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  1. Title: Post Roads, Central Europe Region, 1764 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Neue und vollstandige Postkarte durch ganz Deutschland und durch die angranzende Theile der benachbarten Lander = Nouvelle carte geographique des postes d'Allemagne et des provinces limitrophes, zusammen getragen und ausgefertiget von Franz Ioseph Heger. It was published by im Verlag bey denen Homaennischen Erben in 1764. Scale [ca. 1:1,500,000]. Covers the Central Europe region. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, postal roads with distances between towns, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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: Karte des Königreiches Lombardie-Venedig

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. The Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom existed from 1815-1866; Lombardy became part of Italy in 1859, Venice in 1866. From: Allgemeines geographisch-statistisches Lexikon aller Österreichischen Staaten / herausgegeben von Franz Raffelsperger. Wien : k.k. typo-geographische Kunstanstalt, 1845-48.

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  3. Title: Hannover, ca. 1820 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Hannover. It was published ca. 1820. Scale ca. 1:10,000. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  4. Title: Western and Central Europe, 1831 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Post- und Reise-Karte von Deutschland und den anliegenden Landern : bis London, Havre de Grace, Tours, Lyon, Genua, Bologna, Pesth, Warschau, Konigsberg u. jenseits Kopenhagen, nebst den Haupt-Routen durch das ubrige Europa, herausgegeben, und nach den Postcursen aus meist officiellen Quellen bearbeitet von F. M. Diez ; geographisch entworfen von Ad. St. It was published by Justus Perthes in 1831. Scale [ca. 1:1,500,000]. Covers portion of Central and Western Europe. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes insets: 'Haupt Routen durch Frank Reich, Spanien, Portugal u. Italien' and two showing the main roads through Poland, Latvia and Estonia.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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  5. Title: Johann Michael Franz ... Abhandlung von den Grenzen der bekannten und unbekannten Welt alter und neuer Zeit : als eine kurze Einleitung zu einer parallelen Erdbeschreibung : nebst einer Landkarte

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    Summary: Map (47 x 56 cm.) has title: Planiglobii terrestris mappa universalis ... / designata a G. M. Lowizio. Excudentibus Homan[n]ianis Heredibus, A. 1746. Map removed from book and stored in world map drawer.

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  6. Title: Ritter's sundial map

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    Summary: Map is projected from the North Pole as if it were a sundial. Includes vignettes of native peoples, animals, ships and a mermaid. Title supplied by cataloger. Pictorial relief. Probably issued in: Speculum solis, oder, Sonnenspiegels erst vnd anderer Theil ... Zu finden in Nürnberg : bey Paulus Fürsten, Burgern vnd Kunsthändlern allda, [1645?]

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  7. Title: Central & Eastern Africa, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Central Africa : on a scale of 1:10,000,000, By Dr. F. Boas. It was published by Hart & Von Arx in 1887. Scale 1:10,000,000 The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 shading. 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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  8. Title: Zurich, Switzerland, 1845 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map (aerial view) entitled: Malerischer plan der Stadt Zurich und ihrer Umgebungen, herausgegeben von H.F. Lenthold in Zurich ; dessine par F. Schmid ; grave par Appert de Paris. It was published by Verlag von Arnold Bopp & Co. in 1922. Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. Covers Zurich, Switzerland, 1845. Map in German and French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Swiss Grid (CH1903 LV03) 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, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. 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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  9. Title: Cambridge, England, 1574 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper view entitled: Cantebrigia : opulentissimi Angliae Regni urbs celeberrimi nominis ab Academiae conditore Cantabro cognominata a granta fluuio vicino cairgrant saxonib Grauntecestre et Grantebrige iam olim nuncupata. It was published by George Braun & Franz Hogenberg in 1584. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. Covers Cambridge, England. Map in Latin and English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 pictorially, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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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  10. Title: The Eskimo tribes of north-east America

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    Summary: Bureau of Ethnology, Sixth Annual Report. Plate II-III.; "Julius Bien & Co. Lith."; Plate II shows Oqo and Akudnirn, with numbered inset maps of Frobisher Bay, Eclipse Sound and Admiralty Inlet, Repulse Bay and Lyon Inlet, and Boothia Isthmus and King William Land; Plate III shows larger-scale focused on the region of Canada north of Hudson Bay. 52 x 47 centimeters or smaller Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  11. Title: The Eskimo tribes of north-east America

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    Summary: Scale not given; 2 maps on 2 sheets: color; 52 x 47 cm or smaller Eskimos--Canada, Northern--Maps

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  12. Title: The Eskimo tribes of north-east America

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    Summary: Scale not given; 2 maps on 2 sheets: color; 52 x 47 cm or smaller Eskimos--Canada, Northern--Maps

