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  1. Title: Battle of Quebec, Canada, 1759 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the military & naval operation under the command of the immortal Wolfe, & vice admiral Saunders, before Quebec, J. Wyld, Sculp. ; Alfred Hawkins. It was published by Jas. Wyld, May 1, 1841. Scale [ca. 1:23,700]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 19N NAD 1983 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, troop and ship dispositions and places of military interest for the Battle of Quebec, 1759, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indexes, notes, tables, views, and inset: Detail of the action fought on the plains of Abraham Septr. 13th. 1759. 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: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis quadrangle

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    Summary: (W 90⁰30ʹ--W 90⁰00ʹ/N 38⁰45ʹ--N 38⁰30ʹ). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 feet. Datum is mean sea level. "Surveyed in 1903." 51 x 84 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  3. Title: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis special map

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    Summary: (W 90⁰25ʹ--W 90⁰05ʹ/N 38⁰44ʹ--N 38⁰31ʹ). Relief shwon by contours and spot heights. Text and ill. on verso. 39 x 47 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  4. Title: St. Louis, Missouri and vicinity, 1903 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: Saint Louis quadrangle, Missouri - Illinois, [by the] Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; H. M. Wilson, geographer; topography by Chas. E. Cooke, Wm. O. Tufts, Gilbert Young and City of St. Louis; control by U.S.C. and G.S. and Geo. T. Hawkins. Ed. of Apr. 1904, reprinted 1932. Surveyed 1903. It was published by U.S.G.S. Scale 1:62,500. Covers City of Saint Louis, and portions of Saint Louis County, Missouri, and Saint Clair and Madison Counties, Illinois. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD27 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2401). 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 20 feet and spot heights. 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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  5. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridian: Washington. Shows county names in effect from 1840 to 1843. Inset: Northwest part of Michigan. At upper right: "25.". Scale approximately 1:1,650,000

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  6. Title: Héhenschichten-karte von Japan.

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    Summary: Japan--Maps

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  7. Title: Carte speciale des chemins de fer des routes et des voies navigables de la France d'apres les meilleurs documents; publie par E. Andriveau-Goujon.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes inset maps of Paris and Corsica. "Les chemins de fer par Alfred Potiquet". 1 map: mounted in folder; 30 x 35 in.

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  8. Title: Plan von Dresden; bearbeitet vom Stadtvermessungsamte.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. 1 map: 30 x 28 cm.

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  9. Title: Johnston's plan of Edinburgh & Leith in 1851

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:4,873 ; approximately 13 in. to a mile. Manuscript additions showing boundaries, and property belonging to Heriot's Hospital. 1 map : color ; 124 x 160 cm. Scale 1:4,873 ; approximately 13 inch to a miles General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 1

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of northeastern Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 15 miles.

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  11. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 5

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Granite Falls area, Minnesota, showing locations of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 1/4 mile.

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  12. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 4

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    Summary: Map of western part of the Lake Superior region, Minnesota, showing location of samples that were age-dated by radioactive isotope methods, scale 1 inch = about 40 miles.

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  13. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 2

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of east-central Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 10 miles.

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  14. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 3

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    Summary: Map of the Minnesota-Ontario border region, showing location of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 20 miles.

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  15. Title: Alaska

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    Summary: In lower margin of each map: "Copyright, 1925, by the American Geographical Society of New York, the Geographical Review, Vol XV, No. 1, 1925, Plate 1." 21 x 26 centimeters, on sheet 25 x 85 centimeters Scale 1:10,000,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Geological map of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Michigan

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    Summary: Contours added by Alfred C. Lane, 1908.; Oriented with north toward the upper right.; From: Michigan. Geological Survey. Annual report, 1909. Plate 1. 22 x 91 centimeters Scale approximately 1:100,000 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Lower Peninsula

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    Summary: Shows geology and railroads.; Base map: Rand McNally and Company. Rand, McNally & Co.'s new business atlas map of Michigan. c1889.; Appears in: Lane, Alfred Church. The geology of Lower Michigan with reference to borings. 66 x 47 centimeters Scale approximately 1:780,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Geological and topographical map of the northern part of the Lake of the Woods and adjacent country; by A.C. Lawson; compiled and drawn by A.E. Barlow.

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    Summary: Includes notes and sources of information. 1 map: col.; 61 x 93 cm.

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  19. Title: Chisholm's panorama of the river St. Lawrence

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    Summary: Panoramic, illustrated view of the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers with many small inset views and scenes along the route.; Title taken from cover. 18 x 365 centimeters Scale indeterminate. General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Pompei, Italy, 1829 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Pompei, de Mr. le Chanoine D. Andre de Joric ; Na. Riccio inc. ; Giosue Russo dis. It was published by Imprimerie Francaise in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:2,500]. Covers Pompei, Italy. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33 North' 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, selected buildings and plans of ancient sites, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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.

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