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  1. Title: Teschen, ca. 1770 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova et accurata geographica delineatio Ducatus Teschenensis In Silesia Superiore : cum finitimorum Hungariae et Poloniae Regnorum, ut et Moraviae limitibus. It was published by: sumtibus Tobiae Conradi Lotteri ca. 1770. Scale approximately 1:160,000]. Map in Latin. 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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  2. Title: London, ca. 1760 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Delineatio ac finitima regio Magnae Brittaniae metropoleos Londini, ad novissimam normam repraesentata et excusa à T. Conr. Lotter, augustano chalcogr. et geogr. It was published by Tobias Conrad Lotter ca. 1760. Scale ca. 1:120.000. Map in Latin and English. 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, roads, bridges, park and town views, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also cartouche decorated with the coat of arms of England supported by a lion and a unicorn, includes also the allegory of wealth and Mercury flying over a group of merchants. 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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  3. Title: Gibraltar, 1720 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Castellum Gibraltar in Andalusia situm cum celebri freto inter Europam et Africam : annexis circumjacentibus Portubus et Castellis, accurate designatum cura et sumptibus Tobi? Conradi Lotter Geogr. Aug. Vindel. It was published by Seutter Matthaeus in 1720. The original sheet map contains 2 maps on 1 sheet. This dataset is georeferenced to the larger scale map entitled: Gibraltar. Scale [ca. 1:12,100]. Map in Latin, German, and French.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, fortification, ground cover, coastal features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. 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: Majorca Island, Minorca Island, and Isla de Ibiza, Spain, ca. 1756 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte des l'isles de Maiorque, Minorque et d'Yvice, gravee par Matthieu Seutter, Geographe de S.M. Imper. et Cathol. ; Tob. Conr. Lotter, sc. It was published by M. Seutter ca. 1756. Scale [ca. 1:560,000]. Covers Majorca Island, Minorca Island, and Isla de Ibiza, Spain. Map in French.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 31N 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, road, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Includes 2 insets, one showing the islands and the western part of the Mediterranean, and, 'Plan du port et ville de Mahon, du Fort. St. Philippe et ses fortifications.'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: Carte de l'océan Pacifique au nord de l'Equateur, et des côtes qui le bornent des deux côtés: d'aprés les dernieres découvertes faites par les Espagnols, les Russes et les Anglois, jusqu'en 1780.; Alternate title: Charte des Stillen Weltmeers in nördlichen Aequator und der küsten die es auf beiden seiten einschroenken: nach den neuesten, von den Spaniern, Russen und Engelloendern bis 1780 , gemachten entdeckungen

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    Summary: Shows North Pacific and surrounding coastlines with tracks of various Spanish, Russian, and English voyages. Explanatory text at bottom is signed T.A. Mann, 1781. 1 map: col.; 36 x 50 cm.

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  6. Title: Pensylvania, Nova Jersey et Nova York cum regionibus ad fluvium Delaware in America sitis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Shows middle Atlantic colonies and badly distorted New England. Probably issued in: Atlas géographique du cent et huit cartes générales et spéciales / par les géographes Tobie Conrad Lotter, Matthieu Seutter, et Jan-Michel Probst .... Augsburg : Tobie Conrad Lotter, Matthieu Seutter, et Jan-Michel Probst ; Nuremburg : Heritiers de Homan], 1778.

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  7. Title: Novissima et accuratissima delineatio Status Ecclesiæ et magni ducatus Hetruriæ

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum Gratia et Priuil. S.R. Vicariatus, in partib[us] Rheni, Sueuiae, et Juris Franconici."

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  8. Title: Recens edita totius Novi Belgii in America Septentrionali siti

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum gratia et privil. S.R.I. Vicariat in part. Rheni, Sveviae, et Juris Franconici." State 4 with Boston still spelled Briston. Reissue of Mathew Seutter map from Jansson prototype. Inset view shows New York. Shows names of Indian tribes.

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  9. Title: Saxoniæ Superioris, præsertim Electoralis Circulus : cum adjacentibus Ducatibus et Provinciis, simulque diligentissime annotatis postarum cursus et stationes

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    Summary: Map of the former region of Upper Saxony. Relief shown pictorially.

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  10. Title: Partie orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada avec l'Isle de Terre-Neuve et de Nouvelle Escosse, Acadie et Nouv. Angleterre avec Fleuve de St. Laurence

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 56 x 48 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative cartouche and ill. of ships.

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  11. Title: Partie orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada avec l'Isle de Terre-Neuve et de Nouvelle Escosse, Acadie et Nouv. Angleterre avec Fleuve de St. Laurence

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 48 x 56 cm Relief shown pictorially. See British Museum Cat. of Printed Maps... vol. 13, col. 245. Includes decorative cartouche and ill. of ships.

