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  1. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Neuester plan von Wien : mit der Stadterweiterung un den neuen Gassenbenennungen, Lith. Anst. v. F. Koke in Wien. It was published by Beck'schen Universitats-Buchhandlung (Alfred Holder) in [1870]. Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, city districts, 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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  2. Title: Descriptive map of London poverty, 1889

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    Summary: 1 map on 4 sheets : col. ; 92 x 119 cm, sheets 57 x 62 cm Charles Booth's cartographic survey of London poverty was used as an illustration to his written survey entitled Labour and life of the people : London continued.

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  3. 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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  4. Title: Rice's new sectional map of the State of Minnesota

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    Summary: Revised August Edition 1883." Inset map: Map of St. Paul, Minneapolis & vicinity. "Copyright 1880 by G. Jay Rice. 33.5 x 28.75 inches General Minnesota Maps

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  5. Title: Tonkin, Vietnam, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte commerciale du Tonkin : partie exploree, dressee par F. Bianconi d'apres les documents officiels. It was published by Chaix in 1886. Scale 1:700,000. Covers a portion of the Tonkin region, Northern Vietnam. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 48N, meters, WGS 1984) 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 cities and other human settlements, drainage, roads, railroads, mines, crop fields (rice, corn, tea, tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane, etc.), forests, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading. Includes also inset: Carte generale de l'Indochine.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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  6. Title: Birds eye view of the city of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. : 1876

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    Summary: Birds-eye view.; Relief shown pictorially.; Indexed. on sheet 34 x 42 Centimeters Scale not given City Maps

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  7. Title: Map showing contours on the bedrock surface in West-Central Ohio

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    Summary: Scale not given. Library's copy 2 mounted on cloth backing. "April 1951." Relief shown by contours; contour interval 100 feet. Includes index map. geology by S.E. Norris ; drafting by J.C. Krolczyk.

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Title: Map of Philadelphia.

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    Summary: Show street grids, railroads, towns with population, and rivers. Removed from: Philadelphia and its environs : a guide to the city and surroundings / by George Abishai Woodward. 49 x 35 centimeters Scale not given. City Maps

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  12. Title: Munich, 1812 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Umgebungen von München : herausgegeben auf Allerhöchsten Befehl S[r] Majestät des Königs. It was published by: Statistisch Topographisches Bureau in 1812. Scale ca. 1:5,000. 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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  13. Title: Pompei, Italy, 1909 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pompeiorum quae efossa sunt : 1:1000. It was published by Georg Reimer in 1909. Scale 1:1,000. Covers Pompei, Italy. Map in Latin.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, built-up areas, selected buildings, plans of ancient sites, and more.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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  14. 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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  15. Title: Geographical, statistical, and historical map of New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially From A complete historical, chronological, and geographical American atlas. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1827. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes text on New Jersey geology, population, governors and history, with title: New Jersey.

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  16. Title: Holland, from the map executed at the Dutch Military Dépôt

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Map of the triangles of Holland / executed in 1802, 1803, 1805, 1807, 1810 and 1811, by General Krayenhoff.

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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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