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  1. Title: Florida and Georgia, ca. 1807 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Floride et de la Georgie, P.F. Tardieu, sculpsit ; P.J. Valet, scripsit. It was published by P.G. Chanlaire and E. Mentelle ca. 1807. Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also names of states, Indian territories, cities, towns, and swampland. Map covers also part of South Carolina, Louisiana and the Bahamas. 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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  2. Title: Carte Generale de L'Afrique (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1829, originally created by Edme Mentelle. 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 Bonne projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa from the Oscar I. Norwich Collection at Stanford University. 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 821.44 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. Mentelle, Edme, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Carte Generale de L'Afrique (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bm864yd2626. The Oscar I. Norwich Collection consists of over 300 maps published from the 15th to the early 20th century. More information about this collection can be accessed here: http://purl.stanford.edu/qb438pg7646. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa/default-exhibit. 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: Atlas des commençans : admis par la Commission d'instruction publique, pour l'enseignement de la cosmographie et de la géographie dans les lycées et les écoles secondaires

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    Summary: With this is bound the author's Atlas des commençans, à l'usage des écoles centrales...Partie ancienne. 1803. 1 volume plate : maps (part color) ; 26 cm. Historical Atlases

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  4. Title: Carte générale et détaillée de l'Afrique : d'après les observations les plus récentes et les voyageurs les plus estimées : indiquant les routes de Mungo-Park, de Bruce, d'Hornemann, de Brown, de Brisson et de Barrow

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Atlas universel de géographie physique et politique, ancienne et moderne. Paris : P. G. Chanlaire & E. Mentelle, 1807. P. G. Chanlaire was located at rue Geoffroy-Langevin No. 7 from 1807. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  5. Title: Provinces-Unies : en 4 feuilles

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    Summary: Originally printed in 4 sheets. Relief shown pictorially. Inset map: Détails particuliers des embouchures de l'Escaut. Scale [ca. 1:95,040].

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  6. Title: Paris, France, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789, ce plan a ete dresse sous la direction de M.M. Armand Renauld inspecteur en chef des Beaux Arts et des Travaux Historiques, Hochereau conservatoeur du plan de Paris par Lucien Faucou, sous-conservateur de la Bibliotheque et des Collections Historiques de la ville de Paris: collaborateurs M.M. Laporte dessinateur, Bibert, dessinateur, Bizard, geom`etre, Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis graveur : Ce plan a ete execute conformement de la decision pris par le Counsil Municipal. It was published by Conseil Municipal 30 Dec. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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 roads, bridges, drainage, quays, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, parks, gardens, election district boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by form lines. Includes table of election districts.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: Carte du Sahara Central et du pays des Touarec du nord d'après les explorations et recherches de Henry Duveyrier

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Les explorations de Mr. H. Duveyrier ont été faites en 1859, 1860 et 1861."

