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  1. Title: La Habana

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    Summary: Map in 4 sheets is put together as 1. Oriented to northwest. On recto: Map of Habana on sheets marked 1-4 showing roads, water features, built-up areas, facilities of intersest, monuments, schools, stations, and hospitals. On verso: Images with text and key in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. Ancillary maps of Santa Fé, Rancho Boyeros, Cojimar and Alamar, and Cotorro marked 1a-4a.

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  2. Title: Powell Plaza (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map showing Powell Plaza (San Francisco). The original map was created in 1963 by the San Francisco Department of City Planning, and Mario J. Ciampi. A scanned version of this map was georeferenced as part of the Imagined San Francisco project. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. Ciampi, M. and San Francisco Department of City Planning. (2018). Powell Plaza (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kk722zn5346 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  3. Title: Downtown Design Plan (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image showing a plan of downtown San Francisco The original map is part of the 1963 Downtown San Francisco Plan created by the Department of City Planning and the architectural consultant Mario J. Ciampi. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. San Francisco Department of City Planning and Ciampi, M. (2018). Downtown Design Plan (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sc701bn0182 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  4. Title: Fulton Circle (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a plan of Fulton Mall from the 1963 Downtown San Francisco Plan. The plan was originally prepared by the staff of the Dept. of City Planning and the architectural consultant Mario J. Ciampi. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. San Francisco Department of City Planning and Ciampi, M. (2018). Fulton Circle (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mw570jd1313 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  5. Title: Buenos Aires : guía y plano - zona urbana

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    Summary: Oriented with north towards lower right corner. Map shows color coded administrative [partidos] boundaries, street names, four classes of roads, railroads, subways, and airports.

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  6. Title: 30 de noviembre Santiago de Cuba

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    Summary: Map shows Santiago de Cuba city center with inset diagrams of progress of November 30 revolutionary uprising. On verso: map of voyage of the Granma from Mexico to Cuba, map of movements of revolutionary uprising after disembarcation, and written history of Cuban Revolution.

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  7. Title: La Habana y sus alrededores

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    Summary: Map shows cities by population, distances, railroads, embankments, beaches, and facilities of interest. Includes inset index of points of interest. Relief shown by shading. On verso: area map of Cuba, area map of Havana, index of road signs, index of distances between cities in kilometers, index of points of interest for Havana, text, and images.

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  8. Title: Mexico (Cities, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Cities represents the locations of cities in Mexico.

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  9. Title: Mexico (Water Bodies, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Water Bodies represents the major lakes, reservoirs, and lagoons in Mexico.

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  10. Title: Mexico (Urban Areas, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Urban Areas represents the locations of major urban areas in Mexico.

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  11. Title: Mexico (Roads, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Roads represents the major roads and highways of Mexico.

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  12. Title: Mexico (Railroads, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Railroads represents the major railroads of Mexico.

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  13. Title: Mexico (Cities, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico Cities represents the locations of cities in Mexico.

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  14. Title: Mexico (Municipalities, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico Municipalities represents the municipios of Mexico with coastlines, international boundaries, state boundaries, and municipio boundaries.

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  15. Title: Mexico (Urban Areas, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico Urban Areas represents the locations of major urban areas in Mexico.

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  16. Title: Mexico (States, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico States represents the states of Mexico with coastlines, international boundaries, and state boundaries.

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  17. Title: Mexico (Roads, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico Roads represents the major roads and highways of Mexico.

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  18. Title: Mexico (Railroads, 2006)

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    • 2006
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    Summary: Mexico Railroads represents the major railroads of Mexico.

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  19. Title: Mexico (Cities, 2005)

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    • 2005
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    Summary: Mexico Cities represents the locations of cities in Mexico.

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  20. Title: Mexico (Contours, 2005)

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    • 2005
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    Summary: Mexico Contours represents the 1,000-meter contour lines in Mexico.

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