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  13. Title: (Composite of) To His Royal Highness George Augustus Frederick ... This Topographical map of the Province of Lower Canada, shewing its division into Districts Counties, Seigniories, & Townships ... Is ... Most gratefully dedicated by .. Joseph Bouchette, His Majesty's Surveyor General of the Province & Lieutt. Colonel C.M. ... Published by W. Faden, Charing Cross, Augst. 12th. 1815. Engraved by J. Walker & Sons, 47 Bernard Street, Russell Square, London. J. Walker sculp. (with) Town of Three Rivers. (with) City of Quebec. (with) Town of Montreal .. (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Canada originally created by J. Bouchette in 1815. The original map appears in "(Description Topograph Du Bas Canada) (with) To His Royal Highness George Augustus Frederick ... This Topographical Map of the Province of Lower Canada, Shewing its division into Districts, Counties, Seigniories, & Townships ... Is ... Most Gratefully Dedicated ... Joseph Bouchette, His Majesty's Surveyr General of the Province & Lieutt. Colonel C.M. ... Published by W. Faden, Charing Cross, Augst. 12th 1815. Engraved by J. Walker & Sons, 47 Bernard Street, Russell Square, London. (with) Map of the Provinces of Upper & Lower Canada with the Adjacent Parts of the United States Of America &c. Compiled from the latest Surveys and Adjusted from the most recent and Approved Astronomical Observations by Joseph Bouchette ... Augst 12th, 1815, by W. Faden ... (with) Plan of the District of Gaspe ... Augst 12th, 1815" The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  14. Title: (Composite of) City of Quebec (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Quebec. The map is a composite of the 4 easternmost sheets of 10-sheet engraved map of lower Canada. The original map appears in (Description Topograph Du Bas Canada) (with) To His Royal Highness George Augustus Frederick ... This Topographical Map of the Province of Lower Canada, Shewing its division into Districts, Counties, Seigniories, & Townships ... Is ... Most Gratefully Dedicated ... Joseph Bouchette, His Majesty's Surveyr General of the Province & Lieutt. Colonel C.M. ... Published by W. Faden, Charing Cross, Augst. 12th 1815. Engraved by J. Walker & Sons, 47 Bernard Street, Russell Square, London. (with) Map of the Provinces of Upper & Lower Canada with the Adjacent Parts of the United States Of America &c. Compiled from the latest Surveys and Adjusted from the most recent and Approved Astronomical Observations by Joseph Bouchette ... Augst 12th, 1815, by W. Faden ... (with) Plan of the District of Gaspe ... Augst 12th, 1815.The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  15. Title: (Composite of) (Plan stolichnago goroda Sanktpeterburga s izobraheniem znatiieshikh onago prospektov, izdannyi trudami Imperatorskoi Akademii nauk i khudozhestv. Plan de la ville de St. Petersbourg avec ses principales vues dessine & grave sous la direction de l'Academie imperiale des sciences et des arts) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of St. Petersburg, Russia (1753). The original map includes 1 map on 9 sheets. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  16. Title: Post Roads, Central and Eastern Europe Regions, 1802 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the post roads of Germany and Hungary with the adjacent kingdoms, republics and states : from the large map published at Vienna, with additions and improvements by J. Enouy, geogr. It was published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street in 1802. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Covers the Central and Eastern Europe regions. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, postal roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  17. Title: Venice, Italy, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta della R. citta di Venezia secondo lo state presente, pr. lit. Kier ; Gugliemo Tempel incise. It was published by Giuseppe Kier, Premiato Litografo in [1849]. Scale [ca. 1:5,800]. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33N 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, canals, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indexes. 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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  18. Title: Map of the upper part of the Island of Manhattan above Eighty-Sixth Street arranged to illustrate the Battle of Harlem Heights

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Lith. by W.C. Rogers & Co. for Joseph Shannon's Manual 1868." Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes notes.

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  19. Title: Port Natal

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    Summary: Map showing coastline of Cape Natal and the city of Durban; relief shown by hachures and soundings. Map includes profiles: Coast between the Umlass and Uncomass Rivers -- Mouth of Umlass R. -- C. Natal (bluff) N.E.b.E. -- Cape Natal (bluff) flagstaff -- Bar -- Sandy Point -- Blockhouse W.S.W. -- Sandy Point marks -- Bluff marks (white). At head of title: Africa, south east coast.

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  20. Title: Charte von Nord America : nach Arrowsmith; v. Humboldt und anderen verlässigen hülfts-mitteln / entworfen von Joseph Dirwald[t]

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    Summary: Ferro. Relief shown by hachures. "Verlegt in Wien bey Tranquillo Mollo.";1 map in 4 sections, colored;82 x 113 cm. (Sections each 44 x 59 cm.)

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