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  1. Title: Eastern Europe, ca. 1716 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Poloniae Magnique Ducatus Lithuaniae nova et exacta tabula ad mentem Starovolcii descripta. It was published by: J.B. Homann ca. 1716. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  2. Title: Silesia, ca. 1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Superioris et Inferioris Ducatus Silesiae in suos XVII minores principatus et dominia divisi nova tabula. It was published by: in lucem edita à Joh. Baptista Homan[n]o ca. 1715. Scale approximately 1:750,000. Milli. Germanica com.unia, 8 = [7.95 cm]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  3. Title: Europa, christiani orbis domina in sua imperia, regna et status exacte divisa, 1706-1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Europa, christiani orbis domina in sua imperia, regna et status exacte divisa. It was published by: Ioh. Bapt. Homann between 1706 and 1715. Scale ca. 1:10,750,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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: Bohemia (Czech Rep., Bavaria, Poland), ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Bohemiae, ducatus Silesiae, marchionatus Moraviae et Lusatiae tabula generalis. It was published by: Sumtibus Joh. B. Homanni ca. 1710. Scale approximately 1:975,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  5. Title: Gdansk Region, Poland, 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Prospect Grundris und Gegend der Polnischen vesten Reichs und Handels-Stadt Dantzig und ihrem Werder, edirt von Io. Bapt. Homann S.C.M.Geog. in Nurnberg. It was published by Io. Bapt. Homann in 1730. Scale [ca. 1:6,600]. Covers the Gdansk region, Poland. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Pulkovo 1942 Adjust 1958 Poland Zone III' 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 villages and towns, roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Includes index, ill., and view: Prospect der Stadt Danzig.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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  6. Title: Rome, Italy, 1715 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Urbis Romae veteris ac modernae accurata delineatio, edita a Ioh. Bapt. Homanno S.C.M. geographo Norimbergae. It was published by Joh. Bapt. Homannus in [1715]. Scale [ca. 1:20,040]. Covers Rome, Italy and Vatican City. Map in Latin and German.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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings pictorially, walls, gates, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes text, index, and illustrations.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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  7. Title: Stockholm, Sweden, 1720 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accurater Grundri? und Prospect der Kon. Schwed. Reichs. u. Haupstadt Stockholm : mit aller herumliegenden Gegend und annehmlicher Situation von innen u. aussen, edirt von Ioh. Baptist Homann der Rom. Kays. Maj. Geographo. in Nur[nbu]rg. It was published by Ioh. Baptist Homann in [1720]. Scale [ca. 1:11,876]. Covers Stockholm, Sweden. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rikets Koordinatsystem 1990 (ESRI: 'RT90 25 gonV' ) 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, fortification, parks, ground cover, and more. Relief is 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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  8. Title: Great Britain, ca. 1699 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Novissima et accuratissima totius Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae tabula, auctore Theodoris Danckerts ; Joann Bapt. Homan sculpsit. It was published ca. 1699. Scale [ca. 2,100,000]. Map in Latin. 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 pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche with coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with mythological figures. 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: Great Britain, ca. 1713 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Magna Britannia : complectens Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae regna in suas provincias et comitatus divisa repraesente / Io. Bapt. Homann, Norimberg. It was published by Johann Baptist Homann ca. 1713. Scale [ca. 1:2,300,000]. Map in Latin. 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 pictorially. Cartouche including mythological figures, coat of arms of Great Britain, and Queen Anne. Includes also boundaries (national, regional and county); cities, towns, etc.; 5 bar scales. 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: Great Britain, ca. 1700 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Novissima et accuratissima totius Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae tabula, auctore Theodoro Danckerts, Amstelodami ; Joann Bapt. Homan sculpsit. It was published by David Funck excudit ca. 1700. Scale [ca. 2,100,000]. Map in Latin. 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 pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche with coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with mythological figures. 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: Africa, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Totius Africae nova repraesentatio... Norimbergae. It was published ca. 1730. Scale ca. 1:13,750,000. Map in Latin and Portuguese. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also Ormus [Hormuz] Island and the Sargasso Sea.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: Corfu, Greece, 1716 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan du siège de Corfou : par terre et par mer avec la situation de deux Flottes Vénitienne et Ottomane, depuis le jour le l'entrée de celle des Ottomans dans le Canal, le 5me de Juillet jusqu'au 26 d'Août 1716, jour de sa retraite / par Jean Baptiste Homann, Geographe de Sa Maj.te Imperiale. It was published by Jean Baptiste Homann in 1716. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also cartouche with mythological figures, battle legends, and insets depicting details of the siege. 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: Great Britain, ca. 1712 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Magnae Britanniae pars meridionalis in qua regnum Angliae tam in septem antiqua Anglo-Saxonum regna quom in omnes Hodiernas regiones accurate divisum hic ostenditur quam tabula ab archetypo Vischeriano desumptam exhibet, Ioh. Bapt. Homan. It was published by Ioh. Bapt. Homan ca. 1712. Scale ca. 1:1,370,000. 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also decorative cartouche, bar scales include 'milliaria anglica et italica', 'milliaria germanica' and 'milliaria gallica.' Ilustration of a meeting of Parliament, bottom center of 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  14. Title: Nuremberg Region, Germany, 1714 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Prospect und Grundris der des Heil: Rom. Reichs-Stadt Nurnberg : samt ihren Linien und Gegend auf eine Meil-wegs herumb, edirt von Ioh. Bap. Homann daselbst. It was published by Ioh. Bap. Homann in [1714]. Scale [ca. 1:25,500]. Covers Nuremberg Region, Germany. Map in German. 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 4 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, towns and villages, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Includes index and view of Nuremberg. 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: Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1718 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Topographische Vorstellung der neuen russischen Haupt-Residenz und See-Stadt St. Petersburg : samt ihrer zu erst aufgerichten Vestug welche von Ihro Czaar. Maj. Petro Alexiewitz aller Russen selbst Erhalter etc., etc., etc., An. 1703 an der Spitze der Ost-See auf etlichen Insuln bey dem aussflus des Neva Stroms erbaut und zur Aufnahm der Handelschafft und Schiffarth fur die Russischen Nation mit einer machtigen Flotte versehen worden, herausgegeben von Ioh. Baptist Homann. It was published by Io. Baptist Homann ca. 1718. Scale [ca. 1:25,000]. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Pulkovo 1995 Gauss Kruger Zone 6N' 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 text, index, inset: Charte des Neva-Stroms von der Ladogischen biss in die Ost. See allwo St. Petersburg, and view: Crohn Schlot. 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: Vienna, Austria, 1712 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Prospect und Grund-Riss der Kayserl. Residenz-Stadt Wien mit negst anligender Gegend und neuen Linien umb die Vorstadt ; Prospect der Kayserl. Residenz-Stadt Wien wie solche von Mitternacht anzusehen, verlegts Ioh. Bapt. Homann in Nur[nberg]. It was published by Ioh. Bapt. Homann in 1712. Scale [ca. 1:16,000]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria region. 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, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index and view. 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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  17. Title: Regni Mexican seu Novæ Hispanieæ, Ludovicianæ, N Angliæ, Carolinæ, Virginiæ, Pennsylvaniæ, necnon islularum archipelegi Mexicani i America Septentrionali

