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  1. Title: Africa, 1785 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Afrique, revue, corrigee et publiee par M. Moithey, ingenieur geographe du Roi. It was published by chez Crepy, rue St. Jacques a Saint Pierre, pres la rue de la parcheminerie in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:14,500,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Covers Africa and small portions of southern Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also text and 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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  2. Title: Africa, 1785 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Afrique, revue, corrigee et publiee par M. Moithey, ingenieur geographe du Roi. It was published by chez Crepy, rue St. Jacques a Saint Pierre, pres la rue de la parcheminerie in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:14,500,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers Africa and small portions of southern Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also text and 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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  3. Title: La récréation Européenne, ou jeu des princes de l'Europe

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    Summary: Consists of 61 circular maps of European countries and principalities surrounding a rectangular map of Europe as a whole. Map of Europe (15 x 18 cm.) has title: L'Europe divisée en ses grand états, 1770. Designed as a board game.

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  4. Title: Rhode Island, Geology, 1840 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A geological map of Rhode-Island, by Charles T. Jackson. It was published in 1840. Scale [1:190,080]. Covers Rhode Island and a portion of southeastern Massachusetts. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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 shows features such as geological features, mines, mills, railroads, hotels, selected residences with names of property owners, drainage, town and county boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and map purposes.

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  5. Title: Plano della città e porto dell' Havana

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. From: Atlante dell'America. Livorno : Presso Gio. Tommaso Masi e Comp., 1777.

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  6. Title: Battle of Prestonpans, Highlands of Scotland, United Kingdom, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An exact plan of His Majesty's great roads through the Highlands of Scotland, And. Rutherfurd delin. ; C. Mosley sculp. It was published in 1745. Scale [ca. 1:300,000].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, roads, selected buildings, shoreline features, fortification, troop dispositions of Jacobite and the Royal Government's troops for the Battle of Prestonpans, 1745, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset: Plan of the Battle of Preston fought 21 Sept. 1745. The inset is oriented with south at the top and the entire inset map, including text, is at right angles to the main 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  7. Title: Tertiae partis Asiae quae modernis India orientalis dicitur acurata delineatio

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    Summary: Map of India, Malaysia, China's south coast, Philippines, northern part of Sumatra and Borneo. Relief is shown pictorially. Text on verso in Latin: Asiae tertiae pars sive India, Fol. 10 (signature: K). Map [10] from: Speculum orbis terrarum. Antwerpen : Gerhard de Iode, 1593.

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  8. Title: Soria et Terra Santa nuova tavola

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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.

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  9. Title: A new map of Denmark and Sweden, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of Denmark and Sweden : according to ye newest and most exact observations. It was published by: Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar in the Strand, Iohn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, Thomas Bowles Print & Mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard and by Philip Overton Map & Printseller near S. Dunstans Church Fleetstreet ca. 1730. Scale [ca. 1:2,700,000].. Map in English. 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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  10. Title: To the Honourable Walter Dowglass, Esq., constituted captain general and chief-governor of all ye Leeward Islands in America by her late Majesty Queen Anne in ye year 1711 : this map is most humbly dedicated by your most humble servant, Herman Moll, Geogr.

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    Summary: "Copied from an original map of the principal part of North America, in the library of Thomas Addis Emmet, M.D., of New York, for Mayor Courtenay of Charleston, S.C. Cadastral map includes "Berkley County" and "Colletons County", plus inset: A draught of town and harbour of Charles-Town. Numerous landowners indicated. 29 x 44 centimeters Scale indeterminate. General Map Collection

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  11. Title: A map of the continent of the East-Indies etc : containing the territories, settlements and factories of the Europeans, explaining what belongs to England, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal, etc.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:18,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. On verso: 38. 20 x 42 centimeters Scale approximately 1:18,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  12. Title: Germany : divided into circles, agreeable to modern history

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes geographical notes. "Lorrain was ceded to France A.D. 1736 ..." Numbered 13. From: Atlas minor ... / by Herman Moll. London : Thomas Bowles and John Bowles, [1736].

