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  1. Title: Geographical and statistical map of Denmark and Sweden

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:1,710,000] Cartographic Details: Scale [1:6,850,000] Relief shown pictorially. Map bounded on three sides by columns of text. In upper right corner: "No. 59." Contents: Map of Denmark -- Map of Norway and Sweden. Insets: Bornholm -- Iceland -- Faro Isles. 2 maps on 1 sheet : color ; 18 x 27 centimeters or smaller, on sheet 45 x 55 centimeters Scale [1:1,710,000]; Scale [1:6,850,000] General Map Collection

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  2. Title: An accurate map of Hindostan or India, from the best authorities

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:9,180,000 (E 64°--E 102°/N 36°--N 4°).Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged. 1817. Name burnished out below title, probably J.T. Scott, sculp. In top right margin: 53. 38 x 40 centimeters Scale approximately 1:9,180,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  3. Title: Iowa

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Washington. Below scale: Published by Carey & Hart Philada. In bottom margin: Published by C.S. Williams, N.E. corner of Market & 7th Street, Philadelphia 1846. 38 x 31 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,400,000 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: A new map of Michigan with its canals, roads & distances

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown by hachures. From Tanner, H.S. A new universal atlas. Philadelphia : Carey & Hart, 1842. No. 29. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes table of steamboat routes. Scale approximately 1:2,050,000

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  5. Title: Iowa, 1845

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    Summary: 1 map Scale [ca. 1:1,400,000] W 95°--W 90°/N 45°--N 40°

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  6. Title: Michigan territory; drawn by J. Finlayson; Engrav'd by Young & Delleker.

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    Summary: Shows portions of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Ontario. Relief shown by hachures. Title in upper margin: Geographical, statistical, and historical map of Michigan Territory. Text in side panels. "No. 36." From A complete historical, chronological, and geographical American atlas ... / H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1822. 1 map: photocopy; 36 x 26 cm., on sheet 45 x 57 cm.

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  7. Title: Valletta, Malta, 1869 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Valetta and its harbours. It was published by Day & Son in 1869. Scale [ca. 1:8,606]. Covers Valletta, Malta. 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 features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, shoreline features, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also index and panoramic view of the harbor.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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  8. Title: Sectional map St. Louis County, Minn : compiled from latest government surveys and other authentic sources.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:158,400] (W 93°07'--W 91°44'/N 48°39'--N 46°38'). Distributor from label on recto. One section on upper half of map is blank. 147 x 67 centimeters Scale [1:158,400] Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  9. Title: Sectional map Itasca County, Minn : compiled from latest government surveys and other authentic sources

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:158,400]. 1 in. = 2.5 mi. (W 94°26'--W 93°02'/N 47°56'--N 47°01'). 66 x 70 centimeters Scale [1:158,400]. 1 inch = 2.5 mile Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  10. Title: Sectional map Koochiching County, Minn : compiled from latest government surveys and other authentic sources.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:158,400] (W 94°27'--W 93°03'/N 48°45'--N 47°49'). Five sections in center of map are blank. 71 x 74 centimeters Scale [1:158,400] Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  11. Title: Map of the Winnibigoshish, Chippewa, Leech Lake, Cass Lake, and White Oak Indian Reservations

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:110,880 ; 1 3/4 miles to an in. (W 94°5'--W 93°0'/N 47°1'--N 46°5'). 69 x 89 centimeters 1:110,880 General Minnesota Maps

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  12. Title: Sectional map Cass and Crow Wing Counties, Minn : compiled from latest government surveys and other authentic sources.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:142,560]. Distributor from label on recto. 107 x 66 centimeters Scale [1:142,560] Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  13. Title: Map of the central province of Ceylon : exhibiting the situation of coffee estates

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:170,000]. (E 80°11'01"--E 81°07'53"/N 7°40'50"--N 6°20'17"). Relief shown as hachures and heights. Shows: administrative boundaries, roads, coffee estates."June 1873." Inset:"View of coffee plantation." 85 x 122 centimeters Scale [1:170,000] Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  14. Title: The Residency, Palaces, &c. of Lucknow, 1858

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1858 paper map entitled: The Residency, Palaces, &c. of Lucknow. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  15. Title: The United States of America, W. Barker sculp. Philadelphia (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of a map of the United States originally created by Matthew Carey and engraved by William Barker. The original paper map was published in Carey's American Pocket Atlas (Lang and Ustick, 1796, 1st ed.), which includes 19 maps showing roads, rivers, and boundaries for the different states and territories of the U.S. 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. A scanned version of this map was georeferenced by the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA) at Stanford University. This map is part of a selection of georeferenced historic maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University.This 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.

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  16. Title: Connecticut, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Connecticut : from the best authorities, delineated & engraved by Amos Doolittle. It was published in 1795 by Mathew Carey in Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. Scale [ca. 1:460,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 0600). 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, drainage, selected public buildings, courthouses, churches, county and town boundaries and more. Relief is shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and map purposes.

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  17. Title: Vermont, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Vermont : from actual survey, delineated & engraved by Amos Doolittle. It was published in 1795 by Mathew Carey for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, county and town boundaries and more. Relief shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and map purposes.

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  18. Title: Pennsylvania

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    Summary: Shows county boundaries, drainage, names townships and cities, and Lake Erie.; Northumberland, Dauphin, Wayne and Northampton counties have not been divided.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.; Appears in: Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged : being a collection of maps of the world and quarters, their principal empires, kingdoms, & c ... Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1814. Map no. 14. 28 x 45 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Louisiana

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    Summary: Detached from Carey's general atlas, improved and enlarged ... of the world. 39 x 43 centimeters Scale 20 miles to an inch General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Asia according to the best authorities

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:32,500,00 (E 25°01'00"--E 146°19'00"/N 77°03'00"--S 9°48'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. At upper right: 51. 32 x 34 centimeters Scale approximately 1:32,500,00 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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