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  1. Title: European and North American Railway, New England and Eastern Canada, 1850 (Raster Image)

    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the European and North American Railway : showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada, [by] A.C. Morton, engineer. It was published in 1850 by Bowen & Co. Scale [ca. 1:1,625,000]. Covers New England, eastern New York, and the Maritime Provinces. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 completed, in progress, and proposed railroads, selected towns, drainage, state boundaries, and more. Includes inset: Map showing the plan for shortening the transit between New York & London. 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 purposes.

  2. Title: Simple Bouguer gravity map of Minnnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, M-10

    • 1970
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    Summary: Bouguer gravity anomaly map (anomaly related to different densities of rocks in the upper crust, Bouguer anomaly is a corrected difference between an observed gravity measurement and value predicted from a generalized earth model), shown as contour lines (isolines) of equal value, Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, scale 1:1,000,000.

  3. Title: State of Mississippi : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources, under supervision of A.F. Dinsmore, Principal Draughtsman G.L.O.

    • 1890
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    Summary: Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; Relief shown by hachures. 81 x 51 centimeters

  4. Title: Washington Territory; compiled and drawn by Robt. H. Morton.

    • 1887
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Compiled from the official records of the General land Office and other sources ..." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 1 map: col.; 54 x 70 cm.

  5. Title: Milan, Italy, 1910 (Raster Image)

    • 2015
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Milano. It was published by ditta Ataria di Ferd. Sacchi e figli in 1910. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. Covers Milan, Italy. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, 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.

  6. Title: Erfurt, Germany, 1745 (Raster Image)

    • 2014
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Erfordiae primariae Thuringiae urbis novissima ichnographia, cura & studio prodiit C.A. Molitoris = Erfurth, der Haupt Stadt in Thuringen neuester mit Fleiss verfertigter Grundriss, ans Licht gestellt von Homaennischen Erben. It was published by Homannianis Heredibus in 1745. Scale [ca. 1:6,500]. Covers Erfurt, Germany. Map in Latin and German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 4 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Includes indexes and panorama of the city, below the 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.

  7. Title: Zoning Map, Reading, Massachusetts, 1974 (Raster Image)

    • 2014
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Zoning map of Reading, Mass., drafting by A.C. Kayanan and Edward Y. Wing. It was published by the Planning Board in 1974. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, cities and other human settlements, schools, parks, cadastral divisions, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also zoning districts, planning board member names, and handwritten 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.

  8. Title: Cologne, Germany, 1850 (Raster Image)

    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan des rues de Cologne, lith. bei D. Levy Elkan. It was published for C. A. Staudt in 1850. Scale [ca. 1:29,000]. Covers Cologne, Germany. Map in French, German and English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 2 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, and more. Includes also views, advertisements and index. 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.

  9. Title: Kansas City, Missouri, 1940 (Raster Image)

    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: Missouri--Kansas : Kansas City quadrangle, Ed. of 1940, by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; topography by F.W. Hughes and C.A. Killian surveyed in 1934-1935. It was published by the Geological Survey in 1940. Scale 1:31,680. Covers Kansas City, Missouri, and portions of Kansas City, Roeland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods, and Mission Hills, Kansas. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri West State Plane Coordinate System NAD27 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2403). 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 10 feet and spot heights. 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.

  10. Title: Sectional map of Lake County, Minnesota : compiled from government surveys and county records

    • 1922
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    Summary: Copyright 1922 by Lake County Abstract Company. 118 x 50 centimeters

  11. Title: Railroad commissioners' map of Minnesota : corrected to May 1, 1914

    • 1914
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:633,600. Also shows congressional districts. "Ira B. Mills, Chas. E. Elmquist, O.P.B. Jacobson, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners; A.C. Clausen, Secretary; Thos. Yapp, Ass't. Sec'y." Insets: Vicinity of Duluth & Superior, Wis. Scale [1:506,880] -- Vicinity of Saint Paul & Minneapolis. Scale [1:316,800] -- Mesaba Range. Scale [1:506,880] -- Cook County. Scale [1:663,600]. Index on verso. 120 x 74 centimeters

  12. Title: Railroad commissioners' map of Minnesota : corrected to May 1, 1910

    • 1910
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:633,600. Also shows congressional districts. "Ira B. Mills, Chas. F. Staples, Chas. E. Elmquist, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners; A.C. Clausen, Secretary; Thos. Yapp, Ass't. Sec'y." Insets: Vicinity of Duluth & Superior, Wis. Scale [1:506,880] -- Vicinity of Saint Paul & Minneapolis. Scale [1:316,800] -- Mesaba Range. Scale [1:506,880] -- Cook County. Scale [1:663,600]. Index on verso. 120 x 74 centimeters

  13. Title: Railroad commissioners' map of Minnesota : corrected to May 1, 1908

    • 1908
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:633,600]. Also shows congressional districts. "Ira B. Mills, C.F. Staples, Wm. E. Young, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners; A.C. Clausen, Secretary; Thos. Yapp, Ass't. Sec'y." Insets: Vicinity of Duluth & Superior, Wis. Scale [1:506,880] -- Vicinity of Saint Paul & Minneapolis. Scale [1:316,800] -- Mesaba Range. Scale [1:506,880] -- Cook County. Scale [1:663,600]. Index on verso. 120 x 74 centimeters

  14. Title: Railroad commissioners' map of Minnesota corrected to Sept. 1, 1904

    • 1904
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:633,600]. Also shows congressional districts. "Ira B. Mills, Joseph G. Miller, C.F. Staples, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners; A.C. Clausen, Secretary." Insets: Vicinity of Duluth & Superior, Wis. Scale [1:506,880] -- Vicinity of Saint Paul & Minneapolis. Scale [1:316,800] -- Mesaba Range. Scale [1:506,880] -- Cook County. Scale [1:663,600]. Index on verso. Index on verso obscured by cloth backing. 120 x 75 centimeters

  15. Title: New Haven, Connecticut, 1893 (Raster Image)

    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of New Haven, Connecticut, [by] A.B. Hill, civil engineer. It was published by Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1893. Scale [1:12,000]. Covers also portions of West Haven, Hamden, North Haven, and East Haven. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 0600). 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, selected public and industrial buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, parks, city ward boundaries, and more. Includes inset: [Yale campus]. Scale [1:2,400]. 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.

  16. Title: The Price & Lee Co's. map of the city of New Haven, Connecticut

    • 1926
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    Summary: Shows radial distances from City Hall.; "Map compiled 1922."; "Robert A. Welcke, Photo-litho., 178 Williams St., N.Y." 65 x 49 centimeters

  17. Title: Wagner's Map of Marion County, Ind.

    • 1931
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    Summary: Partial cadastral map showing landowners outside the city boundaries of Indianapolis. "Copyright 1931 by A.C. Wagner." Shows rural delivery routes with a key and includes index of roads. Imprint: Cincinnati : A.C. Wagner Co., [1931] Dimensions: 114 x 82 cm; Scale: 1:41,000 Coordinates: W0862000 W0855700 N0395600 N0393800

  18. Title: Territoire de Michigan; gravé par B. de Beaupré.

    • 1825
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    Summary: Fonderie et imprimerie de J. Carez. Historical and statistical text printed on each side of map. Some relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Paris. Title in upper margin: Carte géographique, statistique et historique de Michigan. From: Atlas géographique statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques ... / J.A. Buchon. 1825. 1 map: hand col.; 36 x 26 cm. on 2 sheets joined 54 x 70 cm.

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