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  1. Title: Cornwal, Devon Shyre

    • Image data
    • 1612
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Poly-Olbion, or a chorographicall description of tracts, rivers, mountaines, forests and other parts of this renowned isle of Britaine. London : Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for M Lownes. I Browne. I Helme. I Busbie, [1612]. Decorative map by William Hole. Includes historical and mythological figures; shows towns.

  2. Title: Pascaarte van Nieu Nederlandt

    • Image data
    • 1658
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by soundings. State 3 with date removed from title and page number 16 at lower right. Shows coast from Boston to North Carolina.

  3. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images, representing the northeast portion of the four sheet source map. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief 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.

  4. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images, representing the northwest portion of the four sheet source map. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief 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.

  5. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images, representing the southwest portion of the four sheet source map. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief 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.

  6. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images, representing the southeast portion of the four sheet source map. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief 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.

  7. Title: Erie Canal, New York, 1821 (Raster Image) (Image 1 of 2)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map and profile of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson River in the state of New York, contracted by direction of the Canal Commissioners from the maps of the engineers. It was printed by W. A. Mercein in 1821. Scale [1:253,440]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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, cities and towns, county boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes inset profiles: A profile of the extent of the levels and of the places and lifts of the locks between Lake Erie and the Hudson -- A profile of the southern route west of the Genesee River. Includes table of distances. 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.

  8. Title: Erie Canal, New York, 1821 (Raster Image) (Image 2 of 2)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map and profile of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson River in the state of New York, contracted by direction of the Canal Commissioners from the maps of the engineers. It was printed by W. A. Mercein in 1821. Scale [1:253,440]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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, cities and towns, county boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes inset profiles: A profile of the extent of the levels and of the places and lifts of the locks between Lake Erie and the Hudson -- A profile of the southern route west of the Genesee River. Includes table of distances. 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.

  9. Title: Soil map of Jay County

    • Thematic maps
    • 1915
    Contributors:

    Summary: Detached from: Soil survey of Jay County / Allen David Hole. In 39th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. From page 54 of the 39th Annual Report. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana], [1915] Dimensions: 35 x 42 cm; Scale: 1:84,000 Coordinates: W0851312 W0844808 N0403419 N0401824

  10. Title: Soil map of Johnson County

    • Thematic maps
    • 1912
    Contributors:

    Summary: Detached from: Soil survey of Hancock, Shelby, and Johnson counties / Allen David Hole. In Thirty-sixth annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana, 1911. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1912. Page 78. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana], [1912]; Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1912] Scale: Approximately 1:86,000; Dimensions: 38 x 30 cm Coordinates: W0861506 W0855702 N0393818 N0392030

  11. Title: Soil map of Shelby County

    • Thematic maps
    • 1912
    Contributors:

    Summary: Soils surveyed in 1911 by Allen D. Hole, assisted by B.W. Kelly, Mark Baldwin, and W.A. Roberts. Detached from: Soil survey of Hancock, Shelby, and Johnson counties / Allen David Hole. In Thirty-sixth annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana, 1911. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1912. Page 64. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana], [1912]; Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1912] Scale: Approximately 1:86,000; Dimensions: 46 x 32 cm Coordinates: W0855711 W0853744 N0394156 N0392050

  12. Title: Soil map of Hancock County

    • Thematic maps
    • 1912
    Contributors:

    Summary: Soils surveyed in 1911 by Allen D. Hole, assisted by B.W. Kelly, Mark Baldwin, and W.A. Roberts. Detached from: Soil survey of Hancock, Shelby, and Johnson counties / Allen David Hole. In Thirty-sixth annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana, 1911. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1912. Page 48. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1912]; Imprint: [Indianapolis] : [Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana], [1912] Scale: Approximately 1:86,000; Dimensions: 36 x 42 cm Coordinates: W0855714 W0853434 N0395645 N0394149

  13. Title: Northern part of Lake Co. Indiana

    • Cadastral maps
    • 1907
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. Description based on print version record. Imprint: Chicago : W. D. Jones, 1907. Dimensions: 28 x 51 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:44,000 Coordinates: W0873136 W0871307 N0414236 N0410943

  14. Title: Lisbon, Portugal, 1785 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano geral da cidade de Lisboa em 1785, Franco. D. Milcent. It was published in [1785]. Scale [ca. 1:10,950]. Covers a portion of Lisbon, Portugal. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 29N 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, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief is 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.

  15. Title: East and Central China, 1841 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte von China mit dessen Eintheilung in 18 Provinzen, nach den neuesten u. zuverlassigsten Materialien entworfen, gezeichnet und bearbeitet von J. B. Roost ; in Stein grawirt v. D. Grasmuller. It was published der liter. artist. Anstalt der L.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung in 1841. Scale 1:6,500,000. Covers East and Central China, and the Korean Peninsula. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 and provincial boundaries, shoreline features, and more.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.

  16. Title: Geologic map and cross section of Ohio

    • Thematic maps
    • 1965
    Contributors:

    Summary: Includes color cross section. D. Pfannehecker. Scale 1:2,250,000.

  17. Title: Gornopromyshlennaia karta Evropeĭskoĭ Rossīi : s ́pokazaniem' gornykh' zavodovʹ i miestorozhdenīĭ poleznykh' iskopaemykh' : izdanie redakshin "Gornoe di'lo v' Rossii."

    • Not specified
    • 1903
    Contributors:

    Summary: Includes 3 ancillary maps.; Indexed.; Separated into sections and mounted on linen.; "Kartografi. zav. D. Rudneva Nov. per. d. 5 kb. 46." 146 x 132 centimeters

  18. Title: Post route map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin: with adjacent parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota; designed and constructed under the orders of John A.J. Creswell and Giles A. Smith by W.L. Nicholson.

    • Not specified
    • 1871
    Contributors:

    Summary: Prime meridian: Washington. Shows railroad lines. "Drawn by C.H. Poole. Engraved by D. McClelland." "The service on this diagram brought up to date of [April 1st, 1874]." Includes "General statistics," "Explanation of mail service," and table of distances. 1 map: hand color; 105 x 141 cm

  19. Title: Map of the city of Washington : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America

    • Not specified
    • 1850
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows block numbers, wards, and major buildings. Includes index to points of interest and inset "Map of the District of Columbia." 34 x 44 centimeters

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