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  1. Title: Description du pais Normandie; par Damien de Templeux Escuyer Sr. du Frestoy.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. of ships and sea creatures, and uses a special engraving technique to create a wave appearance in the water. The scall cartouche includes the date "1620." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 51 cm.

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  2. Title: Carte du pais de Loudunois.; Carte dv pais de Lovdvnois

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Inscription reads "Picquet incidit 1620." Included in Leclerc's 1621 edition of "Théatre géographique du Royaume de France". From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 34 x 40 cm

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  3. Title: Description du pais Blaisois; Joannes le Clerc ex.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to the left of the map. Includes two inscriptions which read "Le Blaisois contient en longitude d'Occident en Orient depuis St. Ouin insques a Brinon 2.5 lieus en latitude de l'Equateur vers le Nord depuis Chasteauroux insques a Rabestan 40 lieus" and "Le ceinture de la terre est divisee en 360 degrez. A chacun degre nous donons 25 lieues. toute la ceincture contient 9000 lieues." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 43 x 30 cm.

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  4. Title: Orbis terrae novissima descriptio Domini est terra et plenitudo eius, orbis terrarum et vniversi qui habitant in eo, quia super maria fundavit eum, etc. Psal 24

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    Summary: Double hemispherical map of the world with relief shown pictorially. Corners of the map contain circles showing the wind names in Dutch and Italian, phases of the moon and the climatic zones.

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  5. Title: Description du pays armorique à pres Bretaigne.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes three engraved circles containing lunar and tidal information. An obelisk also serves as the scale cartouche. No. 12 from Leclerc's 1619 "Théatre du Royaume de France". From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 34 x 47 cm.

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  6. Title: Description du pais de Beauce.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented toward the right of the map. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 45 cm.

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  7. Title: A new description of the Shyres Lothian and Linlitquo; Be. T. Pont.; New description of the Shyres Lothian and Linlitqvo;A new description of the Shyres Lothian and Linlitquo

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes pictorial representation of ships in the ocean. In decorative cartouche flanked by two cherubim with large open books and topped with the British coat of arms, "Serenissimo Potentissimoque Iacobo. I. Magnae Britanniae monarchae Franciae Hiberniae Regi D.D. T. Pont. Auct." This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius in 1630, 1636, and 1637. From the Appendix Atlas of the British Isles and Northern Europe, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map: 44 x 54 cm.

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  8. Title: Munich, Germany, 1644 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Monachivm = Munchen. It was published by M. Merian in 1644. Scale [ca. 1:5,400]. Covers Munich, Germany. Map in German and Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) Gauss Kruger Zone 4, Rauenberg Datum' 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. 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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  9. Title: Civitas Londinum

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    Summary: A facsimile of the original in the Guildhall Library Handbook. Removed from: Civitas Londinum / by Radulph Agas. 71 x 187 centimeters Scale not given. City Maps

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  10. Title: Civitas Londinum

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given. A facsimile of the original in the Guildhall Library Handbook. Removed from: Civitas Londinum / by Radulph Agas. 71 x 187 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  11. Title: London in the reign of Queen Elizabeth

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye-view. "Weekly dispatch, 139 Fleet St." Historic Maps has "Ancient London, east sheet," showing the Tower of London and London Bridge.

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  12. Title: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula: Wahre Biltnüss des Gantzen Erden Kraÿses mit allen seinen theilen

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    Summary: 1 map: black and white; Relief shown pictorially; Insets: Septentrio--Meridies. Scale approximately 1:114,500,000 (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°).

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  13. Title: Civitas Londinum.; Publisher's title: Plan of London (circa 1560-1570) by Ralph Agas

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye-view. Includes ill., text and coats-of-arms. 1 view on 8 sheets; 70 x 182 cm, sheets 59 x 44 cm and 44 x 59 cm

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  14. Title: Plan routier de la ville et fauxbourgs de Paris, divisé en douze mairies

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    Summary: Indexed for street names.

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  15. Title: Plan routier de la ville et faubourg de Paris, divisé en 12 mairies

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    Summary: Indexed for street names.

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  16. Title: Plan routier de la ville et faubourg de Paris : divisé en 12 municipalités

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    Summary: Includes an index of street-names.

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  17. Title: Middle East, 1764 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Paradisi terrestris et circumjacentium regionum situs. It was published by: chez Lattré in 1764. Scale not given. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  18. Title: Syria and Lebanon, 1764 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte particuliere de la Syrie : comprise entre les villes d'Antioche et Alep, Seyde ou Sidon et Damas. It was published by: Chez Lattré in 1764. Scale [ca. 1:640,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 37N (EPSG: 32637) 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: Regionis Biturgium exactiss: descriptio, 1584 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regionis Biturgium exactiss: descriptio. It was published by: A. Ortelius in 1584. Scale approximately 1:500,000. 10 leucarum Gallicarum [= 8 cm]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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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  20. Title: Brest, France, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Brest ; Carte de la rade et du port de Brest, par ... P.L. Bermont, ingenieur. It was published by chez Lattre, graveur ordinaire du Roi, rue St. Jacques la porte cochere vis a vis la rue de la Parcheminerie in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:7,219]. Covers a portion of Brest, France. Map in French.Note: Two maps appear on this sheet. The larger scale map of Brest is the portion of the image that has been georeferenced.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 30N 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also a brief description of Brest.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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