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  13. Title: India Proper : or the Empire of the Great Mogul agreeable to Modern History

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:14,000,000]. Imprint derived from the atlas in which the map was issued. Numbered 36. Shows boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements. London meridian. Relief shown pictorially. 26 x 20 centimeters Scale [1:14,000,000] Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  14. Title: Denmark : agreeable to modern history

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    Summary: Imprint derived from the atlas in which the map was issued.; Numbered 7.; Notes about the countries.; Shows boundaries, rivers, roads, forests and settlements.; Relief shown pictorially.; London meridian. 20 x 27 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,500,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Virginia and Maryland, circa 1732

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    Summary: A map of Virginia and Maryland created by geographer H. Moll, circa 1732. 24 x 37 cm; 1 images; color

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  16. Title: A new and exact map of the dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye continent of North America containing Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina; by Herman Moll.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Imprint date from Henry Stevens and Roland Tree's Comparative cartography, item 55c. Includes descriptive text. Insets: A view of ye industry of ye beavers of Canada ... the cataract of Niagara ... -- A draught of ye town and harbour of Charles-town -- A map of the principal part of North America -- A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c -- South part of Carolina and the east part of Florida ... 1 map: hand col.; 100 x 60 cm

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  17. Title: A new map of the upper part of Italy containing ye Principality of Piemont, ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Tuscany, the Dominions of ye Pope &c. the Republiques of Venice, Genoa, Lucca &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Locater map, Italy with the adjacent dominions about it &c. Inset views of fortified cities: Civita Vecchia, Venice, Mantua, Milan, Turin, Genoa, Placenza, Parma, Modena, Florenza and Rome. Harbor view: A prospect of the town and harbour of Leghorn ... Note: All the roads in this map are post roads. The figures in the road from Lyons to Turin are French leagues. All the other figures in the roads are computed distances in travelling from one city or place to another are Italian or English miles.

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  18. Title: A new map of Denmark and Sweden : according to ye newest and most exact observations.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:2,700,000 (W 0°04ʹ00ʺ--E 35°07ʹ00ʺ/N 71°21ʹ00ʺ--N 53°41ʹ00ʺ). Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Ferro Island. Dedication: To His Excellency John Lord Bishop of Bristol Ld. Privy Seal and Her Majesty's first Plenipotentiary at the Treaty of Utrecht. This map is Humbly Dedicated by your Excellency's most humble Servant. H: Moll Geographer. Inset (upper left): The north part of Norway, Lapland and Greenland ... This Draught taken from J. Peterson ... Five b&w vignettes pertaining to Laplanders on right side, with caption below: The Laplanders being the most remarkable people in Europe; it will not be amiss to give a scheach of their manner of living ... Note (to upper left of title cartouche): The double line from Upsal to Torne shews ye rout King Charles ye XI, and his mathematicians took Anno 1694 in making their observations, which are carefully inserted here with many other remarks left to ye curious to observe. 1 map : color ; 60 x 100 centimeter on sheet 63 x 107 centimeter Scale approximately 1:2,700,000 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: A new map of Italy distinguishing all the sovereignties in it, whether states, kingdoms, dutchies, principalities, republicks &c. With the post roads, and many remarks not extant in any map. According to ye newest and most exact observations

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Insets: Caesium -- Mont Vesuvius -- Mount Aetna or Mongibello in Siciliy. "Note: the post roads in this map are taken from Iacobo Cantelli da Vignola the Duke of Modena's geographer." Dedication: Serenissimo Francisco Eugenio, Sabaudiæ et Pedemontiæ Principi ... H. Mollius geographus. From: The world described, or, a new and correct sett of maps / Herman Moll. London : H. Moll, [ca. 1730]. "The imprints on the maps by Moll include the names of Thomas Bowles, his son John, Philip Overton, and John King. Their respective addresses suggest a date ... of c.1730."--Shirley, R. Maps in the atlases of the British Library.

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  20. Title: A new & exact map of the coast, countries and islands within ye limits of ye South Sea Company : from ye River Aranoca to Terra del Fuego and from thence through ye South Sea, to ye north part of California &c.

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    Summary: This map first appeared in 1711. The three large inset maps were printed on a separate sheet and attached to the top.; Scales of inset maps vary.; Prime meridian: London.; Relief shown pictorially.; Shows prevailing wind directions, towns and villages, rivers, etc.; Includes numerous notes and statement "Sold by Herman Moll." 42 x 48 centimeters on sheet 70 x 53 centimeters Scale approximately 1:29,000,000 General Map Collection

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