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    Summary: Scale not given; 1 map; ol.; 74 x 89 cm Spain--Colonies--Maps--Early workds to 1800--Facsimiles

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  18. Title: Amplissimae regionis Mississipi seu provinciae Ludovicianae.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.;1 map, hand colored;49 x 58 cm.;ca. 1:6,350,000;v. 1, 1759] v. 1, part 2, no. 83.;Homann Erben. Atlas geographicvs maior. -- 1753-59 [i.e. 1784

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  19. Title: Nova Anglia septentrionali Americæ implantata Anglorumque coloniis florentissima geographice exhibita

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    Summary: Map features New Jersey, New York and New England. Relief represented pictorially; depth represented by soundings. The map possibly appeared as early as 1716, and appeared in Homann Heirs atlases to 1784. cf. McCorkle, B. New England in early printed maps. Historic Maps copy 4 has "Cum privilegio Sac. Cæs. Maj." added to cartouche.

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  20. Title: Imperium Turcicum in Europa, Asia et Africa regiones proprias, tributarias, clientelares sicut et omnes eusdem Beglirbegatus seu præfecturas generales exhibens

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. At head of map: Tabula ex novissimis relationibus ad mentem de I. Islii, imprimis vero celeberrimi Geographi Dni I.M. Hasii Prof. Vitemb. delineata, A. 1737. Includes ill. in title cartouche.

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