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  1. Title: A new map of Illinois and part of the Wisconsin Territory.

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    Summary: Engraved by Doolittle & Munson, Cincinnati, Ohio.;Shows counties, county seats, and roads.;Illinois College.;1 map, hand colored;45 x 31 cm.;ca. 1:1,600,000

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  2. Title: London, England, 1847 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: London and its environs : containing the boundaries of the metropolitan boroughs, the different railroads & stations, the new cemeteries, roads, docks, canals, and all the modern improvements : this map is chiefly from the Ordinance Survey, the railroads and other improvements are from the official copies, the boroughs of Marylebone from the survey published by M.r Britton, the whole corrected from personal observation & measurement, drawn and engraved by B. R. Davies. It was published by C. F. Cheffins, lithog : Wm. S. Orr & Co., Dec. 1, 1847. Scale [ca. 1:42,000]. Covers a portion of Greater London. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, selected buildings, built-up areas, cemeteries, parks, Borough boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes legend below lower margin. 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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  3. Title: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1817 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Boston Harbour : surveyed in 1817, by Alexr. S. Wadsworth ; by order of Come. William Bainbridge, to whom it is most respectfully inscribed ; Allen & Gaw, sc. Scale [1:18,000]. It was published by John Melish in 1819. Covers Boston Harbor, Massachusetts and adjacent lands. 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 nautical chart shows coastal features such as rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, and more. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. It also shows land features such as roads, drainage, selected buidings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  4. Title: United States of America

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    Summary: Upper right corner: No. 68. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Washington.

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  5. Title: Map of the United States of America.

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, hand colored;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  6. Title: Map of Illinois : constructed from the surveys in the General Land Office and other documents.

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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress the 16th day of April 1818.;Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, No. 4-1408.;Notes on land surveys in upper left corner.;Washington and London.;1 map, hand colored;61 x 46 cm.;1:950,400 or 15 miles to 1 inch

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  7. Title: Southern section of the United States, including Florida &c. [cartographic material]

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    Summary: Bermudas Isles. Includes statistical table.;Coordinates (W 97⁰40ʹW 74⁰10ʹ/N 39⁰00ʹN 25⁰00ʹ);1 map, hand colored;42 x 54 cm.;ca. 1:4,000,000

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  8. Title: Map of the United States of America

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;Detached from cover approximately 14 x 9 cm.;June 1813.;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  9. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1831, originally created by Henry Teesdale. 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 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 4137.66 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. Teesdale, Henry, Dower, John, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qj152rq1246. 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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  10. Title: Military Districts, England and Wales, United Kingdom, 1804 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A complete representation of the coast of England, together with the interior, divided into counties and military districts : also the coast of France and Holland from the Texel to Brest ... to which is annexed eighteen plans of the ports of the enemy, the principal depots of the flotilla intended for the invasion of England, by John Luffman, Geogr. It was published by J. Luffman in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. 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, cities and other human settlements, administrative and military district boundaries, shoreline features including distances between selected ports, and more. Includes insets of foreign military installations and index to the military districts. 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: Halifax Harbor Region, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1812 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical chart entitled: Hallifax [sic], by John Luffman, Geogr. It was published by I. Luffman, April 1, 1812. Scale [ca. 1:150,000]. Covers Halifax Harbour region, Nova Scotia, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the UTM Zone 20N NAD83 (meters) 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as cities and towns and fortifications. Depths are shown by soundings. Includes note. 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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  12. Title: London, England, 1862 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: London : guide to the International Exhibition, 1862, drawn & engraved by John Dower. It was published by the Illustrated London News in 1862. Scale [ca. 1:15,840]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 exhibition grounds, roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, built-up areas, parks, bridges, docks, and more. Includes explanation of railways. 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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  13. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1900 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: New map of the city of Philadelphia, 1900 : from the latest city surveys : prepared for Gopsill's directories 1900. It was published by J. L. Smith in 1900. Scale [ca. 1:21,500]. Covers Philadelphia and a portion of surrounding cities. 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, canals, city wards, parks, cemeteries, wharves, selected public buildings, and more. Includes street directory, statistical notes, and list of elevations. 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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  14. Title: Bradshaw's new railway map of Gt. Britain and Ireland, shewing the stations, distance &c. : with enlarged plans of the principal towns, 1857

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    Summary: Insets: Glasgow -- Dublin -- Manchester -- Birmingham -- London -- Edinburgh -- Leeds -- Liverpool.

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  15. Title: California, Mexico, Guatimala, &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: XL. Plate 40 from: A new general atlas of modern geography, comprised in fifty one maps / compiled from the latest and best authorities by John Dower. London : Wm. S. Orr & Co., [1850?]. Includes profile of mountain ranges.

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  16. Title: A map of England & Wales : divided into counties, parlimentary divisions, & dioceses; shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers, & canals and the seats of the nobility and gentry; with the distance of each town from the general post office of London

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:316,800]. 1 in. = 5 mi. (W 5°--E 2°N 56°--N 50°). Relief shown by hachures. Projected from the triangulation for the survey made under the direction of the honorable the Board of Ordnance, on a scale of five miles to an inch, and corrected to the present time. Illustration: View of the general post office London / drawn by T. Allom, engraved by H. Griffiths. Continuation inset: Scilly Islands. Includes table of distances by sea, and chart of dioceses with coats of arms. Originally published in 1 sheet (?). color, dissected, mounted on cloth, and bound in 4 volumes ; 202 x 167 cm.; sheet Scale [1:316,800]. 1 inch = 5 miles General Map Collection

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  17. Title: A map of Scotland : divided into counties, shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers, canals, lochs, mountains, islands, &c

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:316,800]. 1 in. = 5 mi. (W 8°--W 2°N 60°--N 54°).Relief shown by hachures. Illustration: View of Melrose Abbey / drawn by T. Allom, engraved by H. Griffiths.Originally published in 1 sheet (?). color, dissected, mounted on cloth, and bound in 3 volumes ; 179 x 124 cm.; sheet Scale [1:316,800]. 1 inch = 5 miles General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Birman Empire : & countries south east of the Ganges

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:8,000,000]."Drawn & Engraved by J. Dower ..." Numbered 28. Shows boundaries, rivers, deserts and principal settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich meridian. 41 x 34 centimeters Scale [1:8,000,000] Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  19. Title: Iceland

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:3,000,000] Relief shown by hachures. 1 map : color ; 18 x 22 centimeters Scale [1:3,000,000] General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Bourbon

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Publish'd by J. Luffman, Strand, London."; "37" in lower right corner. 19 x 22 centimeters Scale approximately 1:475,000 General Map Collection

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