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  1. Title: Washington and British Columbia, ca. 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta esferica de los reconocimientos hechos en 1792 en la costa N.O. de America para examinar la entrada de Juan de Fuca, y la internacion de sus canales navegables, levantada de orden del Rey Nuestro Señor abordo de las Goletas Sutil y Mexicana, por D. Dionisio Galiano y D. Cayetano Valdés, Capitanes de navio de la Rl. armada, año de 1795 ; Juan Moreno Tejada la grabó. It was published ca. 1795. Scale [ca. 1:885,000]. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also inset view of land from entrance through Queen Charlotte Sound. Includes also area around Vancouver Island (B.C.) and Strait of Juan de Fuca. 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: Carta de las costas de Tierra Firme desde el rio Orinoco hasta Yucatan y de las islas Antillas y Lucayas : con las derrotas que siguió Dn. Cristobal Colon en sus descubrimientos por estos mares

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    Summary: At head of title: Num. 2. From: Colección de los viages y descubrimientos que hicieron por mar los españoles desde fines del siglo XV ... / coórdinada j́e ilustrada por don Martin Fernandez de Navarrete. Madrid : Imprenta real,1825-37. Coastal chart of Central America and the West Indies. Shows the routes of the four voyages of Columbus.

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  3. Title: Madrid, Spain, 1910 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nuevo plan de Madrid, lit. Juan Bravo. It was published by [Juan Bravo in 1910]. Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 30N 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, railroads and stations, ferries, drainage, selected buildings, parks and gardens, and more. 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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  4. Title: Plano del rio Serjali

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; "Reconnaissance maps, Department of California."; "Officially compiled and published at the Engineer Office, headquarters Department of California in 1869 and 70."; At head of map: Reconnaissance maps. Department of California. Military map, no. 1. 73 x 52 centimeters Scale 1:80,000 Longitudinal; 1:20,000, traversal y de detalles. General Map Collection

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  5. Title: N.8. Croquis general de los rios estudiados por la Comision Exploradora del Istmo Fitz-Carrald

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    Summary: Peru.; Shows grid, roads, railways, international boundaries.; Relief shown by shading. 62 x 76 centimeters Scale indeterminable. General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Plano del rio Manú

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    Summary: Reducido del plano original por Rafael E. Baluarte.; "Abril de 1902." 49 x 39 centimeters Scale 1:60,000, longitudinal 1:20,000, transversal. General Map Collection

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  7. Title: Lagoons of Mexico, Mexico, 1785 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mapa de las cercanias de Mexico, que comprehende todos sus lugares y rios :las Lagunas de Tescuco, Chalco, Xochimilco, Sn. Christobal, Zumpango y Oculma /por D. Juan Lopez, pensionista de S[u] M[ajestad] de la R[ea]l Academia de Buenas Letras de Sevilla, y de la Sociedad de Asturias. It was published by s.n. in Año 1785. Scale [ca. 1:413,000]. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Datum 1983, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 14N 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also three scales at upper left, respectively of 'Leguas de una hora de Camino,' of 'Leguas geograficas de España,' and of 'Leguas legales.' Depicts historic water bodies including Lake Texcoco. 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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  8. Title: Mapa de la República de Bolivia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables showing population of cities and districts and altitudes of major mountains, notes, 4 indexed inset maps and ill. "Mandado publicar pr. el gobierno de la nación en la administración del presidente Doctor José Maria Linares y secretario de instrucción pública Doctor Lucas Mendoza de la Tapial." Originally one map on 4 sheets, each sheet 81 x 60 cm. or smaller. Historic Maps copy is signed by Juan Ondarza and Juan Maro. Mujia.

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  9. Title: Sketch of the state of Costarrica in Central America

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    Summary: Departments and districts as 1836 are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 6 (1836), pp. 119-35; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.6 1836.

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  10. Title: Carta maritima del Reyno de Tierra Firme ú Castilla del Oro comprehende el Istmo y Provincia de Panamá, las Provincias de Veragua, Darien y Biruquete

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Shows settlements, ports and roads for western Panama, including the Isthmus of Panama. Includes legend and text. In lower margin: "Se hallará esta, con todas las obras del autor y las de su padre, en Madrid calle de Atocha, casa nueva de Santo Thomas, quarto principal No. 3." Historic Maps copy imperfect: right side of map with inset wanting. Prime meridian: Pico de Teyde o Tenerife.

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  11. Title: The new world 1500

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    Summary: Reproduced by American Heritage ... from Jomard's Les monuments de la géographie, Paris, 1862, Pl. 16, Nos. 1-2, courtesy of the Map Division, The New York Public Library. 41 x 56 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  12. Title: [Mapa-mundi] : Juan de la Cosa la fizo en el puerto de S.M. en el año de 1500

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    Summary: Reproduction in facsimile of the original in the Museo naval de Madrid. 40 x 80 Scale not indicated. General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Arragonia regnum

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented toward right. Dedication to Gasparus Charles, seigneur of Baerledoncq, signed: Guilj. et Iohannes Blaeu. Latin text on verso with running title: Arragonia; p. 9; signature G. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus ... / editae a Guiljel. et Ioanne Blaeu. Amsterdami : Apud Iohannem et Cornelium Blaeu, 1640.

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  14. Title: Novissima Arragoniæ regni tabula

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward the right. Similar to a map first published by Hondius in 1633, but lacks dedication; verso is blank. cf. Koeman, C. Atlantes neerlandici (New ed.), no. 6210:1A.

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  15. Title: Karte der Magellanischen Strasse

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. In upper margin: N. 113. Includes inset: Karte von Magellanien sammt den Falklands Inseln (scale [ca. 1:4,500,000]). Probably issued in: Allgemeiner grosse Atlas. Wien : P. J. Schalbacher, 1786-1800.

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