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  1. Title: Russiae vulgo Moscovia, pars Australis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Date derived from identification plate. Shows longitudes east from Madeira Islands. Engraved pictures at upper left and lower right.

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  2. Title: Moscoviae pars Australis; auctore Issaco Massa.; Moscovia

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of ships in the Black Sea and the title cartouche includes stylized faces and Russian figures. Includes pictorial representations of animals and peoples Cartouche in upper left corner reads "D. Isaaco Massa Equiti Nobilissimo, et RegiaeSuecorum Maiestatis Delegato Amplissimo. D.D. Joannes Janssonius." This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636 and 1637. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 38 x 48 cm.

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  3. Title: Plan of the position taken by Genl. Burgoyne on the 10th. of Octr. 1777 in which the British Army was invested by the Americans under the Command of Genl. Gates and surrendered to him on the 16th. of October the same year

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    Summary: Scale ca.1:11,000.; 1 map; 21 x 36 cm Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777--Maps

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  4. Title: Gloucester, United Kingdom, 1800 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The county of Glocester : Surveyed by Isaac Taylor, and planned from a scale of two miles to one inch. It was published by W. Faden, Geogr. to the King ... Charing Cross on Feby. 1st. 1800. Scale ca. 1:132,000. 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, forests, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief and green space shown by hachures and shading. Includes also mileage numbers and inset map: City of Glocester. 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: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, 1759 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the Isle of Wight, drawn from the original survey and engrav'd by Isaac Taylor. Publication location unknown. Scale ca. 1:330,000 ; 6 statute miles = 2.9 cm. 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also bar scale, pictorial illustrations of ships, and city views. 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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  6. Title: London, England, 1749 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Martin Folkes esq.r, president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings is humbly inscribed, by his most humble servants John Pine and John Tinney ; Isaac Basire [&] R.W. Seale engraved the plan letters. It was published by John Pine : John Tinney, print and map sellar in May 20th, 1749. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. 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, selected buildings, parks, ground cover, docks, 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.

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  7. Title: Map of Labrador Peninsula compiled by D.I.V. Eaton; drawn for photo-lithography by C.O. Senécal.

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    Summary: Geological Survey of Canada, Report by A. P. Low, Part L, Vol. viii, (New Series) p. 585-588. 1 map on 4 sheets: col.; 95 x 111 cm, sheets 61 x 72 cm

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  8. Title: Antwerp, a strong, large, and beautiful city on ye river Scheld, in the Dutchy of Brabant, subject to ye Queen of Hungary

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Title in lower margin: Plan of the city and citadel of Antwerp. For Mr. Tindal's continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England. Inset: Marquisate of Antwerp part of the H. Roman Empire. Probably issued in: Rapin de Thoyras, Paul. The history of England, translated by N. Tindal. London, 1745. v. 4. Indexed for points of interest.

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  9. Title: Regni Poloniae et Ducatus Lithuaniae, Voliniae, Podoliae, Ucraniae, Prussiae et Curlandiae, 1680-1700 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Poloniae et Ducatus Lithuaniae, Voliniae, Podoliae, Ucraniae, Prussiae et Curlandiae. It was published by: J. Danckerts between 1680 and 1700. Scale approximately 1:2,300,000. 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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  10. Title: Oxford, England, 1675 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova & accuratissima celeberrimae Universitatis civitatisque Oxoniensis scenographia, Dav. Loggan Delin. et Sculp. It was published by Theatrum Sheldonianum in 1675. Scale [ca. 1:3,387]. Covers Oxford, England including Oxford University. Map in Latin.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, buildings, fortification, drainage, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially and with hachures. Includes index and inset view: Oxoniae prospectus ab oriente.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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  11. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, West, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima occidentalioris districtus maris Mediterranei tabula, authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the western Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  12. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, East, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima orientalioris districtus maris Mediterranei tabula, authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the eastern Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  13. Title: Estonia and Latvia, ca. 1696-1698 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatuum Livoniae et Curlandiae novissima tabula : in quibus sunt Estonia, Litlandia et aliae minores provinciae, per Justum Danckerts. It was published by per Justum Danckerts between 1696 and 1698. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000]. Covers Estonia, Latvia, and a portion of Russia and Lithuania. 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 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more.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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  14. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled historic paper map: [Mediterranean sea], authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. Source map issued on two sheets, now pasted together. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, territorial features, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  15. Title: Pas-kaart van de Straat Davids, de Straat Hudson, en Buttons-Bay

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    Summary: Relief shown by soundings.

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  16. Title: Novi Belgii, Novæque Angliæ nec non Pennsylvaniæ et partis Virginiæ tabula

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    Summary: Listed in Phillips, Atlases, 540 and 541 as in Dackerts, J. Atlas. Amsterdam [1703?] (two issues: as no. 98 in the first, and no. 5 in the latter). The third issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," with Yermonton placed above Philadelphia, and Niew Castel alias Sandhoeck added to the west bank of Delaware Bay. Inset: Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs Genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans. Publication date from Burden. Historic Maps copy 3 is uncolored.

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  17. Title: Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non Pennsylvaniae et partis Virginiae tabula

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    Summary: Described as the second issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," with Philadelphia added to place names on map. Cf. Campbell, cited below. Relief shown pictorially. Place names in Latin and Dutch. Pictorial map; hand colored. Inset: view of "Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans." Historic Maps copy 2 is uncolored. Shows names of Indian tribes.

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  18. Title: Novi Belgii, Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula

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    Summary: The first issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," lacking Philadelphia. Cf. Campbell, T. New light on the Jansson-Visscher maps of New England (In: Map collectors' circle, no. 24), Relief shown pictorially. Place names in Latin and Dutch. Names of Indian tribes. Inset view: Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans. Publication date from Burden.

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  19. Title: Sedes belli In Italiâ in quâ sunt, Ducatus Mantuensis, Modenensis et Parmensis, Episcopatus Tridentinus nec non maxime partis, Respub. Venetiæ

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From an unidentified atlas by Justus Danckerts.

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  20. Title: Ducatus Mantuensis, in qua sunt ducatus Guastallæ, principatuum Catiglionæ, Solverinæ, Bosolæ et Sabbionettæ nec non Miranolæ ducatus cum omnibus adjacentibus provinciis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privilegio." From an unidentified atlas by Justus Danckerts.

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