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  8. Title: Nile River Delta Region, Egypt, 1821-1823 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte ancienne et comparee de la Basse Egypte, redige par M. le Colonel Jacotin et par M. Jomard, Membre de l'Institut ; d'apres la Grande Carte Topographique levee pendant l'expedition de l'Armee Francaise par les ingenieurs geographes, les ingenieurs militaires et les ingenieurs des ponts et chaussees ; Blondeau Sct. It was published by Impr. Royale between 1821 and 1823. Scale 1:500,000. Covers the Nile River Delta Region, Egypt. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Egypt Red Belt 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, canals, cities and other human settlements, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Harvard Map Collection copies contain manuscript historical annotations and corrections.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: Plan general de la forest de Fontainebleau, 1727 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan general de la forest de Fontainebleau : contenant 30285, arpents 65 perches ... levé avec ses environs et dessiné pour le menagement de la Forest ...ou sont distingués les futages, taillis, bruyeres, et rochers, leur routes cavallieres, les anciennes et nouvelles routes, croix, carrefours et chemins : la separation des huit gardes divisěs par les triages qui les composent : le Chasteau et Bourg de Fontainebleau, les villes, villages, rivieres, et buissons qui l'environnent les augmentations faites depuis 1718 jusqu'en 1727. It was published by: Chez l Autheur in 1727. Scale [ca. 1:11,974]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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: 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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  11. 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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  12. Title: Mississippi River Valley & Ohio River Valley, 1778 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina : comprehending the River Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the River Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers, by Thos. Hutchins ; engrav'd by T. Cheevers. It was published by T. Hutchins in 1778. Scale [ca. 1:1,270,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Albers (NAD 1983) 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, Native American villages, and other human settlements, forts, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, portages, and more. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes descriptive and historical notes.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: Mississippi River Valley & Ohio River Valley, 1778 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina : comprehending the River Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the River Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers, by Thos. Hutchins ; engrav'd by T. Cheevers. It was published by T. Hutchins in 1778. Scale [ca. 1:1,270,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Albers (NAD 1983) 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, Native American villages, and other human settlements, forts, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, portages, and more. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes descriptive and historical notes.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: Mississippi River Valley & Ohio River Valley, 1778 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina : comprehending the River Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the River Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers, by Thos. Hutchins ; engrav'd by T. Cheevers. It was published by T. Hutchins in 1778. Scale [ca. 1:1,270,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Albers (NAD 1983) 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, Native American villages, and other human settlements, forts, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, portages, and more. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes descriptive and historical notes.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: A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina; : comprehending the river Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the river Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers.

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:1,270,000; 1 map 92 x 109 cm Ohio River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  16. Title: A topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina : comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. the climate, soil and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral ; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part laid down in the annexed map / published by Thomas Hutchins, captain in the 60th regiment of foot ; with a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper ; and an appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois River, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.

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    Summary: Brown, Lloyd Arnold. Early maps of the Ohio Valley. no. 51.;LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, no. 789.; Philadelphia and London.;Relief shown pictorially and by hachures.;Shows military bounty lands.;1 map, hand colored;91 x 109 cm.;ca. 1:1,270,000;Thos. Hutchins, 1778.

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  17. Title: Yemen, 1772 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Terrae Yemen maxima pars : seu imperii Imami, principatus Kaukebân, nec non ditionum Haschid u Bekîl, Nehhm, Chaulân, Abu Arîsch et Aden, tabula : ex observationibus astronomicis et hodometricis jussu et sumtibus potentissimor. Daniae Regum Friderici V. Et Christiani VII. institutis delineata. It was published by: Gedruckt in der Hofbuchd. bey N. Möller in 1772. Scale approximately 1:1,150,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  18. Title: Gulf of Suez and Sinai Peninsula, 1772 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Tabula itineraria a Sues usque ad Dsjäbbel el Mokátteb et Montem Sinai. It was published by: Gedruckt in der Hofbuchd. bey N. Möller in 1772. Scale not given. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  19. Title: Oman, 1772 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Terrae Omân delineatio. It was published by: Gedruckt in der Hofbuchd. bey N. Möller in 1772. Scale approximately 1:2,100,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  20. Title: Yemen, 1774 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Terrae Yemen maxima Pars. seu Imperii Imami, Principatus Kaukeban, nec non ditionum Haschid U Bekil, Nehhm, Chaulan, Abu Arisch Et Aden Tabula : ex observationibus astronomicis et hodometricis jussu et suntibus Potentissimor: Daniae Regnum Friderici V et Christiani VII institutis, delineata Auctore C. Niebuhr ; Gustav Conrad Lotter Sculps. It was published by Tob. Conr. Lotter in 1774. Scale [ca. 1,250,000]. Covers a portion of Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projection. 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. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Islamic Heritage Project. Maps selected for the project represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes. The Islamic Heritage Project consists of over 100,000 digitized pages from Harvard's collections of Islamic manuscripts and published materials. Supported by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and developed in association with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.

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