Search for geospatial/GIS data

Find GIS data held at MIT and other institutions

257 results returned

  1. Title: Cambridge, England, 1574 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Oppidvm Cantebrigiae, Ric. Lyne, sculpsit. It was published by in 1574. Scale [ca. 1:3,800]. Covers University of Cambridge and surroundings. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, ground cover, pictorial buildings, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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.

    View full record

  2. Title: A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

    Contributors:

    Summary: Facsimile. Dedicated by William Bradford to John Montgomerie, governor of New York and New Jersey. The date 1728 occurs below coat of arms in upper right corner. Detailed plan of city with named streets and blocks of buildings. Table of references identifies major buildings.

    View full record

  3. Title: Lower Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1730 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey, made by James Lyne. It was reproduced by Henry Dunreath Tyler ca. 1890. Scale [ca. 1:3,200]. Covers lower Manhattan below Worth St. Facsimile of an original map made in 1728 appearing in various eds. of Valentine's Manual of New York. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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 roads, drainage, selected public buildings (churches, markets, etc.), city wards, wharves, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index to points of interest. 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.

    View full record

  4. Title: A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows wards, streets, and public buildings. Covers lower Manhattan. In lower margin: Facsimile of a specimen lithographic copy of the Bradford map one-half the size of the original. "To his excellency John Montgomerie, Esq. Capt. Genl. & Gov. in Chief of his Majestis provinces of New York New Jersey this plan of the city of New York is humbly dedic'd by Your Excellancy's obet & most humble servt, Wm. Bradford." From seal at upper right: Col. Robt. Lurting, Mayor. 1728. "Printed for D.T. Valentine's history of New York 1853 by Geo. Hayward, 120 Water St.,New York." Removed from: Andrews, William Loring. James Lyne's survey, or, as it is more commonly known, The Bradford map. New York: Dodd, Mead & company, 1900. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes index to points of interest. 22 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,400 City Maps

    View full record

  5. Title: A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows wards, streets, and public buildings. Covers lower Manhattan. In lower margin: Facsimile of the Bradford map, one-half size of the original. "To his excellency John Montgomerie, Esq. Capt. Genl. & Gov. in Chief of his Majestis provinces of New York New Jersey this plan of the city of New York is humbly dedic'd by Your Excellancy's obet & most humble servt, Wm. Bradford." From seal at upper right: Col. Robt. Lurting, Mayor. 1728. Removed from: Andrews, William Loring. James Lyne's survey, or, as it is more commonly known, The Bradford map. New York: Dodd, Mead & company, 1900. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes index to points of interest. 23 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,400 City Maps

    View full record

  6. Title: A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

    Contributors:

    Summary: Covers lower Manhattan south of the current location of the Brooklyn Bridge. Shows wards, streets, and public buildings. "C.2."--Upper right corner. Facsimile of the original map published by William Bradford in 1728. Possibly accompanies: The Bradford map : the city of New York at the time of the granting of the Montgomery charter: a description thereof / compiled by William Loring Andrews. New York : De Vinne Press, 1893.

    View full record

  7. Title: Plan of New York in 1729

    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows wards, streets and public buildings. "For D. Valentine's Manual." Includes index to points of interest.

    View full record

  8. Title: A plan of the city of New York: from an actual survey

    Contributors:

    Summary: Scale approximately 1:3,240; 1 map; 43 x 55 cm Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

    View full record

  9. Title: The city of New York

    Contributors:

    Summary: Scale approximately 1:7,500; 1 map; 18 x 26 cm Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

    View full record

  10. Title: Frisia occidentalis

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso with caption title: Frisia occidentalis; p. 47, signature Zz. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus ... / editae a Guiljel. et Ioanne Blaeu. Amsterdami : Apud Iohannem et Cornelium Blaeu, 1640.

    View full record

  11. Title: Frisia occidentalis

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with caption title: Description de la Frise occidentale; p. 417, 420; signature Nnnnn 2. From: Atlas ou representation du monde universel et des parties d'icelui, faicte en tables et descriptions tresamples. A Amsterdam : chez Henry Hondius, Ao. D. 1633.

