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  1. Title: Current Distributions of Selected Amphibians in the United States, 1941-2000

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile portrays the distribution of 10 selected amphibians in the United States, based on historical literature and museum records from current and historical sources ranging from 1941 to 2000. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data. Lannoo, Michael J., Blackburn, Laura, and Nanjappa, Priya. (2002). Current Distributions of Selected Amphibians in the United States, 1941-2000. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zg854sn7772. None. Acknowledgment of the primary sources used to acquire these data and (or) the National Atlas of the United States of America is appreciated in products derived from these data. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  2. Title: Amphibians, New York State, 2000

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    Summary: This data set portrays the distribution of 10 selected amphibians in New York State, based on historical literature and museum records from current and historical sources. The amphibians included are northern cricket frog, American toad, Cope's gray treefrog, gray treefrog, eastern newt, eastern red-backed salamander, northern two-lined salamander, mudpuppy, western lesser siren, and spring peeper. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.

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  3. Title: Romanian Artists Birth Places, 2018

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    Summary: This point shapefile represents the birth location of Romanian artists from the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. The data table includes both the birth and death locations and dates as well as the artists' nationality and art movement. The data was scraped from WikiArt.com. More about this project is available at https://lauxenos.hosting.nyu.edu/dhs/p/6/. This data was collected as part of a student project for the NYU Abu Dhabi course Data and Human Space taught by David Wrisley during fall semester 2018.

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  4. Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1860 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Worcester, Mass. : from actual surveys under the direction of P. Ball, C.E. It was published by Smith & Mc.Kinney, between 1850 and 1860. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. 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) 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, public buildings, schools, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town and ward boundaries, cemeteries, and more. Includes also engravings of important buildings and advertisements in margins. 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: Map showing existing property now owned by the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:6000. 1 in. = 500 ft. Bird's-eye view. [Ohio State University]

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  6. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridian: Washington. Shows county names in effect from 1840 to 1843. Inset: Northwest part of Michigan. At upper right: "25.".

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  7. Title: Plan for settling new colonies

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Map shows a plan for a town in the new American colonies.

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  8. Title: North America upon the globular projection, drawn from the latest and best authorities

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Map was likely extracted from: Volume II of A new and comprehensive system of philology; or, a treatise of the literary arts and sciences, according to their present state / by Benjamin Martin, published in 1764, originally published in monthly installments as: The general magazine of arts and sciences, philosophical, philological, mathematical and mechanical. Prime meridian: London. Shows colonial boundaries.

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  9. Title: An accurate map of his R. H. the Duke of York's journey thro Italy in 1763 & 1764

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map

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  10. Title: The British governments in Nth. America

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows colonial boundaries and locations of Indian tribes. Relief indicated pictorially. Map detached from: Gentleman's magazine. Vol. 33 (1763), p. 612. Prime meridian: Ferro. Inset: Bermuda or Summer Islands. Scale approximately 1:221,760.

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  11. Title: No. 1, plan of the old streets about London Bridge

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: At head of title: "Gent Mag.".

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  12. Title: A map of the countries adjacent to Carlisle, shewing the route of the rebels with their principal fords over ye Rr. Eden

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Title from cartouche. Includes inset drawing: The West prospect of Carlisle Castle. Includes index.

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  13. Title: A map of the Old World, as it appeared before God destroy'd it with the waters of the flood

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Depicts Europe, Africa, and Asia as a single landmass surrounded by a "Great Abyss." Includes outlines of present-day Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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  14. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Black and white map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings, as well as the Mississippi River and area streets.

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  15. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings, as well as the Mississippi River and area streets.

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  16. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Color map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings.

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  17. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings.

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  18. Title: Map of St. Cloud State University campus, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: St. Cloud State College campus map.

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  19. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Black and white map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings, as well as the Mississippi River and area streets.

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  20. Title: Campus map, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

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    Summary: Black and white map showing St. Cloud State University campus and its buildings, as well as the Mississippi River and area streets.

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