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  1. Title: Central Europe Region, ca. 1816 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Deutschland und der groste Theil der umliegenden Staaten : oder Mittel-Europa in 35 Blattern : nach astronomischen Ortsbestimmungen und den besten Special-Karten, mit Rucksicht auf die neuesten Grenz-Bestimmungen entworfen, zufolge der Wiener Congress-Akte, des Pariser Friedens vom 21ten Nov. 1815, und der neuesten Austauschungen 1816, von H.H. Gotthold ; geschrieben und gestochen von H. Kliewer ; samtliche Geburge im Atlas sind gezeichnet und gestochen von Paulus Schmidt, so wie auch die Sectionen 3,11,16,18,19,21,25,26,31 von demselben gestochen worden. It was published by Simon Schropp & Co., ca. 1816. Scale [ca. 1:1,100,000]. Covers the Central Europe region. Map in German. 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, ground cover, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by shading. Includes also inset index 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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  2. Title: Toulon, France, 1793 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von der Stadt und Vestung Toulon nebst der umliegender Gegend, entworfen von D.F. Sotzmann ; gestochen von H. Kliewer. It was published by Simon Schropp et Comp. in 1793. Scale [ca. 1:45,859]. Covers the Toulon region, France. Map in German. 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, administrative boundaries, fortification shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially and 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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  3. Title: Coasts, Black Sea and Sea of Marmara Regions, 1803 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Umriss des Schwarzen Meeres des Bosphorus, des Propontes, des Hellesponts, des Archipelagus nebst den Kusten, nach den neuesten Bericht von D.F. Sotzmann ; gestochen von Heinrich Kliewer. It was published by Oehmigke in 1803. Scale [ca. 1:5,500,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara regions. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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 inset map of the Sea of Marmara and 4 views of the fortifications of the Dardanelles Strait (Turkey).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: A map of East and West Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana : with the islands of Cuba, Bahama, and the countries surrounding the Gulf of Mexico, with the tract of the Spanish galleons, and of our fleets thro' the Straits of Florida, from the best authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Atlantic Ocean labeled "Pacific Ocean."

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  5. Title: Colonization Map, Northwest Algeria, 1883 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Departement d'Oran : colonisation, par A.D. Langlois ; dressee sous le patronage de la Societe de Geographie d'Oran. It was published by Challamel et Cie. in 1883. Scale [ca. 1:800,000]. Covers northwest 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, roads, railroads and stations, canals, ruins, mines, territorial claims, shoreline features, forests, ground cover, and more. Includes also statistical tables on population and agriculture.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: Map of Southern Africa : showing the recruiting systems of the Native Recruiting Corporation and the Witwatersrand Native Labour Assocn.

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    Summary: A.D. Stead, August, 1946." "Supplement to the Journal of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, October 1953." Some sites shown pictorially. Originally published by the Transvaal Chamber of Mines." Mineral industries--Africa, Southern--Employees--Maps

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  7. Title: Map of Southern Africa : showing the recruiting systems of the Native Recruiting Corporation and the Witwatersrand Native Labour Assocn.

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    Summary: Mineral industries--Africa, Southern--Employees--Maps

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  8. Title: Leadville special map (Lake County) Colorado

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    Summary: (W 106⁰19ʹ--W 106⁰13ʹ/N 39⁰16ʹ--N 39⁰13ʹ). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Surveyed in 1879. Railroads and some shafts added later." "George Otis Smith, Director"--upper left corner. 45 x 81 centimeters Scale 1:9,600 City Maps

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  9. Title: Inner-Asien & Indien : Südliches Blatt maassstab 1:7,500,000

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Ausgabe 1892 38 x 48 Centimeters Scale 1:7,500,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Inner-Asien & Indien: Südliches Blatt maassstab 1:7,500,000

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    Summary: 38 x 48 centimeters Scale 1:7,500,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  11. Title: Carte militaire de la France : indiquant les divisions militaires et leurs chefs-lieux, les garnisons des différens corps de l'armée, tous les établissemens de l'artillerie et du génie, les places fortes, les forts, les routes militaires, les gites d'etapes avec les distances qui les séparent, les lieux de distribution de vivre &c.

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    Summary: Inset: Corse.

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  12. Title: Plan de Paris sous Charles VII; par A.M. Perrot.

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    Summary: Includes index in upper right corner of map. Shows Paris at the time of King Charles VII. Pour servir a la lecture de l'Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne par M. de Barante. 1 map; 29 x 37 cm.

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  13. Title: Italiae antiquae et novae pars Septentrionalis

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.

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  14. Title: Italiae antiquae et novae pars Australis

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Sardo sive Sardinia. Originally issued folded in cover 19 x 13 cm.

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  15. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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  18. Title: Plan der Stadt Strassburg, ca. 1900 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan der Stadt Strassburg : aufgestellt nach dem amtlichen Bebauungsplan. It was published by: W. Heinrich ca. 1900. Scale 1:7,500.. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) 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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  19. Title: Tonkin, Vietnam, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte commerciale du Tonkin : partie exploree, dressee par F. Bianconi d'apres les documents officiels. It was published by Chaix in 1886. Scale 1:700,000. Covers a portion of the Tonkin region, Northern Vietnam. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 48N, meters, WGS 1984) 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 cities and other human settlements, drainage, roads, railroads, mines, crop fields (rice, corn, tea, tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane, etc.), forests, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading. Includes also inset: Carte generale de l'Indochine.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: Birds eye view of the city of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. : 1876

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    Summary: Birds-eye view.; Relief shown pictorially.; Indexed. on sheet 34 x 42 Centimeters Scale not given City Maps

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