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  1. Title: Kiel, Germany, ca. 1736 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Die Herzogl. Holstein-Gottorp. Residenz- See- und Handelstadt Kiel sambt dessen Hafen in einem accuraten Plan u. Prospect entworfen = Sereniss. Ducis Holsato-Gottorpiensis Sedes et celebre Emporium Kilonium una cum ejus Portu ichno- et scenographice accurate delineatum, delineante G. C. Holmer. It was published by Officina Homanniana ca. 1736. Scale [ca. 1:4,000]. Covers Kiel, Germany. Map in German and Latin.Note: Two maps appear on this sheet. The larger scale map of Kiel is the portion of the image that has been georeferenced.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 3 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, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Includes also indexes and 2 views of Kiel.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: Galveston, Texas, 1904 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Galveston, Texas, compiled by C.G. Wells, C.E. It was published by Clarke & Courts in 1904. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Texas South Central State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 4202) 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, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also diagram illustrating the cross section of the proposed sea wall and related information. 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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  3. Title: Plat of a survey of land "for military purposes" around Fort Brady Sault St. Marie, Mich.; made by G. C. Westcott under the direction of H. Brady, November 1846.

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    Summary: Oriented with north toward the upper left. From: Report of the Secretary of the Treasury communicating a report from the acting commissioner of the General Land Office...Feb. 1, 1847. Washington, 1847 (S. Doc 221, 29th Congress, 2nd Session) Includes text. 1 map; 21 x 21 cm

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  4. Title: World (Ore deposits, 2003)

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    • 2003
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    Summary: Ore deposits.MRDS contains variable-length records of metallic andnonmetallic mineral resources of the world. A recordcontains descriptive information about mineral deposits andmineral commodities. The types of information in the database include deposit name, location, commodity, depositdescription, geologic characteristics, production,reserves, potential resources, and references. The MineralResource Data System master database is not accessible viathe WWW. The large number of multi-valued fields make itdifficult to import all the fields into a data format thatcan be utilized by the ArcView Internet Map ServerSoftware. This dataset contains all MRDS locations, butonly 44 of the possible 226 fields. A data structure wascreated in Access 97. Data was imported into the filestructure and then processed into Arc View, where it wastransformed into shape files that are used by the IMSsoftware to serve the MRDS data and permit access via the www.

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  5. Title: Maine, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine, with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada. It was published in 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. and C.C. Hall. Scale [ca. 1:550,000]. Covers Maine and portions of New Hampshire and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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, town, county, state, and national boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables of statistics. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and map purposes.

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  6. Title: Waterloo Bay

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and bathymetric soundings. At head of title: Africa, south coast. "1926."

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  7. Title: Map of Indiana showing points of interest and state highways

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    Summary: Map furnished by Indiana State Highway Commission.' 'Information on hotels, trains and accommodations in state parks compiled by Chas. Sauers'--Map panel. Includes text and index to points of interest on verso. Scale approximately 1:963,000 R.F. Pickens.

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  8. Title: Map of Ramsey and Manomin Counties : and Hennepin east

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    Summary: Shows land ownership in Ramsey County, present day Manomin Township in Anoka County, and a portion of Hennepin County, Minnesota. Includes 17 views and 3 vignettes.; Inset view: St. Paul, Minn., 1867.; Blueprint.; Facsimile, location of original and date of reproduction unknown. 66 x 83 centimeters and smaller Scale approximately 1:32,000 Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  9. Title: Map of Cambria Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys and official records

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:79,200. 1 1/4 in. to the mile; 1 map: hand colored; 175 x 117 cm Real property--Pennsylvania--Cambria County--Maps

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  10. Title: Plan des redoutes et des lignes que les ennemis avoient auprès de Brookland, de ceux de Redhook, et l"isle de Gouveurner ...

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    Summary: Facsimile of manuscript map. Relief shown by hachures. Includes references to the Battle of Long Island.

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  11. Title: Siena, Italy, ca. 1840 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pianta della cittá di Siena, G. Tarducci, dis. ; G. Pozzi, inc. It was published ca. 1840. Scale ca. 1:3,593. 500 braccia = 8,35 cm. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 32N 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, building structures, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also index. 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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  12. Title: Zoning Districts, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1983 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Lincoln, Massachusetts, zoning districts, zoning detail by G. Chu. It was published in 1983. Scale [ca. 1:22,500]. 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, railroads, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also list of zoning amendments and inset of Lincoln village. 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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  13. Title: World Map Showing the Voyages of the Vettor Pisani, 1882-1885 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Viaggio della R[a] Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani', negli anni 1882-1883-1884-1885 (comandante G. Palumbo). It was published by Stab. Lit. Bruno e Salomone in 1885. Scale [ca. 1:250,500]. World map showing the voyages of the Vettor Pisani. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 160 degrees east. 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, ship route with dates, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  14. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1566 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan der befestigungen u. der hohenverhaltnisse der hauser wer stadt Wien im Jahre 1566 : mit zugrundelegung der plane von Bonifaz Wolmuet und Daniel Suttinger und mite benutzung gleichzeitiger handschriftlicher quellen, verfast von Albert Camesina Ritter von San Vittore ; Alb. R. v. Camesina fec. 1878. It was published by Gemeinderathe der Reichshaupt u. Residenzstadt in 1880. Scale [ca 1:1,800]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria in 1566. 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings with street address and colored to show building uses, landowner names, 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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  15. Title: Amman in panorama

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Some buildings shown pictorially. Map shows buildings, embassies, legations, churches, and mosques.

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  16. Title: Chartēs tēs Ēpeirou dialamvanōn en leptomereia tēn nyn horothetikēn grammēn metaxy Hellados kai Tourkias kai tas mē pragmatopoiētheisas grammas tou Kalama (Thyamidos) potamou symphōnōs me tēn Verolineion synthēkēn tou 1881

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    Summary: Map of Epirus showing the boundaries between Greece and Turkey according to the Treaty of Berlin. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. In upper margin: Theatron tou polemou.

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  17. Title: Plan du mouillage de St. Benoit (Île de la Réunion)

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. In upper margin: No. 1228.

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  18. Title: Where shall we go? Map showing points of interest in Indiana Information on hotels, trains and accommodations in state parks

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    Summary: Map title: Map of Indiana showing points of interest and state highways. 'Map furnished by Indiana State Highway Commission, R.F. Pickens, del.' On verso: text about points of interest and key to map. Scale 1:963,000.1 11/16 inches equals 25 miles. Compiled by Chas. G. Sauers.

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  19. Title: Amazon River Valley, Brazil, 1852 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the valley of the Amazon : to accompany Lt. Herndon's report / drawn by H.C. Elliott. It was published in 1852. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the SAD 69 / Brazil Polyconic 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also profile: 'Vertical section of route from Callao to Pará. Includes routes of two explorers, Herndon and Gibbon. 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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  20. Title: Northern Georgia, ca. 1864 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Part of northern Georgia : compiled under the direction of Capt. Wm. E. Merrill, chief, Top'l Eng'r, D.C. It was published ca. 1864. Scale [1:253,440]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Georgia West State Plane NAD 1983 (Fipszone 1002) 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, railroads, 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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