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  1. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philadelphia, M.H. Traubel sct. It was published by A. McElroy in 1849. Scale [ca. 14,000]. Covers Philadelphia and a portion of Camden, New Jersey. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (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, drainage, built-up areas, selected public buildings, wharves, and more. 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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  2. Title: Map of the northern parts of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois with Michigan and that part of the Ouisconsin territory lying east of the Mississippi River

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Manuscript note: "To accompany Mr. Thomas' report no. 380, on boundary of Ohio & Michigan.". Scale not given

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  3. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington. Relief shown by hachures. Scale approximately 1:2,000,000

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  4. Title: New England Railroads, 1838 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire & New York exhibiting the several rail road routes completed, constructing, chartered & contemplated : published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts, drawn by A. Kennedy ; engraved by Morse & Tuttle. It was published in 1838. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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, completed, chartered, and contemplated railroads, drainage, state and county boundaries, and more. 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 purposes.

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  5. Title: Boston and vicinity, Massachusetts, 1776 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate map of the country round Boston in New England. It was originally published by Archibald Hamilton in Town and country magazine (London), Jan. 16, 1776. Scale [ca. 1:362,500]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes ancillary map: A plan of Boston and Charlestown, from a drawing made in 1771, with index to points of interest. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  6. Title: South Africa, from official and other authentic authorities (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This raster layer is a georeferenced image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa originally created by Archibald Fullerton ca. 1870-1872. This map contains an inset: Peninsula of the Cape. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper 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. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 623.502 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Fullarton, Archibald, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). South Africa, From official and other authentic authorities (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gd455vk9424. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. 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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  7. Title: South Africa from Official and other authentic Authorities (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This raster layer is a georeferenced image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa from the 19th century, originally created by Archibald Fullerton. 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 was scanned and georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper 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. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 827.632 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Fullarton, Archbald, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). South Africa from Official and other authentic Authorities (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yh473tv9289. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. 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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  8. Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, 1851 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, from original surveys by H.F. Walling. It was published by Warren Lazell. Scale 1:3,950.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001) 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, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town and district boundaries, 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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  9. Title: Djebel Rîḥā or Djebel iz-Zâwiyeh

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In lower margin: Div. II, Sect. B., Pt. 3. Shows route of the American Archaeological Expedition to Syria, 1904-1905, ruins, and places visited or seen by members of the expedition. From: Syria : Publications of the Princeton University archaeological expeditions to Syria in 1904-5 and 1909 ... Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1914-1930.

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  10. Title: Map of the southern coast of Arabia shewing the route of Captain S. B. Miles & Werner Munzinger, in 1870

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Territories of major tribes are labeled. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 210-45; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

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  11. Title: Deep sea sections to illustrate the paper by Captn. Sherard Osborn, R.N.

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    Summary: Depth shown in fathoms [vertical scale ca. 1:531,800]. Seafloor composition shown by shading and text. Major islands are shown. Operations in laying transoceanic telegraph cables (1865-69) shown in Sections I and II. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 46-58; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687.

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  12. Title: Map of the Afar country and the northern part of the Abyssinian highlands to illustrate the journey of W. Munzinger Esqre., late H. B. M. Consul at Massowa

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    Summary: Munzinger's route, Col. Phayre's route of 1868, and route of the British expedition in 1868 are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Asali salt plain and other plains of region are shown. Locations of wells along Munzinger's route are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 188-232; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

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  13. Title: South America, west coast, sheet XVIII : Ecuador, Ayangui Pt. to Verde Pt.

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    Summary: "Published according to Act of Parliament ... Sepr. 29th. 1847. Corrections to 1861." Covers the coast of northwestern Ecuador, chiefly in Esmeraldas and Manabí Provinces. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Insets: Cape Parado anchorage -- Manta Bay. "1814"--Lower right margin.

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  14. Title: Mapa de la República de Bolivia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables showing population of cities and districts and altitudes of major mountains, notes, 4 indexed inset maps and ill. "Mandado publicar pr. el gobierno de la nación en la administración del presidente Doctor José Maria Linares y secretario de instrucción pública Doctor Lucas Mendoza de la Tapial." Originally one map on 4 sheets, each sheet 81 x 60 cm. or smaller. Historic Maps copy is signed by Juan Ondarza and Juan Maro. Mujia.

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  15. Title: Ceylon, 1813 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ceylon. It was published by: W. Faden, Geographer, No. 5 Charing Cross in 1813. Scale ca. 1:506,880. [8 miles to an inch]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 44N (EPSG: 32644) 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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  16. Title: Bosporus, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte des nördlichen befestigten Theils des Bosphorus : von den Hissaren bis zu den Leuchtthürmen am Schwarzen Meer : im Auftrage Sr. Hoheit Sultan Mahmud II mit dem Messtisch in 1:25,000 aufgenommen 1836-37. It was published by: Simon Schropp & Comp in 1849. Scale 1:25,000. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1982 UTM Zone 35N (EPSG: 32635) 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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  17. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills surveyor and draughtsman ; May 30th 1796 ; engraved by John Cooke of Hendon Middlesex near London. It was Published and Sold by John Hills Surveyor and Draughsman in 1797. Scale [1:7,200]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (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, drainage, built-up areas, selected public and private buildings, schools, churches, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), docks, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also references to points of interest. 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: 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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  19. 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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  20. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1794 (Raster Image) (Image 1 of 2)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Thomas Mifflin, governor and commander in chief of the state of Pennsylvania, this plan of the city and suburbs of Philadelphia is respectfully inscribed by the editor, 1794, A.P. Folie del. ; R. Scot & S. Allardice sculpsit. It was published in 1794. Scale [ca. 1:6,800]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (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, drainage, selected public and private buildings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index to points of interest, ill., and coat of arms held by two female figures. 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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