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  1. Title: Map of the state of Illinois, N. America showing all its rail-roads completed or in progress connecting with lines direct to N. York, S. Louis & Canada, their stations distances & c....

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    Summary: Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 4-1547.;Emigrants guide to the Far West.;1 map;63 x 47 cm.;ca. 1:1,000,000;The Illinois gazatteer and immigrant's western guide. -- Chicago, August 1855.

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  2. Title: Handbook map of Russia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From an unidentified edition of: Handbook for travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland ...

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  3. Title: Rome [map] : for Murray's handbook

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From an unidentified edition of: A handbook of Rome and its environs.

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  4. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa from the 19th century originally created by Edward Weller. 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 Sinusoidal 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 1250.2 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. Weller, Edward and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qf941zk2030. 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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  5. Title: Map of the Argentine Republic

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Insets: England & Wales on the same scale; [and] South America.

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  6. Title: Britannia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 10. From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874. Insets: Map of the Roman Wall -- [Northern Scotland] -- [Ireland].

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  7. Title: Burmah, Siam, Anam & c

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:6,750,000. Map of Burma, Thailand and Malaysia, with relief shown by hachures. At head of title: The Dispatch Atlas, in a cartouche. 44.2 x 29 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,750,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  8. Title: The Residency, Palaces, &c. of Lucknow, 1858

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1858 paper map entitled: The Residency, Palaces, &c. of Lucknow. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  9. Title: Madagascar, 1891 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Madagascar. It was published by E. Stanford in 1891. Scale 1:2,661,120.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Lambert Conformal Conic 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, forts, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and spot heights.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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  10. Title: Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1860 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: [St. Petersburg = Sanktpeterburga], published under the superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ; drawn by W.B. Clarke ; engraved by B.R. Davies. It was published by Edward Stanford ca. 1860. Scale [ca. 1:31,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Pulkovo 1995 Gauss Kruger Zone 6N' 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. Includes index and inset view: Isakiefskoi Bridge. 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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  11. Title: Midden-Sumatra

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:900,000. Inset: Nias. 58 x 86 centimeters Scale 1:900,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  12. Title: Burmah

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:1,750,000 (E 91°20'00"--E 98°40'00"/N 25°15'00"--N 15°30'00"). Relief shown by hachures. Shows administrative divisions. Plate number in corner: 57. Date from previous call number. 47 x 64 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,750,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  13. Title: Johnson's Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows 5 counties in Wyoming and [Yellowstone] National Park. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by A.J. Johnson in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the southern district of New York." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. In upper left and right corners: 76, 77. 40 x 56 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,400,000 General Map Collection

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  14. Title: Johnson's Minnesota

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    Summary: Shows county boundaries as of 1870.; From: Johnson's new illustrated family atlas of the world / A.J. Johnson. 1870. nos. 74-75.; Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; Inset: North eastern part of Minnesota. 59 x 42 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,200,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  15. Title: Johnson's New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by A.J. Johnson ... " From: Johnson's new illustrated family atlas. New York, 1870. (no. 37).

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  16. Title: Johnson's Texas

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1866 by A.J. Johnson in the clerks office of the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: Plan of Galveston Bay and vicinity. "47-48." Probably issued in: Johnson's New illustrated family atlas of the world. New York : A.J. Johnson, 1867. Text of "Historical and statistical view of North America", p. 59-60 on verso.

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  17. Title: Johnson's United States

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Shows railroads, towns, and cities.; Taken from Johson's New Illustrated (steel plate) family atlas.; Includes northern Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahamas. 43 x 59 centimeters Scale approximately 1:9,000,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Johnson's Minnesota and Dakota

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    Summary: On verso: "Aggregate statistics of the United States."; Shows county boundaries as of 1860.; Map numbered 64. 34 x 46 centimeters Scale 1:2,534,400; 1 inch equals 40 miles General Minnesota Maps

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  19. Title: Johnson's Illinois.

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    Summary: Greenwich, Washington.;1 map, colored;55 x 39 cm.;ca. 1:1,160,000;A.J. Johnson, 1870. -- No. 59-60.

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  20. Title: Johnson's Wisconsin and Michigan.

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    Summary: Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Copyright 1864 by A.J. Johnson. Decorative border. At upper left: 56. AT upper right: 57. On verso: "Historical and statistical view of the United States, 1860", listing counties with population figures for "white.", "free col." and "slave." for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, and part of Idaho and Louisiana. 1 map: color; 41 x 55 cm

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