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  1. Title: A new map of the English empire in America viz Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Iarsey, Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New France &c; revis'd by Ion. Senex 1719.; Inset title: Harbour of Boston or Mattathusetts Bay;Inset title: Generall map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset maps of Boston Harbor and the Atlantic coastline. Reissue of Robert Morden's map of [1695] with changes to author, imprint, and replacement of British coat of arms with dedication to Herver. Dedicated to: Herver Edgly Herver of Clapham. Engraved by: I. Harris. From John Senex's "A new general atlas ..., London, 1721," p. 236. 1 map: hand col.; 49 x 59 cm.

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  2. Title: Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1705 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A mapp of the kingdom of Ireland : newly corrected & improv'd by actual observations : divided into its provinces, counties, & baronies, and supply'd with many market towns & other places of note omitted in former mapps ... : together with plans of the citys and fortified towns, as allso a short description of the kingdom by Henry Pratt ; to this map is added a large index of the measur'd distances of ev'ry town from Dublin, of the burroughs, barracks, and post towns with many other improuements and emendations ; I. Harris, sculp. It was published by H. Pratt in 1708. Scale [ca. 1:385,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, major roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also text, index, 16 ancillary town maps, and inset: The sea coasts of Great Britain and Ireland.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: A view of the world in divers projections

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    Summary: World map on an oval projection. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ancillary maps of the two polar hemispheres and and a twin-hemispherical world map. Includes 10 astronomical diagrams: Ptolemy's system -- Copernic system -- Tycho's system -- The face of the sun / by Fa. Kircher -- Saturn / by Mr. Hook -- Mars / by Cassini -- Jupiter / by Mr. Hook -- The face of the moon -- The sun enlightening the earth -- The sun enlightening the moon, the moon enlightening the earth. Above neat line of map: This projection by equidistant meridians & parallels shews the naturall bearing, distance & proportion of countryes more exactly then that wherein ye distance of the meridians & parallels differ as they do in the stereographick projections, as may be seen above by the two smaller hemispheres.

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  4. Title: A new map of India & China : from the latest observations

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    Summary: India--Maps

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  5. Title: A new map of America from the latest observations

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    Summary: 1 map: color; (In New (A) general atlas. (anon.) fol. London for D. Browne, 1721. facing p. 236); Decorated title inset with natives in costume. Date 1721 pencilled in; Relief shown pictorially; Shows entire western hemisphere, with California as an island; Watermarks: Fleur de lis, AB; Dedication: Most humbly inscrib(e)d to the Right Hono(ra)ble The Earl of Berkshire &c. Deputy Earl Marshal of England; Includes elaborate cartouche depicting native Americans in upper left corner; Does not include legend. Scale approximately 1:33,960,000 (W 174°32ʹ00ʺ--W 20°12ʹ00ʺ/N 71°39ʹ00ʺ--S 70°35ʹ00ʺ).

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  6. Title: A new map of the English empire in America : viz. Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New France &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Dedication at head of title: Most humbly inscrib'd to Hewer Edgly Hewer of Clapham Esqr: &c. From the author's New general atlas. 1721. Printed from the same plate as Robert Morden's map of the same title, ca. 1695--Cumming, 119, 172. Insets: The harbour of Boston or Mattathusetts Bay -- A generall map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America.

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  7. Title: A plan of the city's [sic] of London, Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the additional buildings, anno 1720 : a new map of London ...

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    Summary: One cartouche with inscription: "A New Map of London Most humbly inscrib'd to the Rt. Worshipfull St. Peter Delme Kt. Aldermn. of London, 1720."; From the author's A New general atlas ..., published in 1721.; Indexes to points of interest: References to Westminster -- References to London -- References to Southwark.; "S. Parker Delin. et Sculpt." 51 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:12,500; A scale of half a mile City Maps

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  8. Title: A new map of the city of Amsterdam : most humbly inscrib'd to John Hedworth Esqr

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    Summary: North to bottom of map. Includes indexes of streets, lanes and bulwarks.

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  9. Title: A new map of the English empire in America viz Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, New England, Pennsylvania, New Foundland, New France & c

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    Summary: Watermark: Strasburg Lily and H.D.; Insets: The harbour of Boston or Massachusetts Bay.--A general map of the coasts & isles of Europe, Africa and America. 50 x 59 centimeters Scale indeterminable General Map Collection

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  10. Title: A new map of the English empire in the ocean of America or West Indies

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    Summary: Map of Jamaica has title: A new map of the island of Jamaica / most humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honble. Thomas Earl of Stamford &c. Date of publication from Tooley.

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  11. Title: A new map of France : shewing the roads & post stages thro-out that Kingdom, as also the errors of Sanson's map compard wth ye survey made by order of ye late French King

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    Summary: Inset: [Part of Catalonia]. "Most humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honble. the Earl of Stairs, &c."

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  12. Title: A new map of America from the latest observations

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    Summary: Revis'd by I. Senex. Relief shown pictorially. Dedication in title cartouche to [Henry Bowes Howard,] Earl of Berkshire, deputy earl marshal of England. Shows California as an island. Includes elaborate decorative cartouche in the upper left corner. The cartouche depicts scenes of Native American life, such as battle and food as well. 1 map: outline col.; 47 x 55 cm.

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  13. Title: London, England, 1743 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A pocket map of the citties of London & Westminster and the suburbs thereof :being a new & exact plan with the additions of the new buildings, churches &c. to this present year 1743. It was published by sold by Robt. Hulton at the Corner of Pall Mall St James's. Scale not given. 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, roads, bridges, landmarks, open spaces, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also tables of coach and waterman's fares along bottom of 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  14. Title: Carte de la Nouvelle France ou se voit le cours des grandes rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi aujour d'hui S. Louis...; J. Kayser, sculp.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From his De Groote nieuve vermeerderde zee-atlas, ofte Waterwaereld. T'Amsterdam, By Gerard van Keulen [1720] no. [82]; see Phillips no. 5693 and Keoman v. 4, Keu 31, p. 301; Keu 113B p. 351 and p. 387. Includes insets of the Gulf of Mexico coast and of the Mississippi River delta. 1 map: col.; 57 x 97 cm

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  15. Title: A new map of North America from the latest discoveries, 1761

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    Summary: State 1 with cartouche design incorporating an urn, engraver's name below neat line at right, and notation above neat line: Engraved for the continuation of Dr. Smollett's History of England.

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  16. Title: Plans of the old & new city of Peking ye. metropolis of China

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    Summary: In upper right-hand corner: Vol. 2. Page 962. Indexed for points of interest. From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ... / John Harris. -- London : T. Woodward, 1744-1748.

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  17. Title: A prospect of the city of Genoa

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    Summary: Bird's-eye view of Genoa, Italy; relief shown pictorially. In upper right-hand corner: Vol. II. page 584. Indexed for points of interest. From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ... / John Harris. -- London : T. Woodward, 1744-1748.

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  18. Title: The Gallapagos Islands : discovered and described by Capt. Cowley in 1684

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. In upper right-hand corner: Vol. 1. Page 79. From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ... / John Harris. -- London : T. Woodward, 1744-1748.

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  19. Title: A plan of the city of Canton on the river Ta ho

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    Summary: Bird's-eye view of Canton, now Guangzou, China; relief shown pictorially. In upper right-hand corner: Vol. 1. pa. 359. Indexed for points on interest. From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ... / John Harris. -- London : T. Woodward, 1744-1748.

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  20. Title: A new map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies

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    Summary: West Indies--Maps

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