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  1. Title: Frisia occidentalis

    • Image data
    • 1640
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso with caption title: Frisia occidentalis; p. 47, signature Zz. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus ... / editae a Guiljel. et Ioanne Blaeu. Amsterdami : Apud Iohannem et Cornelium Blaeu, 1640.

  2. Title: Frisia occidentalis

    • Image data
    • 1633
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. French text on verso with caption title: Description de la Frise occidentale; p. 417, 420; signature Nnnnn 2. From: Atlas ou representation du monde universel et des parties d'icelui, faicte en tables et descriptions tresamples. A Amsterdam : chez Henry Hondius, Ao. D. 1633.

  3. Title: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia, 1720-1728 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia : cum parte septentrionali insulae Ceylon in mari Indico orientali. It was published by: By Gerard van Keulen met previlegie between 1720 and 1728. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,000].. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. 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.

  4. Title: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia, ca. 1704 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia : cum parte septentrionali insulae Ceylon in mari Indico orientali. It was published by: By Gerard van Keulen met previlegie ca. 1704. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,000].. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. 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.

  5. Title: South India and Sri Lanka, 1710-1720 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia : cum parte septentrionali insulae Ceylon in mari Indico orientali. It was published by Gerard van Keulen met previlegie between 1710 and 1720. Scale ca. 1:1,900,000. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. 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.

  6. Title: Nova tabula terrarum Cucan, Canara, Malabaria, Madura & Coromandelia : cum parte septentrionali insulae Ceylon in mari Indico orientali

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    • 1730
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    Summary: Covers India south of Goa and northern Ceylon. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Title and notes in Latin. Place-names and scale statements in Dutch. Ferro meridian. Probable atlas plate with central fold line. Not numbered. Includes notes, col. ill. of ships at sea, col. ill. of forts, and col. ill. of flags along coastline.

  7. Title: Cambridge, England, 1574 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Oppidvm Cantebrigiae, Ric. Lyne, sculpsit. It was published by in 1574. Scale [ca. 1:3,800]. Covers University of Cambridge and surroundings. 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, drainage, ground cover, pictorial buildings, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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.

  8. Title: Regni Poloniae et Ducatus Lithuaniae, Voliniae, Podoliae, Ucraniae, Prussiae et Curlandiae, 1680-1700 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2019
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regni Poloniae et Ducatus Lithuaniae, Voliniae, Podoliae, Ucraniae, Prussiae et Curlandiae. It was published by: J. Danckerts between 1680 and 1700. Scale approximately 1:2,300,000. Map in Latin. 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.

  9. Title: Oxford, England, 1675 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova & accuratissima celeberrimae Universitatis civitatisque Oxoniensis scenographia, Dav. Loggan Delin. et Sculp. It was published by Theatrum Sheldonianum in 1675. Scale [ca. 1:3,387]. Covers Oxford, England including Oxford University. Map in Latin.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 roads, buildings, fortification, drainage, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially and with hachures. Includes index and inset view: Oxoniae prospectus ab oriente.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.

  10. Title: Estonia and Latvia, ca. 1696-1698 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatuum Livoniae et Curlandiae novissima tabula : in quibus sunt Estonia, Litlandia et aliae minores provinciae, per Justum Danckerts. It was published by per Justum Danckerts between 1696 and 1698. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000]. Covers Estonia, Latvia, and a portion of Russia and Lithuania. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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.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.

  11. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, East, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima orientalioris districtus maris Mediterranei tabula, authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the eastern Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

  12. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled historic paper map: [Mediterranean sea], authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. Source map issued on two sheets, now pasted together. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, territorial features, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

  13. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, West, 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima occidentalioris districtus maris Mediterranei tabula, authore Iusto Danckerts. It was published by Iusto Danckerts, between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:5,300,000]. Covers the western Mediterranean Sea region. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

  14. Title: Pas-kaart van de Straat Davids, de Straat Hudson, en Buttons-Bay

    • Image data
    • 2007
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    Summary: Relief shown by soundings.

  15. Title: Novi Belgii, Novæque Angliæ nec non Pennsylvaniæ et partis Virginiæ tabula

    • Image data
    • 1690
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    Summary: Listed in Phillips, Atlases, 540 and 541 as in Dackerts, J. Atlas. Amsterdam [1703?] (two issues: as no. 98 in the first, and no. 5 in the latter). The third issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," with Yermonton placed above Philadelphia, and Niew Castel alias Sandhoeck added to the west bank of Delaware Bay. Inset: Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs Genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans. Publication date from Burden. Historic Maps copy 3 is uncolored.

  16. Title: Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non Pennsylvaniae et partis Virginiae tabula

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    • 1683
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    Summary: Described as the second issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," with Philadelphia added to place names on map. Cf. Campbell, cited below. Relief shown pictorially. Place names in Latin and Dutch. Pictorial map; hand colored. Inset: view of "Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans." Historic Maps copy 2 is uncolored. Shows names of Indian tribes.

  17. Title: Novi Belgii, Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula

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    • 1673
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    Summary: The first issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," lacking Philadelphia. Cf. Campbell, T. New light on the Jansson-Visscher maps of New England (In: Map collectors' circle, no. 24), Relief shown pictorially. Place names in Latin and Dutch. Names of Indian tribes. Inset view: Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans. Publication date from Burden.

  18. Title: Russiae vulgo Moscovia, pars Australis

    • Image data
    • 1640
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Date derived from identification plate. Shows longitudes east from Madeira Islands. Engraved pictures at upper left and lower right.

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