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  1. Title: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1895 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pa. It was published by The Matthews-Northrup Co. in 1895. Scale [ca.1:40,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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 and stations, drainage, selected buildings, parks, cemeteries, city boundaries, and more. Includes references. 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.

  2. Title: St. Louis, Missouri, 1895 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of St. Louis MO. It was published by Matthews-Northrup Co in 1895. Scale [ca. 1:95,040]. Covers also a portion of East Saint Louis, Stites, and Madison, Illinois. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2401). 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, street car lines, drainage, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, and more. Includes index to hotels, prominent buildings and institutions, churches, and places of amusement. 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.

  3. Title: San Francisco, California 1915 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: San Francisco and vicinity. It was published by Southern Pacific Company in 1915. Scale [ca. 1:30,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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, street car routes, drainage, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, wharves, and more. Also shows the grounds of Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes inset: San Francisco and adjacent territory. Also includes indexes 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.

  4. Title: Map of the peninsula of Florida and adjacent islands, Florida East Coast Railway

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    Summary: Shows railroad lines, major cities, traveler information, and township boundaries.; Insets: Map of Florida and the West Indies -- Bahama Islands -- Map of Cuba showing its proximity to Key West, Florida, the southern terminus of the Florida East Coast Railway ... [with additional inset of Havana]. 80 x 38 centimeters, on sheet 106 x 44 centimeters

  5. Title: Mountain, lake and seashore region of New England as reached by Boston and Maine Railroad and its connections

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    Summary: 1-23.; "Matthews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, Cleveland, New York."; Inset: "The White Mountain Region reached by the Boston & Maine R. R." 65 x 72 centimeters

  6. Title: The "Standard guide" up-to-date ready reference map of Washington : to accompany the "Washington standard guide"

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    Summary: Shows streets of Washington, D. C., electric lines and locations of hospitals, museums and government buildings. Scale of "Standard guide" maps, approximately 1:17,000 ; scale of District of Columbia map, approximately 1:26,000. Created for B. S. Reynolds and Co. Maps dated 1915 and 1920. Includes street indexes. 56 x 66 centimeters

  7. Title: Map of Europe : showing countries as established by the Peace Conference at Paris

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    Summary: Inset: Map of the Dardanelles, approximately 1:1,000,000.; Issued with the National Geographic magazine, Feb. 1921. 83 x 77 centimeters

  8. Title: Map of Mexico

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Supplement to the July, 1916 issue of the National Geographic magazine. Includes table of distances and 3 insets: Comparative area -- Physical map of Mexico -- Central portion of Mexico on twice the scale of the main map.

  9. Title: Map of Mexico

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading.; Supplement to the July, 1916 issue of the National Geographic magazine.; Includes table of distances and 3 insets: Comparative area -- Physical map of Mexico -- Central portion of Mexico on twice the scale of the main map. 50 x 72 centimeters

  10. Title: The "Standard guide" ready reference map of Washington : to accompany the "Washington standard guide"

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    Summary: Shows radial distances from the Capitol. Includes text, indexes, and advertisement. 46 x 59 centimeters

  11. Title: San Francisco and vicinity

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Includes indexes and inset of "San Francisco and adjacent territory.". Text of "San Francisco, what to see, how to see it," map of "Southern Pacific and connections," and ill. on verso.

  12. Title: The Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Connecticut.

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    Summary: Scale not given; 1 map; 24 x 30 cm Connecticut--Maps

  13. Title: Map of Connecticut : prepared especially for the National Newspaper Directory & Gazetteer, Pettingill & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.

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    Summary: Scale 1:570,240. 9 miles to the in.; 1 map: color; 22 x 28 cm Connecticut--Maps

  14. Title: Map of Indiana : prepared especially for the National newspaper directory & gazetteer

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    Summary: Shows counties, cities and towns, and railroads. Imprint: Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews-Northrup, [1900] Dimensions: 28 x 22 cm; Scale: 1:1,647,369 Coordinates: W0880700 W0844500 N0414500 N0375200

  15. Title: Michigan, southern part

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    Summary: Contour lines show elevations in feet above sea level applies to depths only. At head of title: The Century atlas. Insets: St. Clair River -- Detroit River. "No. 23." 1 map: col.; 36 x 27 cm.

  16. Title: Region around the North Pole :giving the records of the most important Explorations

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 27 x 39 cm Relief shown by hachures, and bathymetery soundings and shading. Text on verso. Insets: Franz Josef Land -- Spitzbergen -- Smith Sound and Robeson channel. No. 3 from The Century Atlas.

  17. Title: The century Atlas. Ohio Southern Part

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    Summary: 1 map : color ; 25 x 37 cm "Copyright ... by the Century Co." Prime meridian: Greenwich. Insets: Cincinnati and vicinity -- Cleveland and vicinity. Atlas plate number in upper margin: No. 18. Shows the county boundaries, with all towns, villages and railroad lines, as well as in the immediately adjacent parts of bordering states.

  18. Title: The Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Connecticut.

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    Summary: Scale 1:538,560. 8 1/2 miles to the in.; 1 map: color; 24 x 30 cm Connecticut--Maps

  19. Title: Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Indiana

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    Summary: "Also published in indexed vest pocket style." Place name index with population on verso. "3.94." Imprint: Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews-Northrup, [1894] Dimensions: 50 x 29 cm; Scale: 1:1,077,120 Coordinates: W0880700 W0844500 N0414500 N0375200

  20. Title: Map of Connecticut.

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    Summary: Scale 1:538,560. 8 1/2 miles to the in.; 1 map; 24 x 30 cm Connecticut--Maps

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