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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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  3. Title: Six ethnographical maps illustrative of "The Natural History of Man" and "Researches into the Physical History of Mankind"

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scales vary. Second ed. 6 maps : hand color ; on sheets 58 x 81 cm, or smaller + text (3 pages).;

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  4. Title: Six ethnographical maps, illustrative of "The natural history of man," and "Researches into the physical history of mankind." By James Cowles Prichard. [Map II: Europe]

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. No. t.-p.; title supplied from label. Each map has title: Ethnographical map ... illustrative of Dr. Prichard's Natural history of man. And his Researches into the physical history of mankind. 2d. ed. 1851. Imprint at foot of each map as above. Text: 3 p. (44 x 28 cm)

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  5. Title: Neighborhoods Hayward 2009

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    Summary: Neighborhood Plan polygon boundaries

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  6. Title: Hayward Points of Interest 2009

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    Summary: Hayward Points of Interests. Schools, Parks, Transportation Hubs/Stations, Government Buildings, etc

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  7. Title: Zoning Hayward 2009

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    Summary: Zoning designations with special design district overlays

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  8. Title: Hayward Parcels 2010

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    Summary: City of Hayward Parcel Base Layer

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  9. Title: Police Beats Hayward 2010

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    Summary: A territory in which an officer patrols while on duty, it is subdivided into many Reporting Districts.

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  10. Title: General Plan Hayward 2004

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    Summary: City of Hayward Official General Plan Land Use Map. (Last Updated 11/10/2004)

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  11. Title: Hayward City Limits 2006

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    Summary: Hayward and surrounding jurisdictions. Last updated on 06/12/2006

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  12. Title: Hayward Parcel Map 2010

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    Summary: City of Hayward - Redevelopment Agency Project Areas

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  13. Title: Sketch map of eastern Turkistan showing the hydrography of the Pamir to the east, the true courses of the Yarkand and Karakash Rivers, with all the routes from Ladak across the Karakoram and adjacent Ranges

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Mr. Hayward's route shown in red. "The heights are left as marked in the author's original map." Major rivers, mountains, passes, valleys, and forts are shown. Includes sections of routes across mountains [horizontal scale ca. 1:3,004,000; vertical scale ca. 1:698,200]: I. (New route) Leh to Aktagh via Chang Chenmo and Upper Karakash Valley, 262 miles--II. Aktagh to Yarkand (Tabistânee route) via Sanju Pass, 229 1/2 miles--III. A[k]tagh to Yarkand (Zamistânee route) via Yangi Pass and Kugiar, 235 miles. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 40 (1870), pp. 33-166; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 40 1870

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  14. Title: The United States from the latest authorites

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Shows western trails and Indian tribes.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; From Hayward's Gazetteer of USA 1853. 53 x 99 centimeters

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  15. Title: Plan of the city of New York: the greater part from actual survey made expressly for the purpose (the rest from authentic documents); by Thos. H. Poppleton, city surveyor.

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    Summary: Facsimile. Relief shown by hachures. Engraved from the original map by G. Hayward for D.T. Valentines manual for 1852. Shows wards, ferry lines, slip numbers and selected places of interest. Includes key to places of interest. Originally published by Prior & Dunning. 1 map: dissected to fold, mounted on linen; 45 x 36 cm.

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  16. Title: A new map of Michigan with its canals, roads & distances

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown by hachures. From Tanner, H.S. A new universal atlas. Philadelphia : Carey & Hart, 1842. No. 29. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes table of steamboat routes.

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  17. Title: Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of eastern Michigan showing township and range lines for surveyed areas. Covers area north and west to Saginaw County, and south and east to border. Notes: Prime meridian: Washington.

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  18. Title: Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale avec les isles Royale, de Terre Neuve, de St. Jean, l'Acadie & c 1785

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Printed from same plate as Delamarche imprint but with change of publisher and addition below title of: Supplément à l'atlas de M. Robert de Vaugondy. Prime meridians: Isle de Fer and Paris. Includes table at lower right giving populations of individual states.

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  19. Title: A description of the Towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam : as it was in September 1661, lying in latitude 40 de: and 40 m:, anno Domini 1664

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    Summary: Facsimile of facsimile of ms. in the library of the British Museum. "From the original facsimile in the possession of George H. Moore." "Lith. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1859." "Entered according to act of Congress in the 1859 by George Hayward." Oriented with north to lower left. Map within decorative border. Title within illustrative cartouche.

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  20. Title: Plan of the city of New York : showing the made and swamp land

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    Summary: "For D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1856."

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