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  1. Title: London, England, 1741 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Londinum celeberrima metropolis, splendidissima regia et opulentissimum Angliae emporium, accuratissime delineata per Matthaeum Seutter, Sac. Caes. Maj. Geogr.; Iohann Thomas Kraus delineavit = Eigentlicher Grund Riss und Prospect der weltberühmten Haupt Stadt, prächtigsten königl. Residenz und reichesten Handel Stadt London in Engelland / herauss gegeben von M. Seutter, Ihro R.K.M. Geogr. It was published by M. Seutter ca. 1741. Scale not given. Map in German. 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, landmarks, open spaces, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also historic text in German about London, and Hanoverian coat of arms with supporters bearing flags of England and Scotland upper left corner. 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: Strasbourg, France, 1734 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Strasbourg ville ancienne celebre et tres fortifiee [sic] du Roy. de France dans la Basse Alsace sur le Rhin = Strasburg eine Uhralte sehr Beruhmte u. nun auch ungemein fortificirte Statt dem Konig in Franckr gehorig in Unter Elsas am Rhein ligend, gravee aux depens de Matth. Seutter, S.C.M. Geogr. a Augsb. = verfertigt u. verlegts M. Seutter, I.R.K. ; Ioh. Thomas Kraus., delin. It was published by M. Seutter in 1734. Scale [ca. 1:11,853]. Covers Strasbourg, France. Map in French 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 32N' 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. Includes note, ill., and a 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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  3. Title: Augsburg, Germany, 1740-1760 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accurata recens delineata ichnographia celeberrimae liberae imperii civitatis ac Sueviae metropolis Augustae Vindelicorum = Neu verfertigt accurater Grund Riss der hochberuhmten dess Heil. Rom. Reichs freyen u. dess schwabischen Creisses Haupt Statt Augspurg, Ioh. Thomas Kraus, architectus et perspectivicus delineavit ; im Kupfer gestochen un verlegt von M. Seutter, I.R.K.M. geogr. It was published by Matthaus Seutter, between 1740 and 1760. Scale [ca. 1:4,500]. Covers Augsburg, Germany. Map in Latin and 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes indexes.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: Palaestina seu Terra olim Sancta tum duodecim tribubus distributa, tum a Davide et Salomone ... et Terra Gosen ...

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Title in upper margin: La Palestine ou la Terre Sainte, distribuée en XII. Tribus, etendue par le rois David et Salomon ... / dessinée par S.I.C. Harenberg, et donnée au public par les Heritiers de Homann. An. 1744. From one of Homann's Heirs Atlases, published as from 1744 and until 1750. After 1750 this map was replaced in the subsequent atlases by another Palestine map of Harenberg, published until 1793.

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  5. Title: Pas-kaart vande zee kusten van Niew Nederland anders genaamt Niew York tusschen Renselaars Hock en de Staaten Hoek

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    Summary: door C.J. Vooght geometra. Inset title: Noord Rivier anders R. Manhattans off Hudsons Rivier genaamt in t'groodt Inset title: Versche Rivier in t'groodt Relief shown pictorially. Marine chart showing the coast from Sandy Hook to Buzzard'd Bay and including Long Island. Insets show the Hudson River from its mouth to the Mohawk River and the lower part of the Connecticut River. From Keulen's "De Uchtende zeefakkelj.." which was published between 1681 and 1696. 1 map; 53 x 61 cm.

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  6. 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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  7. Title: Cette carte de Californie et du Nouveau Mexique: est tiréé de celle quia êté envoyée par un grand d'Espagne pour êtré communiquée a Mrs. de l' Acadmie royale des Sciences; par N. de Fer.

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    Summary: Colored outline; place name index in upper right corner. From Átlas curieux or Cartes et descriptions. "67" or "69" handwritten in upper right corner. Index with place names in upper right corner of map. Possibly the first map to show the discoveries of Father Kino. "C. Inselin Sculps" 1 map: col.; 22 x 33 cm

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  8. Title: France, 1713 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France : dressée suivant les nouvelles observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences par Charles Inselin, geografe et graveur. It was published by Chez B. Jaillot, geographe, quay de l'Horloge ou des Morfondus du côté du pont neuf a l'Atlas François in Scale approximately 1:1,850,000. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. 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, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially Includes also ornamental cartouche decorated with the crown of France, notes' cartouches decorated 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: France, 1713 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La France : dressée suivant les nouvelles observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences par Charles Inselin, geografe et graveur. It was published by Chez B. Jaillot, geographe, quay de l'Horloge ou des Morfondus du côté du pont neuf a l'Atlas François in Scale approximately 1:1,850,000. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the 2 sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. 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, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially Includes also ornamental cartouche decorated with the crown of France, notes' cartouches decorated 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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  10. Title: General survey of England and Wales: An entirely new & accurate survey of the County of Kent, with part of the County of Essex,; Done by the surveying draftsmen of His Majesty's honourable Board of Ordnance, on the basis of the trigonometrical survey carried on by their orders under the direction of Capt. W. Mudge of the Royal Artillery.; Entirely new & accurate survey of the County of Kent;Title on case: Ordnance map of Kent

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    Summary: Greenwich meridian. Relief shown by hachures. "Tho. Foot Engraver". Dedicated to Charles, Marquis Cornwallis. Note pasted on each sheet: "Sold by W. Faden Geographer to His Majesty and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." 1 map: dissected and mounted on linen; 120 x 174 cm.

