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  1. Title: Amérique Septentrionale publiée sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans prémier prince du sang; par Sr. D'Anville.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. This map is particulary distinctive for its portrayal of the Mississippi River valley and the river systems between the St. Lawrence and James Bay. Includes inset of Hudon and Baffin Bay. Decorative cartouche depicts a Native American woman holding a quiver of arrows with two cherubs by her feet and native animals. 1 map on 2 sheets: hand col.; 88 x 84 cm. (in case 93 x 93 cm.)

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  2. Title: Description du pais Normandie; par Damien de Templeux Escuyer Sr. du Frestoy.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. of ships and sea creatures, and uses a special engraving technique to create a wave appearance in the water. The scall cartouche includes the date "1620." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 51 cm.

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  3. Title: Burlington, Vermont, 1853 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Burlington, Vermont, 1853, lith. of Sarony & Major, NY. It was published by Presdee & Edwards in 1853. Scale [ca.1:1,287]. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, wharves, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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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  4. Title: Woodstock, Vermont, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont. It was published by Presdee & Edwards, civil engineers and publishers in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:2,800]. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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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  5. Title: To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, and the allied armies of France and England, this military topographical map of the Krima Peninsula : constructed and founded on the most recent astronomical observations, verified and completed from authentic military surveys of the staff of His Imperial Majesty's Quarter Master General's Department

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Title in English and Russian. Text, legend, and place-names in English. Statement in upper margin in English and 2 languages in Arabic alphabet.; "Entered at Stationers Hall, London, Saturday 20th May, 1854."; "Corr. to 1855 from general Schubert's official map."; Originally printed on 10 sheets.; Includes text, notes, population table, and hand col. inset of geology of Crimea and adjacent regions. 120 x 223 centimeters, sheets 95 x 132 centimeters. or smaller Scale [1:168,000]; 4 versts; 4666 2/3 English yards to an English inch General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Metz

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 36. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  7. Title: Commercy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Red overprinting: "Office of Chief of Engineers."; Red overprinting shows railroads, sawmills, highways, water supply systems and dumps.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Commercy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Nancy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Amiens

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 12. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Méziéres

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 24. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Nancy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Paris

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows city with Paris-centric coordinates. "Levée par les Officiers du Corps dÉtat-Major, et publiér par le Dépòt de la Guerre en 1832." "Révisée en 1901." "Gravée: le trait, le figuré du terrain et les eaux par Chartier la lettre par Carré." "R. 10-9-15." Includes text and number 48 in upper right corner.

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  14. Title: Description du pais de Beauce.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented toward the right of the map. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 45 cm.

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  15. Title: Le Gouvernement de l'Isle de France

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 55 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Decorative title cartouche depicting two angels holding the crowned escutcheon of France over the title. The title is framed by a man and woman holding fruit and a face hides among the fruit under the title. Additional illustrations include the coat of arms of the King of France and Navarre in the upper left corner and a surveyor with two cherubs in the lower left corner. Includes no directions or compass rose. This state was published in Jansson's Atlas Novus in 1680. 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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  16. Title: Saint Petersburg Region, Russia, 1817 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: [Topograficheskai?a karta okruzhnosti Sanktpetersburga : Ispravlennaia 1817 goda]. It was published by Voenno-Topograficheskom Depo pri Glavnom Shtabie ego Impertorskafo Velichestva in [1817]. Scale [ca. 1:42,000]. Covers Saint Petersburg Region, Russia. Map in Russian.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 36N 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. 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.

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  17. Title: Lisbon, Portugal, 1871 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta topographica da cidade de Lisboa : reduzida da que foi levantada n secala de 1/1,000 em 1856 a 1858, sob a direc??o do general Filippe Folque, Director geral dos trabalhos geodesicos; Mesquita gr. It was published by Direc??o Geral dos Trabalhos Geodesicos do Reino in 1871. Scale 1:10,000. Covers Lisbon, Portugal. Map in 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, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index.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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  18. Title: Lisbon Bay, Portugal, 1878 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano hydrographico do porto de Lisboa : leveantado de 1845 a 1847 pelos egenheiros hydrographos F.M.P. da Silva, C.M. Batalba, dom C.B. de Vasconcellos, rectificado ampliado e novamente sondado sob a direccao do general F. Folque e contra-almirante F.M.P. da Silva pelos engenheiros hydographos Dom C.B. de Vasconcellos, A.M. dos Reis, B.M.F. de Andrade, I.M.L. de Andr?a, e capit?o do exercito C.A. da Costa; Carvalho, Mesquita, Rebello e Stantos gr. It was published by Direc??o Geral dos Trabalhos Geodesicos in 1878. Scale 1:20,000. Covers the Tagus River estuary and a portion of Lisbon, Portugal. Map in 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, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures, contours, and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. 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: Coastal Massachusetts, Marblehead to Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire, Nautical Chart, 1776 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic nautical chart: [A chart of the harbours of Hampton, Newbury, Ipswich, Jebeka, Squam, Cape Ann, Manchester, Beverly, Salem, Marble Head &c.] (sheet originally published in 1776). The map is [sheet 24] from the Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England, from surveys taken by Samuel Holland and published by J.F.W. Des Barres, 1781. Scale [ca. 1:50,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. Covers coastal Massachusetts and New Hampshire from Ipswich Harbor, Massachusetts to Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire. The image is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' (WGS 84) projected coordinate system. All map collar 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as cities and towns, buildings, and roads. Relief is shown by hachures; depths by soundings. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection. The entire Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England has been scanned and georeferenced as part of this selection.

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  20. Title: Coast of Maine and Kennebec River, Nautical Chart, 1776 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic nautical chart: [A chart of the coast from Musketo Island & westward to Cape Elizabeth] (sheet originally published in 1776). The map is [sheet 27] from the Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England, from surveys taken by Samuel Holland and published by J.F.W. Des Barres, 1781. Scale [ca. 1:130,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. Covers the coast of Maine from Cape Elizabeth to Mosquito Island, and the Kennebec River and tributaries inland to Winslow, Maine. The image is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' (WGS 84) projected coordinate system. All map collar 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as cities and towns, buildings, and roads. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection. The entire Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England has been scanned and georeferenced as part of this selection.

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