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  1. Title: Carte de l'Afrique: corrigeé et augmentée dessus toutes les autres cy devant faictes l'anneé.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From Pierre Mariette's "Theatre geographique de France contenant les cartes particulieres de ses provinces". 1 map; 38 x 50 cm

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  2. Title: Carte geometrique des environs de l'estang de Longpendu, d'ont l'eau tombe dans l'ocean et dans la Mediterranee comprenant grand part du Comte du Charolois

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 55 cm. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented toward the left. The map includes title cartouche with the combined coat of arms of France and Navarre and a blank cartouche in the bottom right corner of the map. This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1631 and 1633. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  3. Title: A new map of North America, shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains, & c.: Dedicated to his Highness William Duke of Glocester; Delin M. Burg[hers] sculpt. Univ. Oxon.

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    Summary: From his A new sett of maps... Oxford, theatre, 1700 pl. 39; see Phillips no. 564, note with no. 3489 and BM cat. v. 1. col. 436. Relief shown pictorially. 1 map; 36 x 49 cm.

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  4. Title: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula; auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Text on verso in Dutch. Two circular insets of the polar regions. Ornamental border: Upper shows allegorical images of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Lower shows the Seven wonders of the world - Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Pyramids of Egypt, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus at Caria, Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Statue of Jupiter of Olympicus, Pharos or Lighthouse of Alexandria. Left shows allegorical figures of the four seasons. Right shows allegorical figures of the four elements. Three decorative cartouches. From his "Toonneel des Aerdriicx", 1642. 1 map: 40 x 53 cm.

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  5. Title: Wrocław Region, ca. 1641 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Breslanus sive Wratislaviensis. It was published by: sumptibus Joannis Janssonii ca. 1641. Scale approximately 1:220,000, Milliaria Germanica communia, 4 = [12.2 cm]. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  6. Title: Amoenissimus castri Granatensis, vulgo Alhambre dicti, ab oriente prospectus

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    Summary: Pictorial view of the Alhambra; relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Insets: Porta castri Granatensis semper clausa -- Montes niuei, la sierra neuada vulgo Masmoros -- Algibe. Latin text on verso with caption title: Amoeniss. castri Granatensis, vulgo Alhambre dicti, ab oriente prospectus; p. 14. From: Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum, vol. V, p.13, 1596.

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  7. Title: Sevilla hispalis

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    Summary: Printed by Gottfried Von Kempen. Engraved by Giacomo Franco. From Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Vol. IV. Views of various scenes and landmarks of the city. Dedication: "D. Nicolao Malepart amico veteri et congerroni hispalensi lepidissimo Georgius Houfnaglius amicitie monu[m]etu[m] D. a[nn]o M D XCIII. Francof. ad Moenum." Latin and Spanish. Indexed for points of interest.

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  8. Title: Granata

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    Summary: Pictorial view of Granada, Spain; relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso with caption title: Granata; p. 13. Indexed for points of interest. From: Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum, vol. V, p.13, 1596.

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  9. Title: Le Brixa

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    Summary: Pictorial views of Lebrija and Setenil, Spain; relief shown pictorially. German text on verso with caption title: Lebrissa; p. 5. From: Beschreibung und Contrafactur der Vornembster Stät der Welt / Georgius Braun und Franciscus Hohenberg. Zu Cölln : [T. Graminaeus ... et al.], 1572-1618.

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  10. Title: Antiquera

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    Summary: Pictorial view of Antequara, Spain; relief shown pictorially. "Antiquera Hispani[a]e in regno Granatensi oppidum olim Maurorum regia; situ peramoeno; salis foecundjtate; lapidum fodinis, & figulina commendabile." Indexed for points of interest. German text on verso with caption title: Antequera; p. 4. From: Beschreibung und Contrafactur der Vornembster Stät der Welt / Georgius Braun und Franciscus Hohenberg. Zu Cölln : [T. Graminaeus ... et al.], 1572-1618.

