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  1. Title: City of San Diego (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of San Diego. The map was published by the Marston Company in celebration of its Golden Anniversary. Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora came to the United States as a child, studied art in the New York, then worked for Boston newspapers as a cartoonist. He was a man of many other talents, artist-historian, sculptor, painter, photographer, illustrator, muralist and author. Later in life, he became quite a renown artist. In 1903, Mora came to California and ultimately did his fabulous work mostly there. Reproduction edition by the San Diego History Center. Jo Mora's wonderful combination of fun, historical knowledge and sense of color are highlighted in this detailed bird's eye view style map of San Diego - what there was of it, since most of the map is green (agriculture and the country) or blue for the sea. However an indication of the future is seen in a pictograph marked SUBDIVISION with a salesman expansively gesticulating to a couple with a bag marked IOWA. At sea a lookout on the ship Cabrillo exclaims "Caramba! You'd never know the old place now." The border depicts historical events. At lower left are images of six buildings and fantastical beasts who are to be seen at Balboa Park. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  2. Title: [Monterey Peninsula] : California's playground

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    Summary: Borders contain historical chronology and vignettes. Map contains scattered cartoons of wildlife and human activities. Shows coast line from from Hotel Del Monte in Monterey to Pt. Lobos. Oriented with north to top. Dedication to "His Excellency the Count of Monterey ..." from his "Obedient and most humble Servt's The Del Monte Properties Compy."

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  3. Title: Geologic atlas of Olmsted County, Minnesota, C-3, Plate 9, Geologic Resources

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    Summary: Maps showing locations and types of bedrock aggregate and sand and gravel resources, scale 1:100,000, Olmsted County.

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  4. Title: Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of eastern Michigan showing township and range lines for surveyed areas. Covers area north and west to Saginaw County, and south and east to border. Notes: Prime meridian: Washington. Scale 1:253,440. 4 miles to an inch

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  5. Title: A Literary Map of the United States : Books that Sharpen Perception of the American Scene

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 50 x 75 cm Pictorial map.

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  6. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic paper map of Africa. This is a continental map of Africa originally created and published by John Tallis in 1880. The features illustrated on this map include: rivers, lakes, and coastal islands. Five engraved vignettes are seen on this map, an Arab family of Algeria, Bosjeman Hottentots, a view of St. Helena, a Bedouin Arabs' encampment and Korranna Hottentots. The illustrations were drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J.H. Kernot. The map was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. 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 1850.78 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. Tallis, John, Rapkin, J. and Stanford Geospatial Center (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zm534vp6363. 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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  7. Title: Pocket map of greater Detroit.

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    Summary: Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows street railroads. "Copyright 1907 by A. J. Farmer." Includes text explaining ward boundaries, advertisement, and ill. Street index, advertisement, and "Map of that part of Fairview now annexed to Detroit" on verso. 1 map: col.; 41 x 59 cm.

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  8. Title: Geognostische Karte des Thúringer Waldes

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Sheet no. 1 includes inset. 38 x 47 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Map of the principal countries of the ancient world : extending from the Alps to the southern frontier of Egypt and from Carthage to Persepolis

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset maps: The Roman Empire in its greatest extent (Scale [ca. 1:31,680,000]) -- The Persian Empire in its greatest extent, with the division into satrapies (Scale [ca. 1:31, 680,000]). In upper right-hand margin: LIX. Shows boundaries, rivers and settlements. Greenwich meridian. Plate LIX from: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel by Sidney Hall, William Hughes ... New edition. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1854.

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  10. Title: China

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    Summary: Inset maps: Hainan -- Amoy Island -- Hong Kong -- Chusan. Numbered LV. Shows boundaries, rivers and settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich meridian. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel by Sidney Hall, Hughes, etc. ... New edition. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1854.

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  11. Title: Palestine according to its ancient divisions

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    Summary: Shows locations of the tribes of Israel. Includes modern, classical and Biblical names. Relief shown by hachures. "Compiled and engraved by W. Hughes, Aldine Chambers, Paternoster Row, London." Prime meridian: Greenwich. Inset: The peninsula of Mount Sinai. Includes index to locations of tribes of Israel. In upper right-hand margin: XXXVII. From: General atlas of the world : containing upwards of seventy maps / engraved on steel, in the first style of art, by Sidney Hall, William Hughes. Edinburgh : A. & C. Black, 1854.

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  12. Title: The world as known to the ancients

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    Summary: Numbered LVIII. Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich meridian. Map of Europe, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, showing boundaries, rivers and settlements. From: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel ... by Sidney Hall, William Hughes. Edinburgh : A. & C. Black, 1854.

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  13. Title: Lower Egypt with the peninsula of Mt. Sinai and the journeys of the Israelites

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    Summary: Shows boundaries, rivers, settlements and routes of journeys. Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich meridian. Probably issued in: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel by Sidney Hall, Hughes, etc. ... New edition. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1854.

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  14. Title: Ancient Syria

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset map: Part of Arabia including Mount Sinai and the wanderings of the Israelites : on the same scale.

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  15. Title: Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan by O. Risdon.

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    Summary: Longitude west from Washington. Townships and range lines for surveyed areas indicated. "Engraved by Rawdon, Clark & Co., Albany." "Copy Right Secured." 1 map: col., mounted on paper; 103 x 66 cm.

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  16. Title: Hydrographic map of Lake Monona, Dane Co., Wisconsin and of the adjacent topography

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    Summary: (W 89⁰24ʹ--W 89⁰19ʹ/N 43⁰6ʹ--N 43⁰2ʹ). Relief shown by contours, hypsometric tints, bathymetric soundings and isolines. 44 x 44 centimeters Scale approximately 1:15,600 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Middle East, 1853 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Syria, by W. Hughes. It was published by George Cox, Jan. 1st, 1853. Scale [ca. 1:2,200,000]. Covers a portion of the Middle East including all or portions of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a modified 'Europe Lambert Conformal Conic' projection with a central meridian of 38 degrees East 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. Includes note and inset: Continuation from the Dead Sea top Mount Sinai (Scale [ca. 1:2,200,000]). 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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  18. Title: Geological map of Michigan

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 103 x 85 cm. "A. Hoen & Co. lith. Baltimore, Md.".

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  19. Title: Canal du Muscle-Shoal : plan général du tracé du canal lateral et la Riviére du Tennessee sur la partie de son cours comprise entre Brown's Ferry et Florence Ferry

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes 7 profiles and cross sections.; "Planche IX" 38 x 54 centimeters, on sheet 52 x 71 centimeters Scale approximately 1:210,000 City Maps

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  20. Title: Survey of the mouth of Trail Creek, Indiana

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Profile: Section of the proposed breakwater.; Probably detached from a document in the congressional series, doc. 194. Scale approximately 1:1,520,640. 24 inches to 1 mile.

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