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  1. Title: Afrique (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1840. Originally created by Victor Levasseur, this map depicts landscapes, fruit, foliage and animals, with descriptive text and statistical information on towns and islands. The map contains 3 insets of Alexandria, Cairo, and Algiers. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 4463.56 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Levasseur, Victor, Bonheur, Raimond, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Afrique (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xw368cf0253. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. 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: Planisphère; Impie de Lemercier.

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    Summary: Includes descriptive text and ill. of allegorical figures. Countries and territories outlined in color. Shows California as a separate territory (ca. 1852 versions). In upper right: no. 93. Plate no. 93 from Levasseur's Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et des possessions de la France, divisé par arrondissements, cantons, et communes avec letracé de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux. Dressè d'après les travaux du cadastre du dépôt de la guerre et des ponts et chaussees 1 map: col.; 29 x 42 cm.

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  3. Title: Afrique

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper left: Atlas universel illustré. "Ancien continent." Map of Africa, set within framework of illustrations and text; relief shown by hachures. Insets: Alexandrie -- Le Caire -- Alger. First appeared in the author's Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et des possessions de la France. Paris : A. Combette, 1845. Imprint of Historic Map copy varies from copy described by Norwich.

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  4. Title: Amérique Méridionale

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    Summary: Caption title. Relief shown by hachures. In top left hand margin: Atlas universel illustré. Probably issued in: Atlas universel illustré / V. Levasseur. Paris : Combette, 1845. Includes text: Tableau des états de l'Amérique méridle. Map of South America showing international boundaries, set on ill. field.

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  5. Title: Colonies françaises (en Amérique)

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    Summary: Bar scales for each map. Ile St. Martin -- Guyane Française -- Ile de Terre Neuve -- Les Isles St. Pierre et Miquelon. From: Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et des possessions de la France ... / par V. Levasseur ... Paris : A. Combette, 1845. Illustrated border. In upper margin: Atlas national illustré. Hémisphère boréal. No. 92. Includes statistical notes.

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  6. Title: Carte orographique et géognostique de l'île de Crète (Hē Krētē)

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes 2 ancillary maps: Carrières souterraines dites Labyrinthe de Gortyne / plan levé en Novembre 1818 par F.W. Sieber -- Baie de Soudha / plan levé en 1843 par Capitaine Th. Graves. Includes 2 coastal profiles. Historic Maps copy has ms. annotations. Historic Maps copy accompanied by tracing of map; in lower margin: Feuille 46 (DVII), Carte géologique nationale de l'Europe. 1:1500 000. Feuille 47 (EVII). Auteurs: Blanckenhorn, Cayleux; includes annotations in Greek.

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  7. Title: Carte de la Confederation Argentine divisee en ses differentes provinces et territoires et des pays voisins: Etat Oriental de l'Uruguay, Paraguay, partie du Bresil et de la Bolivie, Chili. Par le Dr. V. Martin de Moussy 1867. Grave par L. Kautz r. Bonaparte 82 Paris. Paris - Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57. (Paris Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie., 1873) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Argentina and Uruguay, originally created in 1867. The original map appears in "Description geographique et statistique de la Confederation Argentine par V. Martin de Moussy ... Deuxieme edition atlas. Paris Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie. Imprimeurs de l'Institut, Rue Jacob, 56. 1873. Imprimerie Adolphe Laine, Rue des Saints-Peres, 19."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: Sprogkort over Sønderjylland

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; In margin: 32.; Northern half of India to go with map plate 33 (southern half).; Shows countries, regions, and rivers of India.; From: Black's general atlas of the world. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1882.; Plate 32. 37 x 39 centimeters Scale not given General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Hong Kong Landuse, 2005

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    Summary: Hong Kong Landuse is a raster theme representing landuse classifications throughout Hong Kong at a resolution of 30 arc seconds. This layer is a component of the Global Map a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  10. Title: Mapa de la República de Bolivia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Paris. 104 x 88 centimeters, sheets 59 x 98 centimeters Scale 1:2,000,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: New map of Paris : a souvenir of the universal exhibition at Paris, 1867

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    Summary: Includes ill. of buildings in margins. Issued folded to 19 cm.

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  12. Title: Plan du Bois de Boulogne et ses environs

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    Summary: A scanned map object.

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  13. Title: Atlas de gégraphie économique

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    Summary: At head of title: Programmes du 31 mai 1902, second cysle-seconde. 1 leaf : 21double maps ; 20 cm. Historical Atlases

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  14. Title: Map of the Haring or Herring Farm, 1869

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1869 paper map entitled: Map of the Haring or Herring Farm. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  15. Title: Plano guía panorámico de La Paz : la capital mas alta del mundo

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    Summary: Tourist information, street index and ancillary photographs of principal streets and sites. "Deposito legal: 4-7--886-93."

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  16. Title: Ciudad de El Alto plano guía panorámico

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    Summary: "Urbanizaciones y villas" are numbered and located. Includes indexes and color illustrations. "Depósito legal no. 4-7-143-92."

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  17. Title: Buenos Aires : guía y plano - zona urbana

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    Summary: Oriented with north towards lower right corner. Map shows color coded administrative [partidos] boundaries, street names, four classes of roads, railroads, subways, and airports.

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  18. Title: Map of Lake and Cook Counties, the sportsmen's territory in the Minnesota Arrowhead country

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    Summary: Oriented with north toward upper right.; Blueline print.; Includes inset of the Pigeon Bay region. 73 x 151 centimeters Scale approximately 1:130,000 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Exhibit "B"

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Map detached from "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the final report of Secretary Metcalf on the situation affecting the Japanese in the City of San Francisco, Cal.," issued as a U.S. Senate document (Serial Set 5070 S.doc.147), December 18, 1906. Shows location of "The Oriental School"; locations of "schools the Japanese pupils attended" prior to a Board of Education order of October 11, 1906, transferring them to the "Oriental School" in the burned area of the city; and residences of pupils, with the number of pupils given for each school and residence. Portion of title supplied by cataloger, derived from text on page 5 of the Senate document from which the map was extracted. Scale not given

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  20. Title: Map of the counties of Alpena, Presque Isle and Montmorency and parts of Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Otsego, and Cheboygan compiled and drawn by Victor G. Burnham.

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    Summary: Shows major cities and towns. Shows railroads. 1 map: col.; 82 x 90 cm.

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