delineates congressional districts, interurban electric lines completed and projected, and steamship lines. 57 x 58 centimeters Scale 1:1,100,000; 18 miles to the inch (approximately). General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Map illustrating the operations of the army under command of General W.T. Sherman, in Georgia: from May the 5th to September the 4th 1864; compiled and drawn under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen'l. O.M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, Col. & A.D.C., late Chief Engineer, Military Division of the Mississippi.

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    Summary: Compiled and drawn by J. v. Glümer. "Julius Bien & Co., lith. N.Y." Relief shown by hachures. Shows location of works erected by Union and Confederate forces. Broken lines represent the area covered by each of "the five maps of the Atlanta campaign." 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 77 x 66 cm

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  6. Title: Monroe County Indiana

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    Summary: Blue line print.; Cadastral map showing landowners.; 1950. Scale approximately 1:63,360

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  7. Title: Map of the rail roads of New Jersey, 1887

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    Summary: Includes "Table of railroads by systems."; "H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. ... N.Y." 104 x 71 centimeters Scale [1:285,120] General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Manchester and Salford, England, 1793 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical plan of Manchester and Salford with the adjacent parts : shewing also different allotments of land proposed to be built on ... by C. Laurent, engineer ; J. Cary sculpt. It was published by C. Laurent, New Road St. Georges Fields on December 9, 1793. Scale [ca. 1:2,336]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, names of selected landowners, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets: A Plan of Manchester and Salford taken about 1650, A Map of the Country round Manchester, from actual survey, and strip maps of road between Manchester and London.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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  9. Title: Manchester and Salford, England, 1793 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical plan of Manchester and Salford with the adjacent parts : shewing also different allotments of land proposed to be built on ... by C. Laurent, engineer ; J. Cary sculpt. It was published by C. Laurent, New Road St. Georges Fields on December 9, 1793. Scale [ca. 1:2,336]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, names of selected landowners, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets: A Plan of Manchester and Salford taken about 1650, A Map of the Country round Manchester, from actual survey, and strip maps of road between Manchester and London.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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  10. Title: Surrey, United Kingdom, 1787 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Surry, by John Cary, engraver. It was published by J. Cary, engraver map and print seller the corner of Arundale Street Street on Sep. 1st 1787. Scale 1:260,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also mileage numbers, boundaries, rivers, downs, parks and settlements with stars denoting the number of members returned to Parliament. 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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  11. Title: Buckingham, United Kingdom, 1787 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Buckinghamshire, by John Cary, engraver. It was published by J. Cary, Engraver, map & printseller, No. 188 the corner of Arundel Street, Strand on September 1st, 1787. Scale 1:320,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 by hachures. Woodland shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, parks and settlements with stars denoting the number of members returned to Parliament. 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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  12. Title: A new map of the United States of America : from the latest authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown by landforms. "From the original in the map collection of Roy Wenzlick & Co." Reproduction of the title cartouche and descriptive text on verso. Historic Maps copy unfolded.

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  13. Title: Cary's new plan of London and its vicinity

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    Summary: "Additions to 1855." Originally issued folded in covers.

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  14. Title: Map of the western states

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    Summary: Cover title: Ensign & Thayer's map of the western states. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. 44 x 58 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,700,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c.; drawn & engraved by J.M. Atwood.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows California's gold region and western trails. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton ..." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Printed at Ackermans r[ooms 120?] Fulton St. N.Y." Includes 2 insets, ill., and distance table. 1 map: hand col.; 39 x 55 cm.

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  16. Title: Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers' guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the Union

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    Summary: This map of the United States shows the country as it was in 1848, before the massive territorial expansion that followed the War with Mexico.; Prime meridian: Washington.; From: Phelps' travelers' guide through the United States. New York, 1848.; Insets: Northern Maine -- Southern Florida -- Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- New York -- Boston -- Pittsburgh -- St. Louis -- Cincinnati -- Chicago.; Surrounding the map are artistic portraits of the first eleven presidents as well as other important early statesmen and explorers, state seals, a sketch of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and an artistic representation of the Great Seal of the United States. 45 x 56 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:4,500,000] General Map Collection

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  17. Title: The town of Boston in New England

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    Summary: Oriented with north toward the upper right. Relief shown pictorially. Pictorial map. "Engraved from a copy in the possession of Wm. Taylor Esq ..." "Sold by Capt. John Bonner and Willm. Price against ye Town House where may be had all sorts of prints, mapps &c." "I have examined this plan and find it to be an exact copy of the original. Stephen P. Fuller, surveyor, Boston, July 2, 1835." Includes an index to points of interest and chronological lists of "Great Fires" and "Genll. small pox." 43 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:5,600 City Maps

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  18. Title: Cary's reduction of his large map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland : comprehending the whole of the turnpike roads, with the great rivers, and the course of the different navigable canals: also the market and borough towns, and principal places adjoining the road, to which is added the actual distance from one market town to another, with the exact admeasurement prefixed to each from the metropolis.

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    Summary: Corrected to 1832.; Includes list of "parts of counties detached from the counties to which such parts belong". 75 x 60 centimeters Scale approximately 1:955,000 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Middle West

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    Summary: hand col.; J. Cary, 1825.;A greatly re-worked state of the plate originally engraved in 1805.;From Cary's new universal atlas (London, 1824 [i.e. 1825), pl. 57.; 4070 1825 .C3;PC 17719; London.;Printed paste-on no. 57.; maps and travel accounts of Illinois, no. 42.;Relief shown pictorially.;1 map, hand colored;44 x 50 cm.;ca. 1:3,325,000

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  20. Title: The United States of America.

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, colored;27 x 22 cm.;ca. 1:11,000,000

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