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  12. Title: Mappa geographica regionem Mexicanum et Floridam: Terrasque adjacentes, ut et anteriores Americæ insulas, cursus itidem et reditus navigantium versus flumen Missisipi et alias colonias ob oculos ponens, cura et sumptibus; Tobiæ Conradi Lotteri, geographi et chalcographi augustæ vindei.

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    Summary: Includes insets: Bahia Portus Belli -- Tractus bahia et civitatis Havanæ -- Tractus civitatis Carthagena castel ejus -- Vera Cruz. Relief shown pictorially. Bathymetry shown by soundings. Engraved by: Tob: Con: Lotter. Includes decorative vignette with scene of sea battle and figures examining goods in chest. Text beneath scale bars, "Cum gratia et privil. S.R.I. Vicariatus in partibus Rheni., Sueuiae et juris Franconici." Reissue of Matthew Seutter map of same title of 174- with substitution of Lotter's name for Seutter's in title block. 1 map: col.; 48 x 58 cm.

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  13. Title: Pennsylvania, Nova Jersey et Nova York cum regionibus ad Fluvium Delaware in America sitis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Also covers New England (distorted) and northern Chesapeake region. Unidentified meridian. Provinces indicated by col. washes; province and county boundaries emphasized by dark watercolors. Includes notes in map area, ill. in title cartouche, and coat-of-arms at head of title.

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  14. Title: Pennsylvania, Nova Jersey et Nova York cum regionibus ad Fluvium Delaware in America sitis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Also covers New England (distorted) and northern Chesapeake region. Unidentified meridian. Provinces indicated by col. washes; province and county boundaries emphasized by dark watercolors. Includes notes in map area, ill. in title cartouche, and coat-of-arms at head of title.

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  15. Title: Asia concinnata secundum observationes Academiae Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullas alias, et juxta annotationes recentissimas

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Date from previously assigned call number on verso. Relief shown pictorially. 44 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  16. Title: Le cours entier du grand et fameux Nil, appelleá la rivieèr de l'Egypte dans l'Ecriture sainte avec la Basse et la Haute Egypte, par ouè il passe

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    Summary: 1 inset:" L'egypte moderne selon les dernieres Relations et suivant les Memoires des Missions du R. Pere Sicard de la Compagnie de Jesus donnez au Public ces dernieres anneáes" 48 X 59 centimeters Scale not given. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  17. Title: Yemen, 1774 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Terrae Yemen maxima Pars. seu Imperii Imami, Principatus Kaukeban, nec non ditionum Haschid U Bekil, Nehhm, Chaulan, Abu Arisch Et Aden Tabula : ex observationibus astronomicis et hodometricis jussu et suntibus Potentissimor: Daniae Regnum Friderici V et Christiani VII institutis, delineata Auctore C. Niebuhr ; Gustav Conrad Lotter Sculps. It was published by Tob. Conr. Lotter in 1774. Scale [ca. 1,250,000]. Covers a portion of Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projection. 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 by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Islamic Heritage Project. Maps selected for the project represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes. The Islamic Heritage Project consists of over 100,000 digitized pages from Harvard's collections of Islamic manuscripts and published materials. Supported by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and developed in association with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.

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  18. Title: America Septentrionalis,: concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas,; per G. de L'Isle, geographum. G.F. Lotter, sculps.

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    Summary: Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Annotatio." 1 map: col.; 46 x 58 cm.

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  19. Title: Carte nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise contenant tout ce que les Anglois possedent sur le continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale, savoir le Canada, la Nouvelle Ecosse ou Acadie, les treize provinces unies qie sont les quartes colonies de la Nouvelle Angleterre ...; Gravée exactement ... par Matthieu Albert Lotter Augsbourg.

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    Summary: Listed as map no. 93 in T.C. Lotter's Atlas Géographique...[Nurnberg] 1778; Phillips no. 3517. 1 map: col.; 60 x 47 cm

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  20. Title: Naval Battles, Seven Years' War, France, 1758 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Die durch die Engellaender beunruhigte franzosische Kusten Ao. 1758 : mit Englische u. Franzosischen Originalien conformirt u. auf das accurateste gezeichnet durch Christian Friederich von der Heyden = Les cotes du France troublees par les Anglois l'An 1758, conformee avec des Originaux de Londres et de Paris, soigneusement designee par Chretien Frederic de Heyden. It was published by verlegt von Tobias Conrad Lotter in 1758. Scale approximately 1:3,100,000. Map in German and 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 naval battles of the British and French navies off the coast of France. Features include drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche decorated with mythical figures; inset vignette of a naval battle on the 25th of February 1758 fought by Admirals Osbourne and Schiffer in front of Cartagena, Spain; bar scales; routes taken by French and British fleets.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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