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  1. Title: To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, and the allied armies of France and England, this military topographical map of the Krima Peninsula : constructed and founded on the most recent astronomical observations, verified and completed from authentic military surveys of the staff of His Imperial Majesty's Quarter Master General's Department

    • Not specified
    • 1854
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Title in English and Russian. Text, legend, and place-names in English. Statement in upper margin in English and 2 languages in Arabic alphabet.; "Entered at Stationers Hall, London, Saturday 20th May, 1854."; "Corr. to 1855 from general Schubert's official map."; Originally printed on 10 sheets.; Includes text, notes, population table, and hand col. inset of geology of Crimea and adjacent regions. 120 x 223 centimeters, sheets 95 x 132 centimeters. or smaller

  2. Title: Burlington, Vermont, 1853 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Burlington, Vermont, 1853, lith. of Sarony & Major, NY. It was published by Presdee & Edwards in 1853. Scale [ca.1:1,287]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, public buildings, schools, churches, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, wharves, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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.

  3. Title: Woodstock, Vermont, 1855 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont. It was published by Presdee & Edwards, civil engineers and publishers in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:2,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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.

  4. Title: Amérique Septentrionale publiée sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans prémier prince du sang; par Sr. D'Anville.

    • Not specified
    • 1746
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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. This map is particulary distinctive for its portrayal of the Mississippi River valley and the river systems between the St. Lawrence and James Bay. Includes inset of Hudon and Baffin Bay. Decorative cartouche depicts a Native American woman holding a quiver of arrows with two cherubs by her feet and native animals. 1 map on 2 sheets: hand col.; 88 x 84 cm. (in case 93 x 93 cm.)

  5. Title: Nancy

    • Not specified
    • 1918
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters

  6. Title: Commercy

    • Not specified
    • 1918
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters

  7. Title: Metz

    • Not specified
    • 1918
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 36. 51 x 81 centimeters

  8. Title: Commercy

    • Not specified
    • 1918
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Red overprinting: "Office of Chief of Engineers."; Red overprinting shows railroads, sawmills, highways, water supply systems and dumps.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters

  9. Title: Amiens

    • Not specified
    • 1914
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 12. 51 x 81 centimeters

  10. Title: Méziéres

    • Not specified
    • 1913
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 24. 51 x 81 centimeters

  11. Title: Nancy

    • Not specified
    • 1912
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters

  12. Title: Paris

    • Image data
    • 1901
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows city with Paris-centric coordinates. "Levée par les Officiers du Corps dÉtat-Major, et publiér par le Dépòt de la Guerre en 1832." "Révisée en 1901." "Gravée: le trait, le figuré du terrain et les eaux par Chartier la lettre par Carré." "R. 10-9-15." Includes text and number 48 in upper right corner.

  13. Title: Northern Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1865 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of that part of the city of New York north of 155 street. It was published by Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. in December 1865. Scale [ca. 1:6,375]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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 roads and streets laid out by the Commissioners of the Central Park, drainage, bridges, selected buildings, 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.

  14. Title: Melville & Bathurst Islands with Cobourg Peninsula North Australia

    • Image data
    • 1834
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and text. Depth shown by soundings (in fathoms) and shading. Includes information on land vegetation. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 4 (1834), pp. 129-81; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 4 1834.

  15. Title: Road map of Massachusetts, 1922 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Road map of Massachusetts, prepared by General Drafting Co., Inc. ; published and presented by the First National Bank of Boston, May 1922. Scale [ca. 1:285,000]. 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 by condition (first class trunk line highways, trunk line highways, good or fairly good roads, poor roads, very poor roads), distances in miles between places, drainage, county boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes insets: Important routes of lower New England -- Cape Cod -- [Boston and Cambridge]. 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.

  16. Title: San Juan y area metropolitana

    • Image data
    • 1969
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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights. Includes index and sightseening guide. On verso ancillary city maps: Ponce -- Arecibo -- Aguadilla-- Mayagüez -- Caguas -- Carolina.

  17. Title: Mapa de la República Oriental del Uruguay

    • Image data
    • 1961
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    Summary: Map shows departmental boundaries; 12 classes of roads; railroads, and airports. Includes distance table, index of streets and points of interest. Some sites are shown pictorially. ©1961 General Drafting Co., Inc., Convent Station, N.J., E.U.A.

  18. Title: Rio de Janeiro e suas ligações com Goiás, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo e São Paulo

    • Image data
    • 1954
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    Summary: Insets on recto: São Paulo e suas cercanias, 1:125.000 -- Entradas e Saidas de Belo Horizonte, 1:100.000 -- Cunexão a Salvador, 1:4.000.000. Insets on verso: Ilhado Governador, escala 1:66,666 -- Largo do Tanque (Jacarépagua), 1:66.666 -- Rio de Janeiro e suas cercanias, 1:535.000. Map on verso oriented with north towards upper right. Cover title. Relief is shown by shading and spot heights.

  19. Title: Mapa de la República Oriental del Uruguay

    • Image data
    • 1952
    Contributors:

    Summary: Map shows departmental boundaries; 12 classes of roads; railroads, and airports. Some sites are shown pictorially. Includes distance table, notes of tourist interest, and index. On lower right margin of map: "48-6-52" "P. M. Cat. C. 2681." Copyright, General Drafting Co., Inc., Convent Station, NJ

  20. Title: War map: Japan and other strategic Pacific areas

    • Image data
    • 1944
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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Map shows international and provincial boundaries, submarine tunnel under construction, approximate course of the Kuro Shio or Japanes stream, 2 types of roads, and 2 types of railroads, "1244"--In lower right margin of Japan map. "Copyright, General Drafting Co., Inc."

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