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  1. Title: Map of the states of Indiana, and Ohio, with part of Michigan Territory.

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    Summary: Shows counties, roads, populated places, and water features. Washington and Greenwich prime meridians. Inset: "Plan of Cincinnati." Engraved and printed by Fenner Sears Co. 1 map; 23 x 38 cm

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  2. Title: Map of the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey engraved & printed by Fenner, Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Plan of Philadelphia. Also covers Delaware. 1 map; 24 x 38 cm

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  3. Title: Map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 1 map; 35 x 25 cm

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  4. Title: Map of the state of New York with part of Upper Canada engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: New York. 1 map; 23 x 38 cm

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  5. Title: Map of the states of Virginia and Maryland engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Plan of Washington and Georgetown. 1 map; 24 x 38 cm

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  6. Title: Map of the states of North & South Carolina engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Shows roads, towns, and county boundaries. Inset: Plan of Charleston (scale [ca. 1:31,000]). 1 map; 24 x 39 cm

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  7. Title: Map of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: The history and topography of the United States / J.H. Hinton, ed. London: I.T. Hinton and Simpkin & Marshall, 1830-1832. Vol. 1, facing p. 421. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Published June 1, 1831." 1 map; 24 x 38 cm

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  8. Title: Gloucester, United Kingdom, 1800 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The county of Glocester : Surveyed by Isaac Taylor, and planned from a scale of two miles to one inch. It was published by W. Faden, Geogr. to the King ... Charing Cross on Feby. 1st. 1800. Scale ca. 1:132,000. 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, roads, forests, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief and green space shown by hachures and shading. Includes also mileage numbers and inset map: City of Glocester. 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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  9. Title: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, 1759 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the Isle of Wight, drawn from the original survey and engrav'd by Isaac Taylor. Publication location unknown. Scale ca. 1:330,000 ; 6 statute miles = 2.9 cm. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also bar scale, pictorial illustrations of ships, and city views. 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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  10. Title: Dorset, United Kingdom, 1796 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The county of Dorset : reduced from the large map in six sheets and planned by a scale of two statute miles to one inch / surveyed by Isaac Taylor. It was published by Wm. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty ... on July 1st, 1796. Scale ca. 1:123,000; 10 statute miles = 13.1 cm. 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, roads, forests, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief and depths 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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  11. Title: A New map of the province of Maryland in North America.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:1,170,000; 1 map; 27 x 32 cm Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  12. Title: A New and accurate map of the province of Georgia in North America.

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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:1,650,000]; 1 map; 31 x 27 cm Georgia--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  13. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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  14. Title: Plan of the position taken by Genl. Burgoyne on the 10th. of Octr. 1777 in which the British Army was invested by the Americans under the Command of Genl. Gates and surrendered to him on the 16th. of October the same year

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    Summary: Scale ca.1:11,000.; 1 map; 21 x 36 cm Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777--Maps

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  15. Title: Louisbourg and Louisbourg Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1745 (John Hinton ed.) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city and fortifications of Louisburg from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Col. of the train of of artillery in 1745, this important fortress was taken on June 17th 1745 after a seige of 49 days by nine regiments that were raised & equiped in 50 days in New England and commanded by Sr. Willm. Pepperill assisted by a fleet under the command of Commodore Warren with the loss of 101 men kill'd & 30 that died by sickness this place was afterwards restored to the French by the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle ; A plan of the city and harbour of Lousiburg with the French batteries that defended it and those of the English shewing that part of Gabarus Bay in which they landed & the ground on which they escaped during the seige in 1745. It was published by J. Hinton in 1758. Scale [ca.1: 36,000]. This image contains 2 maps, the smaller scale map of Louisbourg Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada is the portion that is georeferenced. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the UTM Zone 20N NAD83 (meters) 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, cities and towns, fortifications, troop dispositions, and other points of military interest. Relief is shown pictorially. Depths are shown by soundings. Includes a list of explanations, notes, profile, and inset: A map of Gabarus bay adjoining to Louisburg. 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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  16. Title: A geological map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 24 x 38 cm Relief shown by hachures. "Engraved & printed by Fenner, Sears & Co." Detached map 15 from the atlas to "The history and topography of the United States" ed. by John Howard Hinton.

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  17. Title: London, England, 1749 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Martin Folkes esq.r, president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings is humbly inscribed, by his most humble servants John Pine and John Tinney ; Isaac Basire [&] R.W. Seale engraved the plan letters. It was published by John Pine : John Tinney, print and map sellar in May 20th, 1749. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. 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, selected buildings, parks, ground cover, docks, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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 Labrador Peninsula compiled by D.I.V. Eaton; drawn for photo-lithography by C.O. Senécal.

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    Summary: Geological Survey of Canada, Report by A. P. Low, Part L, Vol. viii, (New Series) p. 585-588. 1 map on 4 sheets: col.; 95 x 111 cm, sheets 61 x 72 cm

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  19. Title: Antwerp, a strong, large, and beautiful city on ye river Scheld, in the Dutchy of Brabant, subject to ye Queen of Hungary

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Title in lower margin: Plan of the city and citadel of Antwerp. For Mr. Tindal's continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England. Inset: Marquisate of Antwerp part of the H. Roman Empire. Probably issued in: Rapin de Thoyras, Paul. The history of England, translated by N. Tindal. London, 1745. v. 4. Indexed for points of interest.

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  20. Title: Russiae vulgo Moscovia, pars Australis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Date derived from identification plate. Shows longitudes east from Madeira Islands. Engraved pictures at upper left and lower right.

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