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  1. Title: Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia, Lecestria, Rutlandia, et Norfolcia

    • Image data
    • 1628
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Verso: French text, p. 137-140, 2M. Appears in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Amsterdam : H. Hondius, 1628 or 1633.

  2. Title: Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor, Breknoke, Herefordia & Wigornia

    • Image data
    • 1628
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio." French text on verso with caption title: La cinquiesme table d'Angleterre; p. 133-136, signature Ll. Appears in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Amsterdam : H. Hondius, 1628 or 1633.

  3. Title: Apuliae quae olim Iapygia, nova corographia

    • Image data
    • 1573
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    Summary: North oriented toward left. Verso blank. From an unidentified edition of the Theatrum; Broecke does not identify any variant with a blank verso.

  4. Title: Pedemontanae vicinorumque regionum

    • Image data
    • 1572
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio." Historic Maps copy 1 in uncolored. German text on verso with caption title: Piemondt; p. 34. Probably issued in: Theatrum oder Schawplatz des Erdbodems ... [Antorff : Gielis von Diest, 1572] This map was used in German editions of the Theatrum in 1572 and 1573. cf. Broecke, M.P.R. van den. Ortelius atlas maps.

  5. Title: Geographia particolare d'una gran parte dell'Europa nouame[n]te descritta co i confini suoi, e prima uerso leua[n]te e il meridiano di Consta[n]tinopoli, e da pone[n]te il meridiano della magca. cita di Venetia, et da tramo[n]tana il parallelo di Vienna in Austria, e uerso Ostro il parallelo che passa per il mezzo dell'isola di Candia, et in torno ui sono i gradi e minuti delle longhezze, et larghhezze, con lamisura de le miglia italiani

    • Image data
    • 1560
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    Summary: Map of central and southern Italy, Siciliy and part of the Balkans. Relief shown pictorially. South-west sheet of a larger map of south-east Europe which consists of 4 sheets; in most collections these sheets are separated, not only from one another, but distributed in different places in atlases. cf. Tooley, R.V. Maps in Italian atlases of the sixteenth century. Engraver taken from south-east sheet; imprint from north-east sheet. cf. Tooley. From: Geografia, Tavole moderne di geografia de la maggior parte del mondo di diversi autori raccolte et messe secondo l'ordine di Tolomeo con idisegni di molte citta et fortezze di diverse provintie stampate in rame con studio et diligenza in Roma.

  6. Title: Africa nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1561
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    Summary: Detached from La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo, Alessandrino, and based on a 1548 edition by Giacomo Gastaldi. Map coverage: Central and Southern Africa. Relief shown pictorially.

  7. Title: Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex magna universali Gerardi Mercatoris domino Richardo Gartho, geographi[a]e ac c[a]eterarum bonarum artium amatori ac fautori summo, in veteris amiciti[a]e ac familiaritatis memoria[m]

    • Image data
    • 1587
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso. From: ... Strabonis rerum geographicarum libri XVII / Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit ... [Genevae] : Excudebat Eustathius Vignon ... , 1587.

  8. Title: Calecut nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1564
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    Summary: Map of southern India and the Maldives. Relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuouamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano da Ieronimo Ruscelli ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

  9. Title: India tercera nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1564
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    Summary: Map of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuouamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano da Ieronimo Ruscelli ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

  10. Title: Tabula Europae X

    • Image data
    • 1562
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    Summary: Map of Greece with relief shown pictorially. Text on verso: Decima et vltima Europae tabula. From: Geographia Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini. Venetiis : apud Vincentium Valgrisium, 1562.

  11. Title: Natolia nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1562
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    Summary: Map of Turkey with relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso: Nataliæ nova tabula, vigesimaquinta additarum, & 41. in ordine. From: Geographia Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini. Venetiis : apud Vincentium Valgrisium, 1562.

  12. Title: Carta marina nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1561
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    Summary: World map with relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo ... Nuovamente tradotto di Greco in Italiano da Girolamo Ruscelli ... In Venetia ... Vincenzo Valgrisi MDLXI.

  13. Title: Orbis descriptio

    • Image data
    • 1561
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso. From: La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuovamente tradotto di Greco in Italiano ... In Venetia : Appresso Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561.

  14. Title: Soria et Terra Santa nuova tavola

    • Image data
    • 1564
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. An enlargement of Gastaldi's map of 1548. Latin text on verso with caption title: Syriae, et Terrae Sanctae noua tabula; p. 46. Probably issued in: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

  15. Title: Graeciae universae secundum hodiernum situm neoterica descriptio, 1584 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2020
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Graeciae universae secundum hodiernum situm neoterica descriptio. It was published by: Auctoris aere et cura impressum, absbolutúmque apud Christophorum Plantinum in 1584. Scale approximately 1:2,405,000. 100 Mill. Italica [= 7.7 cm]. 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.

  16. Title: Romaniae, quae olim Thracia dicta, vicinarumq3. regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. descriptio, 1584 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Romaniae, quae olim Thracia dicta, vicinarumq3. regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. descriptio. It was published by: C. Plantin in 1584. Scale approximately 1:2,355,000. 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.

  17. Title: Brussels, Belgium, 1839 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Bruxelles et des faubourgs : indiquant tous les edifices de cette villes, les bureaux, les messageries, les hotels, et generalement tous les renseignemens qui peuvent etre utiles a l'habitant et a l'etranger qui les visitent. It was published by H. Gerard in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:9,300]. Covers Brussels, Belgium. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Belgian Lambert 1972 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, fortification, parks, and more. 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.

  18. Title: America siue India Nova ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aut Vniversalis imitationem in compendium redacta

    • Early maps ; Thematic maps
    • 1595
    Contributors:

    Summary: 1 map: color; (In Mercator (Gerhard). Atlas. Ed. 10° (11th ed.) fol. Amsterodami, sumptibus H. Hondij, 1630); Insets: Golfo Mexi Cano; Haiti nunc Hispaniola; Cuba, and Title. Decorative border; Print version has date 1595 pencilled in title inset. Scale approximately 1:60,720,000 (W 180°--W 0°/N 90°--S 90°).

  19. Title: Baltic States, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La Pologne : dressée sur ce qu'en ont donée Starovolsk, Beauplan, Hartnoch, et autres auteurs, rectifiee par les observations d'Hevelius, etc. It was published by: Chez l'auteur, sur le Quai de l'Horloge a l'Aigle d'Or ca. 1708. Scale ca. 1:2,550,000. Map in French. 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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