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  11. Title: Alhama

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    Summary: Pictorial view of Alhama de Granada, Spain; relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio." German text on verso with caption title: Alhama; p. 3. From: Beschreibung und Contrafactur der Vornembster Stät der Welt / Georgius Braun und Franciscus Hohenberg. Zu Cölln : [T. Graminaeus ... et al.], 1572-1618.

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  12. Title: Antverpia

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    Summary: Includes poem in lower right cartouche by Julius Scaliger and two poems by Daniel Rogerius Albimontanus in lower left. Indexed for points of interest. Appears in: Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt / Georg Braun. Cölln : bey Godfrid von Kempen in verlegung Francisci Hogenbergers,1574. v. 5.

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  13. Title: Die Ebbe und Fluth auff einer flachen Landt-Karten fürgestelt

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: p. 152. Place and date of publication from Shirley. From: E.G. Happelii Gröste Denckwürdigkeiten der Welt, oder, So-genannte relationes curiosae ... Hamburg : gedruckt und verlegt durch Thomas von Wiering, 1683-1690. "An illustration from Happel's book 'Relationes Curiosae'. This is an important early representation of oceanographic phenomena. It illustrates Kircher's idea that there are chasms in the depths of the sea into which the water flows, then percolates through the earth and up to the tops of mountains."--Website of National Maritime Museum.

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  14. Title: A new map of the terraqueous globe according to the ancient discoveries and most general divisions of it into continents and oceans

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    Summary: Double hemispherical map of the world with decorative border. Plate 1 from: A new set of maps both antient and present ..., Edward Wells, Oxford. 1700.

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  15. Title: Tabula Islandiae, ca. 1631 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Tabula Islandiae. It was published by: J. Janssonius ca. 1631. Scale [ca. 1:1,681,100], 10 German miles = 4,55 cm.. 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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  16. Title: Southern South America, Chile/Paraguay, ca. 1747 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Typus geographicus : Chili a Paraguay, freti Magellanici &c. / ex PPbg. Alfonso d'Ovalle & Nicol. Techo nec non de Brouwer, Narbouroug, de Beauchesne &c., a Guiliel de l'Islio descriptae, insuperque secundum recentiores du Frezier relationes rectificato cui accedit Ichnographia Urb. cap. S. Iago. It was published by Editoribus Homannianis Heredibus, Norib ca. A. MDCCXXXIII 1733, i.e. 1747. Scale ca. 1:9,500,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also geographic notes, prime meridian: Ferro, and inset: Plan de la ville de Santiago. 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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  17. Title: Typus geographicus : Chili, Paraguay, Freti Magellanici &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially; depth shown by soundings. Includes inset of the Strait of Magellan.

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  18. Title: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1844 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Amsterdam, von Baarsel & Tuyn, del. & sculps. It was published by G. W. Tielkemeijer in 1844. Scale [ca. 1:12,500]. Covers a portion of Amsterdam. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Dutch National Grid: RD (Rijksdriehoekstelsel) GCS Amersfoort (Bessel 1841) 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, bridges, drainage, canals, dikes, wharves, docks, built-up areas and selected buildings, city district boundaries, water mills, and more. Map in Dutch, English, and French. Includes indexes. 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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  19. Title: Carte militaire de la France : indiquant les divisions militaires et leurs chefs-lieux, les garnisons des différens corps de l'armée, tous les établissemens de l'artillerie et du génie, les places fortes, les forts, les routes militaires, les gites d'etapes avec les distances qui les séparent, les lieux de distribution de vivre &c.

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    Summary: Inset: Corse.

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  20. Title: Plan de Paris sous Charles VII; par A.M. Perrot.

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    Summary: Includes index in upper right corner of map. Shows Paris at the time of King Charles VII. Pour servir a la lecture de l'Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne par M. de Barante. 1 map; 29 x 37 cm.

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