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  1. Title: Louisville and Vicinity, Kentucky, 1907 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Louisville Title Co.'s revised map of Louisville, Ky. and environs, compiled & drawn by Wm. B. Hunter. It was published by Louisville Title Co. in 1907. Scale [ca. 1:36,000]. Covers Louisville, Kentucky and vicinity. Portions of source paper map have outer edges torn, and some title and index information is lacking. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Kentucky North State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 1601). 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, selected buildings and names of landowners, property areas and/or dimensions, parks, cemeteries, 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: India, 1788 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Hindoostan, or the Mogul Empire : from the latest authorities. Inscribed to Sir Joseph Banks Bart., President of the Royal Society & c., & c. by his much obliged & faithful friend and servant, J. Rennell, 1st Jany. 1788 ; the map engraved by I. Phillips & W. Harrison ; writing by T. Harmar. It was published by James Rennell in 1788. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, covering the northeast portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia. 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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: India, 1788 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Hindoostan, or the Mogul Empire : from the latest authorities. Inscribed to Sir Joseph Banks Bart., President of the Royal Society & c., & c. by his much obliged & faithful friend and servant, J. Rennell, 1st Jany. 1788 ; the map engraved by I. Phillips & W. Harrison ; writing by T. Harmar. It was published by James Rennell in 1788. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, covering the southwest portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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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  4. Title: India, 1788 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Hindoostan, or the Mogul Empire : from the latest authorities. Inscribed to Sir Joseph Banks Bart., President of the Royal Society & c., & c. by his much obliged & faithful friend and servant, J. Rennell, 1st Jany. 1788 ; the map engraved by I. Phillips & W. Harrison ; writing by T. Harmar. It was published by James Rennell in 1788. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, covering the southeast portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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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  5. Title: India, 1788 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Hindoostan, or the Mogul Empire : from the latest authorities. Inscribed to Sir Joseph Banks Bart., President of the Royal Society & c., & c. by his much obliged & faithful friend and servant, J. Rennell, 1st Jany. 1788 ; the map engraved by I. Phillips & W. Harrison ; writing by T. Harmar. It was published by James Rennell in 1788. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, covering the northwest portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia. 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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: Essex County, Massachusetts, 1856 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical map of Essex County, Massachusetts : based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state the details, from actual surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling, superintendent of state map ; engd. by Geo. Worley & Wm. Bracher. It was published by Smith and Morley in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. This layer is image 1 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and school district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. It includes many cadastral insets of individual county towns and villages. It also includes illustrations, business directories, and tables of statistics and distances.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.

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  7. Title: Essex County, Massachusetts, 1856 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical map of Essex County, Massachusetts : based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state the details, from actual surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling, superintendent of state map ; engd. by Geo. Worley & Wm. Bracher. It was published by Smith and Morley in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. This layer is image 2 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and school district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. It includes many cadastral insets of individual county towns and villages. It also includes illustrations, business directories, and tables of statistics and distances.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.

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  8. Title: Essex County, Massachusetts, 1856 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical map of Essex County, Massachusetts : based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state the details, from actual surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling, superintendent of state map ; engd. by Geo. Worley & Wm. Bracher. It was published by Smith and Morley in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and school district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. It includes many cadastral insets of individual county towns and villages. It also includes illustrations, business directories, and tables of statistics and distances.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.

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  9. Title: Essex County, Massachusetts, 1856 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A topographical map of Essex County, Massachusetts : based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state the details, from actual surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling, superintendent of state map ; engd. by Geo. Worley & Wm. Bracher. It was published by Smith and Morley in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. This layer is image 4 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and school district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. It includes many cadastral insets of individual county towns and villages. It also includes illustrations, business directories, and tables of statistics and distances.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.

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  10. Title: Industrial Terre Haute

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    Summary: Includes text, steam and electric interurban railroads, roads, electric power plants, distances to major cities, and 5 mi. distance circles to 25 mi. Scale approximately 1:65,000. By Wm. Robert Paige.

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  11. Title: North end map of Porter County Indiana

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. 'March 1927.' Scale approximately 1:12,000. Not '1 inch = 1000 feet.' Drawn by K. Russell Anderson.

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  12. Title: Sauer's map of the city of Detroit and environs, Michigan a general map of Detroit and suburbs including the entire metropolitan area within a radius of fourteen miles from the city hall...

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    Summary: Compiled and drawn by Wm. Sauer. Title from cover. Manuscript additions: Location of proposed bridge across Detroit River -- Actual land sale prices in Detroit in 1919. Street index on verso. MiU copy removed from cover and encapsulated in mylar. 1 map: col.; 70 x 103 cm., folded to 25 x 11 cm., in cover

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  13. Title: Sauer's map of the city of Detroit and environs Michigan: a general map of Detroit and suburbs including the entire metropolitan area wihtin a radius of fourteen miles from the city hall, showing all highways steam and electric railways ...

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    Summary: Compiled and drawn by Wm. Sauer. Insets: Map of interurban car lines -- Downtown location map -- Belle Isle Park. Title from cover. Street index on verso. 1 map: col.; 69 x 102 cm.

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  14. Title: Map of the city of Detroit Michigan: showing steam and electric railways and the location of the principal manufactories, etc.; drawn and published by Wm. Sauer.; Sauer's commercial pocket map of Detroit

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    Summary: 1 map: col.; 51 x 79 cm., folded to 14 x 22 cm.

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  15. Title: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis quadrangle

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    Summary: (W 90⁰30ʹ--W 90⁰00ʹ/N 38⁰45ʹ--N 38⁰30ʹ). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 feet. Datum is mean sea level. "Surveyed in 1903." 51 x 84 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  16. Title: United States. General Land Office.

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    Summary: (W 104°03ʹ--W 96°33ʹ/N 49°00ʹ--N 45°56ʹ). At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Fred Dennett, Commissioner. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Prinicpal meridian: Greenwich and Washington. 74 x 93 centimeters Scale approximately 1:760,320 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis special map

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    Summary: (W 90⁰25ʹ--W 90⁰05ʹ/N 38⁰44ʹ--N 38⁰31ʹ). Relief shwon by contours and spot heights. Text and ill. on verso. 39 x 47 centimeters Scale 1:62,500 City Maps

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  18. Title: Republican sweep of 1894.

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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400]; 1 map: color; 37 x 59 cm Elections--United States--Maps

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  19. Title: From W. C. Sauer's atlas of Detroit; compiled and drawn from official records and private surveys by W. C. Sauer.; Detroit

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    Summary: Shows parcels, some building footprints, street numbers and original ribbon farm property boundaries along riverfront. Shows the area from Woodward Avenue west to Eighth Street, and north to Howard Street. MiU copy 1 accession no. 138393, encapsulated in mylar. 1 map: col.; 47 x 77 cm.

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  20. Title: Map of the north polar region

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    Summary: Shows destinations and some routes of arctic explorers 1553-1879.; Contains view: Wrangell Land "as seen from Bark Nile of New London, Capt. Th. Long. Aug 14th 15th & 16th 1867, 15 to 18 miles distant. From U.S. Hydrographic Office chart No. 68."; Selective relief shown by hachures and spot heights. 63 x 78 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:11,675,000] General Map Collection

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