    View full record

  12. Title: Carte nouvelle de l'Amerique angloise

    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Author attribution based on LC's cataloging of earlier variant of same title, and Cumming 129, published "chez Pierre Mortier Libraire," 1700. J. Covens and C. Mortier began operating as a firm in 1721--Stock catalogs of maps and atlases by Covens & Mortier, p. 11. Originally printed on 2 sheets. Includes inset of Boston harbor area. Scale approximately 1:6,000,000

    View full record

  13. Title: Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c

    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorated cartouche. Appeared in editions of Nicolas Sanson, Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (Paris, 1658) and Nicolas Sanson, Cartes générales de la géographie ancienne et nouvelle (Paris, 1675). Scale not given

    View full record

  14. Title: Twin Cities Historical Surface Waters Based on Original Public Land Survey Maps (1848 - 1858)

    Contributors:

    Summary: These shapefiles of lakes, streams, wetlands, river bottoms, and the Mississippi River represent the hydrological landscape of Minneapolis and St. Paul as recorded in the original public land survey conducted between 1848 and 1858. The features were digitized from scanned, georeferenced 1:24000 maps during the 2017 Faculty Research Sprint held at the University of Minnesota. Many streams and other hydrologic features that were present in the Twin Cities at the time of the original land survey were channelized, covered, or filled during the late 1800's. These features, however, still function as water conduits within the hydrology systems of urban water and have immense importance to the water regime in the Twin Cities. This data was generated as part of a larger "Lost Waters" research project - aiming to create a visible, physical representation of these waters in the current urban landscape.

    View full record

  15. Title: Chester, England, ca. 1745 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city & castle of Chester, survey'd and drawn by Alexander De Lavaux, engineer ; R. Parr sculp. It was published ca. 1745. Scale [ca. 1:3,960]. 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, 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. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

    View full record

  16. Title: Chester Castle, Chester, England, ca. 1745 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the castle of Chester : with additional new works errected by order of ... the Earl of Cholmondeley, whereunto is added a project of four bastions in order to defend the antient walls against a regular seige ... by ... Alexander de Lavaux. R. Parr sculp. It was published by Alexander de Lavaux ca. 1745. Scale [ca. 1:300]. 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 fortification features such as buildings, stables, guard houses, towers, quarters, stairs, gates, parade grounds, arsenals, wells, ground cover, and more. Includes also index.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.

    View full record

  17. Title: London, England, 1707 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the cityes of London, Westminster and the burrough of Southwark together with the suburbs as they are now standing, Anno Dom. 1707. It was published for R. Chiswell, A&J. Churchill, Tho. Horne, J. Nicholson and R. Knaplock. Scale not given. 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, landmarks, open spaces, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also a cartouche with coat of arms of the City of London upper left. 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.

    View full record

  18. Title: Barre, Massachusetts, 1855 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, from actual survey by E. M. Woodford. It was published by R. Clark in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:19,800].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, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and ward boundaries, and more. Includes 16 inset views of buildings.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.

    View full record

  19. Title: Lisbon Region, Portugal, 1821 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte chorographique des environs de Lisbonne, dressee sous la direction de Ch.les Picquet par Guerin De Lamotte, ingenieur geographe d' apres les operations trigonometriques de Mr. Ciera et les leves des ingrs. Portugais et Francais; Richard Wahl sculpt. Paris. It was published by Picquet in 1821 Scale [ca. 1:57,000]. Covers Lisbon region and Portugal as far north as Torres Vedras and south to Setubal. Map in French and Portuguese. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 29N 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, and more. Relief is 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 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.

    View full record

  20. Title: Salisbury, Amesbury, and Merrimac, Massachusetts, 1854 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the towns of Salisbury & Amesbury : Essex County, Mass., surveyed & drawn by E. M. Woodford. It was published by Richard Clark in 1854. Scale [ca.1:1,000,000]. Covers the towns of Salisbury, Amesbury, and Merrimac, Massachusetts. 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). 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 shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries, and more. Includes engravings and inset maps of downtown areas. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

    View full record

Need help?

Ask GIS