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  11. Title: General map of the native vegetation of Wisconsin, 1882.

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    Summary: Scale is approximate (W 93⁰--W 87⁰/N 47⁰--N 42⁰30ʹ) 69 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: General map of the soils Wisconsin, 1882

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    Summary: Scale is approximate (W 93⁰--W 87⁰/N 47⁰--N 42⁰30ʹ) Relief shown with form lines. Includes cross-sections: On E.E. -- On C.D. -- On A.B. "Plate No. IIB." "The Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co." 69 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 General Map Collection

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  13. Title: General geological map of Wisconsin, 1881

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Greenwich. Include 3 cross-sections. "Plate No. I." 69 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 General Map Collection

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  14. Title: General map of the Quaternary formations of Wisconsin, 1881

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    Summary: Scale is approximate (W 93⁰--W 87⁰/N 47⁰--N 42⁰30ʹ) 69 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: General geological map of Wisconsin, 1881

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Greenwich. Include 3 cross-sections. "Plate No. I." 69 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Map of the province of Canada, and the lower colonies : shewing the connection by steam navigation with New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota, and with Europe by the route of the River St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes, shewing also the connections by railways & canals with New England, Mississippi & Missouri Rivers, Iowa & Nebraska

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    Summary: Scale not given; 1 map; 63 x 97 cm on linen sheet 67 x 102 cm Transportation--Canada, Eastern--Maps

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  17. Title: Map of the province of Canada, and the lower colonies : shewing the connection by steam navigation with New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota, and with Europe by the route of the River St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes, shewing also the connections by railways & canals with New England, Mississippi & Missouri Rivers, Iowa & Nebraska

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    Summary: Scale not given; 1 map; 63 x 97 cm on linen sheet 67 x 102 cm Transportation--Canada, Eastern--Maps

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  18. Title: Carte du diocese de Tournay: Dediée a Son Altesse Monseigneur Guillaume Florentin Jean Felix, Prince de Salm-Salm et du saint empire, Wildgraf de Dhaun et Kyrbourg, Rhingraf de Stein, Seigneur régalien d'Anhold, evêque de Tournay, Seigneur temporel d'Helchin, Saint Genois, Boffu, Wéz Velvain, Wazennes, et Lezennes; par son très humble et très obéissant serviteur J. B. de Bouge géomêtre et géographe du Duché de Gueldres.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Meridian on map: Paris. Color used to indicate towns and woods. Table gives population figures for the consituent parishes. Cartouche contains portrat of St. Eleuthere, and dedication to "Guillaume, Florentin, Jean Felix, Prince de Salm-Salm"; engraved by "Phi. J. Maillart Sculp." "NB.pour rendre cette Carte plus interressante et utile a un chacun l'Auteur y a fait inserer toute la partie du Tournesis de la Chatellenie de Lille et du Baillage de Douai qui ne sont pas sous le Diocese de Tournai avec leurs District respectifs." Engraved by Jeanne C. and Ph. J. Maillart. 1 map: hand col., dissected and mounted on linen; 84 x 72 cm, folded in slipcase 18 x 13 cm.

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  19. Title: Thomas Bros. Map of San Diego, National City & La Mesa. (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of the first "road" atlas of California. According to Tom Lennon of Thomas Brothers Map Co. in Los Angeles, this atlas is rare; they have five copies of it in their L.A. office, and he has never seen any other copies. He thinks the original issue was very small. Bancroft has no copies, but does have a copy of Thomas Bros. Atlas of Western Cities and Towns (no date but library note says acquired in 1937) which duplicates some of this atlas's material (smaller S.F. map, larger color Pasadena map) and adds more on cities in adjoining western states. Lennon said this atlas was "a put together thing by George Thomas." He also said there was an Atlas of the San Francisco Bay Area by the company, produced for the World's Fair of 1936. Maps are printed with and without color. Bound with three illustrated promotional pamphlets advertising various scenic areas of California. The original map appears in 'Thomas Bros. Recreational and Statistical Atlas, California.'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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  20. Title: Madagascar and Region, 1801 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Charte von Zanguebar der Kafferkuste und der Insel Madagascar : nach den neuesten und besten Hulfsmitteln, gezeichnet von I.C.M. Reinecke. It was published by Im Verlag des Industrie Comptoirs in 1801. Scale [ca. 1:6,800,000]. Covers Madagascar, and portions of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros, Mayotte, Glorioso Islands, Seychelles, Juan de Nova Island, Reunion, and Mauritius. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, 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.

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