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  1. Title: Congo River Basin, 1885 (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 map of the Congo basin and adjoining territories : shewing the extent of the Congo Free State, Henry M. Stanley. It was published by Harper & Brothers in 1885. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Covers a portion of Central Africa. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. 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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  2. Title: Congo River Basin, 1885 (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 map of the Congo basin and adjoining territories : shewing the extent of the Congo Free State, Henry M. Stanley. It was published by Harper & Brothers in 1885. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers a portion of Central Africa.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.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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  3. Title: Bicycle road map : Caldwell, New York, to Montreal, Canada.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:500,000; 1 map; 24 x 7 cm, on sheet 31 x 22 cm Bicycle trails--New York (State)--Maps

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  4. Title: Bicycle road map : Boston, Massachusetts, to the White Mountains, New Hampshire.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:500,000; 1 map; 24 x 7 cm, on sheet 31 x 23 cm Bicycle trails--Massachusetts--Maps

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  5. Title: Map showing the eastern half of Equatorial Africa and the explorations by land and water of Henry M. Stanley in the years 1874-77.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Extracted from Henry M. Stanley's "Through The Dark Continent ..." New York, Harper & Brothers, 1879. [BMW, Stanley, v. 1]. Historic Maps copy mounted on linen with: Map showing the western half of Equatorial Africa ...

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  6. Title: Bird's eye view of Charleston, South Carolina, and its environs, showing the scene of General Gilmore's [sic] operations.

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    Summary: Pages 515-6 of the August 15, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Text on verso. 1 view: col.; 23 x 35 cm.

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  7. Title: Survey Mississippi Fortifications from Port Hudson to Bayou Sara

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 35 x 23 cm. Pages 217-218 of the April 4, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Ill. on verso: A night scout in the southwest - surprise of an outpost, and survey of the rebel guns. Map shows fortifications, land surveys, landowners, roads, and railroads for the vicinity of parishes of east and west Baton Rouge and West Feliciana along the Mississippi River. Relief shown by hachures.

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  8. Title: Map of the United States of America showing the rail roads to illustrate Harper's Gazetteer

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    Summary: Insets: Railroad & canal routes from Albany to Buffalo -- Map of Oregon northern California.; "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1855, by J. Calvin Smith, in the clerks office of the District Court of the southern District of New York."; "Longitude West from Washington" 52 x 68 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,250,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Distribution of sinkholes and sinking-stream basins with locations of cave openings in Central Southern Indiana

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    Summary: This map data was compiled in 1997 from information available at the time, but was unpublished until until 2002; the map does not reflect any changes in data since 1997.' Includes location map and text. Scale 1:250,000. By Richard L. Powell, Samuel S. Frushour, and Denver Harper; drafted By Rea Williams Kersey.

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  10. Title: Map showing selected subsurface dye traces in south-central Indiana

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    Summary: Digital cartogrpahy by Kimberly H. Sowder.' Includes text, index map, location map, and 'Sources of subsurface dye trace information.' Scale 1:500,000. By Samuel S. Frushour, Denver Harper, and Christopher R. Dintaman.

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  11. Title: Zoning Map, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 1997 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Zoning map, town of Hopkinton, county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, prepared from aerial photography dated May 8, 1962, for the Board of Assessors by Col-East Inc. ; zoning data added by Schonfield Brothers ... June 27, 1967. It was published by the Board of Assessors in 1997. Scale [ca. 1:25,000] 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, watershed names, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also zoning districts, zoning amendments, table of dimensions, and Board members' signatures. 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: Mexican Central Rail Line, Mexico, ca. 1885 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Mexican Central Ry. and connections. It was published by Poole Bros. map engravers ca. 1885. Scale 1:6,000,000. Map in Spanish and English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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 railroads, steamship routes, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also profile diagram of the route from México to Paso del Norte. Tourist information, timetables, and ill. on verso. 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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  13. Title: Mexican Central Railway, Mexico, ca. 1896 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Mexican Central Railway and connections. It was published by Poole Bros. map engravers ca. 1896. Scale ca. 1:3,800,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic 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 railroads, steamship lines, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes also profile diagrams. 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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  14. Title: Boston Metropolitan District, Massachusetts, parks, 1898 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Metropolitan District of Boston : showing local public reservations, the holdings of the Metropolitan Park Commission and additions which have been proposed. It was originally published in the Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, Jan. 1899 to 'accompany report of Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects, Dec. 1st, 1898.' Scale 1:62,500. 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 local parks and reservations over one half acre, Metropolitan reservations and parkways taken or provided for, and proposed additions to the Metropolitan system. Features include parks, roads, railroads, drainage, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. 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.

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  15. Title: Ann Arbor, Michigan, general plan.

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours. "June 16, 1920." Shows existing and proposed parks, land use as parks, cemeteries, proposed streets, change in street profile or cross section, main thoroughfares, existing car lines and proposed car lines. "File no. 3629, plan no. 7." 1 map: photocopy, mounted on linen; 79 x 95 cm.

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  16. Title: Map of Ann Arbor showing campus and buildings of the University of Michigan prepared by Wickes Brothers.

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    Summary: Concentric radii drawn every quarter-mile. Verso: Key to University and other buildings, description of University buildings, and a bird's-eye view of the campus. MiU copy mounted on chartex. 1 map.: 44 x 36 cm.

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  17. Title: Map of Wisconsin

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    Summary: This map was distributed by the Minnesota, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway to advertise the opening of its new "Soo Line". It was given to urge people to relocate and open businesses in towns on the railroads' route. Relief shown by hachures.; "Photo-lith & print. by Julius Bien, 16 & 18 Park Place, N.Y." 49 x 66 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,000,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Map of Minnesota

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    Summary: 45 x 76 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,000,000. General Minnesota Maps

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  19. Title: Lake park region of Minnesota reached by the Great Northern Railway

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    Summary: 70 x 53 centimeters Scale [1:760,320]. 1 in. = 12 mi. General Minnesota Maps

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  20. Title: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909 : plan of grounds and buildings.

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    Summary: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Maps.

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