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  1. Title: Plan of Portland 1858

    • Not specified
    • 1858
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Bar scale in rods. Streets, wharves, and piers labeled. 31 x 43 centimeters

  2. Title: Westford, Massachusetts, 1855 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Westford Mass, surveyed for the town by Edwd. Symmes, 1853-5. It was published by J. H. Bufford's lith. ca. 1855. Scale [ca. 1:19,800]. 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 district boundaries, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset: Plan of Chilmsford [sic] 1725 and references and brief historical note. 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.

  3. Title: Railway map of routes to the White Mountains, New Hampshire 1859 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Railway map of routes to the White Mountains, by Harvey Boardman. It was published in 1859 by J.H. Bufford's Lith. Scale not given. Covers New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of Maine, New York, and the province of Quebec, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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, railroad stations, drainage, selected cities, towns, villages, and points of interest (hotels, houses, etc.), state boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes text on routes in margins. 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 purposes.

  4. Title: White Mountains, New Hampshire, 1858 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire : from original surveys, by Harvey Boardman. It was published in 1858 by J.H. Bufford. Scale [ca. 1:105,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the New Hampshire State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 2800). 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, selected buildings (dwellings, hotels, churches, schools, and mills), drainage, town boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson shown transposed. Includes illustrations and table of distances. 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.

  5. Title: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1848 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of East Bridgewater, Mass., surveyed by M. Bates, Jr., 1848. It was published by J.H. Bufford's Lithography in 1848. Scale [1:19,800]. Covers also portions of Whitman and Brockton, Massachusetts. 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 district boundaries and more. Relief is 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.

  6. Title: Northwest Algeria, 1843 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la province d'Oran, dressee au Depot general de la guerre. It was published by Imp. de Kaeppelin et Cie in 1843. Scale 1:400,000. Covers northwest Algeria and a portion of Morocco. Map in French.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, roads, camps, shoreline features, 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.

  7. Title: Northeast Algeria, 1844 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la province de Constantine, dressee au Depot general de la guerre ; grave par J. Schwaerzle. It was published by Imp. de Kaeppelin et Cie. in 1844. Scale 1:400,000. Covers northeast Algeria and a portion of Tunisia. Map in French.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, roads, camps, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.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.

  8. Title: Algiers Region, Algeria, 1843 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la province d'Alger, dressee au Depot general de la guerre ; grave par J. Schwaerzle. It was published by Imp. de Kaeppelin et Cie in 1843. Scale 1:400,000. Covers the Algiers region, Algeria. Map in French.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, administrative boundaries, shoreline features, roads, 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.

  9. Title: Lowell

    • Cadastral maps
    • 1909
    Contributors:

    Summary: Blueprint. Cadastral map showing landowners. Imprint: Crown Point, Ind. : F. L. Knight & Sons, 1909. Scale: Approximately 1:1,200. 1 inch = 100 feet; Dimensions: 118 x 203 cm Coordinates: W0872641 W0872302 N0411857 N0411638

  10. Title: Map of Lake County Indiana compiled for the official records

    • Cadastral maps
    • 1908
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. Blackline. Imprint: Crown Point, Ind.: F. L. Knight & Sons, 1908. Scale: Approximately 1:40,000; Dimensions: 153 x 67 cm Coordinates: W0873200 W0871300 N0414200 N0411000

  11. Title: Map of Lake Co., Ind.

    • Not specified
    • 1906
    Contributors:

    Summary: Blueprint. Shows additions and subdivisions of cities and towns. Imprint: Crown Point, Ind. : The Crown Point Register, [1906] Dimensions: 164 x 75 cm; Scale: 1:40,000 Coordinates: W0873052 W0871451 N0414130 N0410938

  12. Title: Calumet Region of Lake Co., Ind.

    • Cadastral maps
    • 1906
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. Imprint: Crown Point, Ind. : F. L. Knight & Sons, 1906. Scale: 1:19,800; Dimensions: 91 x 136 cm Coordinates: W0873014 W0871640 N0414147 N0413236

  13. Title: Road Map of Lake County, Indiana

    • Not specified
    • 1906
    Contributors:

    Summary: "Small figures represent rural routes." Imprint: Crown Point, Ind. : F.L. Knight & Sons, [1906] Scale: 1:130,000; Dimensions: 49 x 21 cm, on sheet 56 x 34 cm Coordinates: W0873200 W0871300 N0414200 N0411000

  14. Title: Road Map--Lake Co., Ind.

    • Road maps
    • 1904
    Contributors:

    Summary: Blueprint. Imprint: Crown Point, Ind. : F. Knight & Sons, 1904. Scale: 1:130,000; Dimensions: on sheet 52 x 26 cm Coordinates: W0873136 W0871307 N0414539 N0410943

  15. Title: An accurate map of Hindostan or India, from the best authorities

    • Not specified
    • 1817
    Contributors:

    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:9,180,000 (E 64°--E 102°/N 36°--N 4°).Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. 1817. Name burnished out below title, probably J.T. Scott, sculp. In top right margin: 53. 38 x 40 centimeters

  16. Title: Avignon, France, ca. 1840 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan d'Avignon. It was published by Lith. Prevot ca. 1840. Scale [ca. 1:3,876]. Covers Avignon, France. Map in French. 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 31N 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 roads, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, industry locations, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Includes 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.

  17. Title: Palmer, Massachusetts, 1854 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Palmer, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, surveyed and drawn by F.M. Woodford. It was published by Richard Clark, 115 Walnut Street in 1854. Scale [ca. 1:20,000].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.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town and district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also 4 inset maps and vignettes of notable buildings.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.

  18. Title: West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1831 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of West-Bridgewater, Mass. It was published by Senfelder Lith. Co. in Apr. 1831. Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. Covers the town West Bridgewater and a portion of the City of Brockton, Masachusetts. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. 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.

  19. Title: Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and territory of Minnesota.

    • Not specified
    • 1857
    Contributors:

    Summary: 18 miles to to an inch. Includes legend. At head of title: (No. 1). "Surveyor General's Office, Dubuque, October 13th, 1857, Warner Lewis, Surr. Genl." Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 11 and House Ex. Doc. No. 2, 1st Sess., 35th Cong. 51 x 60 centimeters

  20. Title: Map of the city of New York showing the sewers & drains.

    • Not specified
    • 1857
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows public and private sewers and streets. "C. Currier's Lith. 33 Spruce St. N.Y." Inset: northern tip of Manhattan. 1 map on 2 sheets: mounted on cloth; 48 x 161 cm, sheets 56 x 87 cm and 49 x 81 cm

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