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  1. Title: Saint Petersburg Region, Russia, 1817 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: [Topograficheskai?a karta okruzhnosti Sanktpetersburga : Ispravlennaia 1817 goda]. It was published by Voenno-Topograficheskom Depo pri Glavnom Shtabie ego Impertorskafo Velichestva in [1817]. Scale [ca. 1:42,000]. Covers Saint Petersburg Region, Russia. Map in Russian.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 36N 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown by hachures. 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: A new map of England and Wales

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of England and Wales showing counties, cities and towns, and roads. Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Map detached from: The gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle. Volume XXVII. London : Printed for D. Henry, and R. Cave, 1757. It appears that the map was originally published in the supplement following the December 1757 issue, but relocated to the frontispiece of Volume XXVII when bound together. Scale approximately 1:2,250,000. English mi. 691/2 to a degree

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  3. Title: A chart of the Baltic Sea, Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, with the sound

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Likely detached from: Gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle. Volume XVIII : for the year M.DCC.XLVIII. London : Printed by Edw. Cave, 1748. Map was originally published in the October 1748 issue. Prime meridian: London. Includes note. Scale approximately 1:12,500,000

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  4. Title: A new chart of the coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map showing the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, part of Labrador, part of New England to Boston, and the St. Lawrence Valley region to Quebec City. Emphasizes coastal details. Notes: Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: London. Orginally published in January 1746 issue of: Gentleman's magazine. London : Printed by Edw. Cave. Map is described on pages 71-77 of February 1746 issue of Gentleman's magazine. Includes 4 insets: North Atlantic Ocean -- Plan of the city and port of Louisbourg -- Fort Dauphin -- City of Quebec. Accompanied by p. 71-78 from the February 1746 issue in vol. 16 of The Gentleman's Magazine. From: Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 16, January 1746. (MUN RARE AP 2 G4, lacks copy of map). Scale approximately 1:3,500,000

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  5. 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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  6. Title: (Composite of) (Plan stolichnago goroda Sanktpeterburga s izobraheniem znatiieshikh onago prospektov, izdannyi trudami Imperatorskoi Akademii nauk i khudozhestv. Plan de la ville de St. Petersbourg avec ses principales vues dessine & grave sous la direction de l'Academie imperiale des sciences et des arts) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of St. Petersburg, Russia (1753). The original map includes 1 map on 9 sheets. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  7. Title: Plan imperatorskago stolichnago goroda Moskvy. Sochinennoi pod smotreni?em arkhitektora Ivana Michurina v 1739 godu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Moscow. This map appears in "(Atlas Russcicus) Russischer Atlas : Welcher in einer General-Charte und neunzehen Special-Charten das gesamte Russische Reich und dessen angraentzende Laender, nach den Regeln der Erd-Beschreibung und den ne Academie der Wissenschafften. St. Petersburg 1745" published by the Academy of Sciences in 1745. The original map and this image are from the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. The georectifed map images were created by the David Rumsey Map Collection.The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  8. Title: Japan, ca. 1861 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Empire of Japan, engraved by J. & C. Walker. It was published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful knowledge, [by] Edward Stanford, ca. 1861. Scale [ca. 1:4,400,000]. 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, volcanos, shoreline features, harbors, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes and insets of Nagasaki harbor, and of Yeso.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: 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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  10. 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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  11. Title: The Hague, Netherlands, 1747 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieue afbeelding' van S. Gravenhage = Nouveau plan de la Haye, in S. Hage by D. Langeweg boek en kaartverkoper in de Vlaming straat ; I.V. Besoet, fecit. It was published by chez Daniel Langeweg in 1747. Scale [ca.1:3,765]. Covers The Hague, Netherlands. Map in Dutch and French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'RD_New (Rijksdriehoekstelsel), GCS Amersfoort' 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, ground cover, canals, windmills, and more. Relief and buildings 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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  12. Title: Map of the delta & mouths of the Amu - Daria from a sketch map by Admiral A. Boutakoff (Russian Navy)

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Southern coast of Aral Sea is shown. Forts and dams are shown. Distance shown in English miles, Russian versts, and geographical miles. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 37 (1867), pp. 152-60; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.37 1867

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  13. Title: Munich, 1812 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Umgebungen von München : herausgegeben auf Allerhöchsten Befehl S[r] Majestät des Königs. It was published by: Statistisch Topographisches Bureau in 1812. Scale ca. 1:5,000. 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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  14. Title: Pompei, Italy, 1909 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pompeiorum quae efossa sunt : 1:1000. It was published by Georg Reimer in 1909. Scale 1:1,000. Covers Pompei, Italy. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33 North' 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, selected buildings, plans of ancient sites, and more.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: Pompei, Italy, 1829 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Pompei, de Mr. le Chanoine D. Andre de Joric ; Na. Riccio inc. ; Giosue Russo dis. It was published by Imprimerie Francaise in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:2,500]. Covers Pompei, Italy. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 33 North' 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 and plans of ancient sites, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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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  16. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Neuester plan von Wien : mit der Stadterweiterung un den neuen Gassenbenennungen, Lith. Anst. v. F. Koke in Wien. It was published by Beck'schen Universitats-Buchhandlung (Alfred Holder) in [1870]. Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria. 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, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, city districts, 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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  17. Title: Descriptive map of London poverty, 1889

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    Summary: 1 map on 4 sheets : col. ; 92 x 119 cm, sheets 57 x 62 cm Charles Booth's cartographic survey of London poverty was used as an illustration to his written survey entitled Labour and life of the people : London continued.

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  18. Title: Geographical, statistical, and historical map of New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially From A complete historical, chronological, and geographical American atlas. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1827. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes text on New Jersey geology, population, governors and history, with title: New Jersey.

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  19. Title: Holland, from the map executed at the Dutch Military Dépôt

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Map of the triangles of Holland / executed in 1802, 1803, 1805, 1807, 1810 and 1811, by General Krayenhoff.

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  20. Title: India, 1768 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-western portion of the map. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive notes. 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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