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  1. Title: Europe at the time of the Crusades

    • Not specified
    • 1916
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 74 x 107 Centimeters

  2. Title: Europe after the great war : approximate boundaries, January 1920

    • Not specified
    • 1916
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Copyright 1916 Denoyer-Geppert Company. 75 x 103 Centimeters

  3. Title: Havana, Cuba, 1739 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city and harbour of Havana : situated on the island of Cuba in 23d: 10m. nth. latitude & in 292d: 15m longitude from the meridian of Teneriff, by Thomas Milton much improved & altered according to the genuine plan of Captain James Rentone ; J. Mynde sculpt. It was published by S. Harding ... R. Amey ... W.H. Toms, Dec. 10, 1739. Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'NAD 1927 Cuba Norte' 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, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by shading and pictorially. Relief shown by shading and soundings. Includes index.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.

  4. Title: Rhode Island, 1795 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The state of Rhode Island, compiled from the surveys and observations of Caleb Harris by Harding Harris ; J. Smither, sculp. It was published in 1795 for Carey's American atlas. Scale [ca. 1:281,600]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, drainage, county and town boundaries and more. 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.

  5. Title: Map of part of the Desert of Atacama (Bolivia)

    • Image data
    • 1877
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Major roads and railways are shown. "Dry lake-beds are coloured brown." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 250-53; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877

  6. Title: A map of the State of Rhode Island : taken mainly from surveys by Caleb Harris

    • Not specified
    • 1795
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows: international and administrative boundaries, railways, roads (2 categories), canals. 54 x 41 centimeters

  7. Title: Rhode Island, 1795 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the state of Rhode Island, taken mainly from surveys by Caleb Harris ; Harding Harris, delineavt. ; Saml. Hill, sculpt. It was published in 1795 by Carter & Wilkinson. Scale [ca. 1:160,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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, drainage, county and town boundaries 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.

  8. Title: Map of the Wabash-Erie Region

    • Geological maps
    • 1904
    Contributors:

    Summary: Caption title: Glacial map showing moraines in which Lake Eagle and the city of Warsaw are located. Relief shown by profile. Includes geological profile of region. Shows moraines and beach lines in Ohio and Indiana. "Map 2." "Loaned by Prof. C. R. Dryer and Inland Pub. Co."--Caption. Detached from: A physiographic and ecological study of the Lake Eagle (Winona Lake) Region, Indiana / by W. M. Mills. In Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources twenty-eighth annual report, 1903. Indianapolis : Wm. B. Burford, 1904. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1904]; Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources], [1904] Dimensions: 8 x 11 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:2,476,000. Vertical scale indeterminable

  9. Title: Map of the known distribution of the Neocene Formations in the United States

    • Image data
    • 1891
    Contributors:

    Summary: Companion text: Correlation papers. Neocene / William Healy Dall; Gilbert Dennison Harris. Washington, D.C. : U.S.G.S. Bulletin 84. 1892. 349p. Plate III.

  10. Title: Map showing the distribution of the Indian tribes of Washington Territory

    • Not specified
    • 1876
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region J.W. Powell in charge." From: Contributions to North American Ethnology, vol. 1. 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 50 x 39 cm

  11. Title: Map showing the distribution of the native tribes of Alaska and adjoining territory

    • Thematic maps
    • 1875
    Contributors:

    Summary: Indians of North America--Alaska--Maps

  12. Title: Map showing the distribution of the native tribes of Alaska and adjoining territory

    • Not specified
    • 1875
    Contributors:

    Summary: Geographical data brought up to November 1875.; Relief shown by hachures.; "For the geographical positions of this map the compiler is principally indebted to the records of the U.S. Coast Survey ... and to the report of Capt. C.W. Raymond, U.S. Top. Eng."; Inset: Aleutian Islands. 53 x 75 centimeters

  13. Title: Alaska and adjoining territory : 1869

    • Not specified
    • 1869
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.; "Coast line soundings &c. from U. S. Coast Survey."; "The Yukon River, ranges of mountains, shores of Norton Sound and many features of the Interior from a reconnaissance by W.H. Dall, Director of the Scientific Corps., of the W. U. Tel. Expedition, 1865-1868." 35 x 52 centimeters

  14. Title: Boston and Providence Railroad, Massachusetts & Rhode Island, 1828 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence Rail-Way. It was published by Annin & Smith in 1828. Scale [ca. 1:64,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Datum 1983, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 19N 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, 2 proposed railroad routes between Boston and Providence, roads, selected buildings and names of property owners, shoreline features, 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. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

  15. Title: Archaeological Map, Carthage, Tunisia, ca. 1895 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte archeologique et topographique des ruines de Carthage : dressee d'apres les releves de M. l'adjoint du genie Bordy, avec le concours de MM. le R. P. Delattre, ... le general Dolot,... P. Gauckler. It was published by Service geographique de l'armee, ca. 1895. Scale 1:5,000. Covers Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 32N, 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 drainage, cities and towns, villages, roads, railroads and stations, selected buildings and built-up areas, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Overprinted to show archaeological sites.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.

  16. Title: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1838 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Cambridge, Mass., from surveys by J. Hayward. It was published by Eddy's Lithography in 1838. Scale [1:12,000]. 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, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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.

  17. Title: A geological map of the Caucasus

    • Not specified
    • 1914
    Contributors:

    Summary: Covers northern portion of the Caucasus.; Relief shown by spot heights.; Accompanied by: Explanatory notes to accompany the geological map of the Caucasus (16 pages ; 22 cm.). 38 x 128 centimeters

  18. Title: Topographic map of Colorado, 1913

    • Not specified
    • 1913
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by contours and gradient tints.; Includes diagr. showing relation of Colorado to International map of the world and insets of "Canon City district," "Vicinity of Leadville, " "Part of city and county of Denver, " and "Cripple Creek district." 91 x 137 centimeters

  19. Title: Geologic map of Colorado

    • Not specified
    • 1913
    Contributors:

    Summary: Printed on linen-faced paper. 92 x 126 centimeters

  20. Title: Map of the Gadsden Purchase : Sonora and portions of New Mexico, Chihuaua & California

    • Not specified
    • 1858
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 44 x 43 centimeters

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