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  1. Title: A chart showing the favorite resort of the sperm and right whale by M.F. Maury L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy; constructed from Maury's whale chart of the world by Robt. H. Wyman Lieut. U.S.N.

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    Summary: Greenwich prime meridian. "By authority of Commo: Charles Morris U.S.N., Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, 1853." "Lith of Endicott & Co. N.Y." 1 map: col., encapsulated in Mylar; 60 x 93 cm.

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  2. Title: Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1778 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical chart entitled: Port de Halifax de la Nouvelle Ecosse : avec les recifs, dangers, bas fonds et sondes, leve par ordre du brigadier general Lawrence, gouverneur de la province, par Morris, premier arpenteur; publie a Londres en 1775. It was published chez le Rouge, rue des Grands Augutins in 1778. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. Map in French. 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 drainage, fortifications, and human settlements. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. Includes text. 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: Port de Halifax de la Nouvelle Ecosse : avec les recifs, dangers, bas fonds et sondes

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings.; North oriented to the right.; Includes text.; Appears in: Pilote Américain septentrional pour les co?tes de Labrador, N. lle. Ecosse, N. ill Angleterre, New-York, Pensilvanie, Maryland, Virginie, les 2 Carolines et Florides / Par Jefferys, Lane, Morris, Chevalier des Barres, Smith, Blaskowitz, Scull. Publié ä Londres en 1776. Traduit de l'anglais. Paris: Le Rouge, [1778-1789]. 39 x 56 centimeters Scale approximately 1:63,360 City Maps

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  4. Title: The Denison Bulletin's map of Crawford County, 1898

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    Summary: 1 map

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  5. Title: Minnesota route, the shortest and best to the Idaho gold mines

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    Summary: (W 126°--W 86°/N 50°--N 38°). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864 by D.D. Merrill in the clerks office of the district court of the district of Minnesota." 42 x 106 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,540,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Cape Town, South Africa, 1911 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Cape Town (Central). It was published by Cape Peninsula Publicity Association in 1911. Scale [ca. 1:4,700]. Covers a portion of Cape Town, South Africa. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 34S, meters, WGS 1984) 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 roads, railroads and stations, street-railroads, drainage, selected buildings and tourist attractions, parks, and more. Includes inset location map and an index to points of interest.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: Map of Iowa: showing streams and 859 municipalities, 562 villages, 1914

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    Summary: 1 map

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  8. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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  9. Title: Swartz & Tedrowe's map of the City of Indianapolis and Center Township

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    Summary: Engraved expressly for Swartz & Tedrowe's city directory, by Braden & Burford. Scale 1:15,840. 4 inches per mile.

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  10. Title: Mexico, 1777 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mexico, or, New Spain : in which the motions of Cortes may be traced / for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America by Thos. Kitchin Senr., hydrographer to his Majesty. It was published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell on Septr. 29, 1777. Scale ca. 1:10,200,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 routes, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also inset: Supplement of the environs of Mexico. 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: India, 1768 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-western portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive 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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  12. Title: India, 1768 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the south-eastern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive 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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  13. Title: Africa, 1787 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa : drawn from the latest and best authorities / T. Kitchin del. ; engraved by G. Terry. It was published by John Harrison, N. 115 Newgate Street on Augt. 31st, 1787. Scale ca. 1:27,500,000. 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 mineral resources, ethnic groups, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, 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.

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  14. Title: India, 1768 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-eastern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive 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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  15. Title: India, 1768 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The East Indies, with the roads, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. It was published by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street & Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross in 1768. Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the north-western portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements; includes descriptive 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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  16. Title: County of Kent, United Kingdom, 1769 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the county of Kent : taken from an actual survey as an index to the large one / T. Kitchin, sculp. Date and location of publication unknown. Scale ca. 1:154,000 ; 9 statute miles = 9.4 cm. 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, roads, 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.

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  17. Title: South America, 1755 (Image 1 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1775. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 1 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map.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 pictorially. Includes also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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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  18. Title: South America, 1755 (Image 3 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1755. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 3 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map.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 pictorially. Includes also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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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  19. Title: South America, 1755 (Image 2 of 3) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: South America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood by the Sieur d'Anville ; improved by Mr. Bolton for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce ; Tho. Kitchin, sculpt. It was published by J. and P. Knapton in 1755. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000]. This layer is image 2 of 3 total images of the 3 sheet source map, representing the central portion of the map.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 pictorially. Includes also notes about explorers, inhabitants and geography.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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  20. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1872 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Boston, published by Sampson, Davenport & Co. in 1872. This edition of the map is overprinted: 'Portions colored blue show improvements in streets and reservations for public grounds, proposed by Robert Morris Copeland ....' Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. 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 map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, some public buildings, parks, cemeteries, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes inset: Plan of East Boston, 1872. 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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