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  1. Title: Military map showing the marches of the United States forces under command of Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman, U.S.A. during the years 1863, 1864, 1865

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    Summary: 1 map : colored 58 x 92 cm "Engraved at Head qrs. Corps of engineers, U.S.A., by H.C. Evans & F. Courtenay."

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  2. Title: Map of the state of New York, showing the boundaries of counties & townships, the location of cities, towns and villages, the courses of rail roads, canals & state roads

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    Summary: 1 map : hand colored ; 47 x 59 cm Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Hand colored. Insets: The St. Lawrence River from the New York state line to Quebec -- City of New York with part of Brooklyn and Williamsburg -- Vicinity of New York, showing the line of the Croton Aqueduct and the Hudson River to Newburg.

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  3. Title: Indian lands and related facilities as of 1971

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    Summary: col. map 62 x 100 cm. fold. to 23 x 11 cm. Folded title: Indian land areas; industrial. Includes inset of "Alaska, 1:15,600,000." On verso: Addresses of Bureau of Indian Affairs field offices.

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  4. Title: Map of the Territory of Minnesota exhibiting the route of the expedition ot the Red River of the north, in the summer of 1849

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    Summary: 1 map ; 61 x 70 cm Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba, and Ontario. Gives both Indian and later place names. Shows "Proposed line of grants for railroads."

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  5. Title: Official map of the state of Texas

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 78 x 83 cm Tables giving statistics about population, finances & climate.

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  6. Title: Plan of Detroit, 1830

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 36 cm Facsimile. "Reproduced ... from the original in the Cornell University Library." "This is number 112 of an edition limited to 500 copies." "Vol. VI, PL-No. 900b."

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  7. Title: Post Route Map

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    Summary: 1 map on 2 sheets : col., dissected ; 146 x 93 cm., folded to 20 x 13 cm. Longitude east from Washington, D.C.; latitude north from the equator. Also gives time differential for longitudes. Boundaries of states and some postal routes in color. Backed on linen. Includes a table of distances and a table of general statistics for 1860 and 1866. Railroad routes shown. Drawn by P. Goepel and engraved by D. McClelland. "The service on this diagram brought up to date of Decr 29th 1866." Official seal of Post Office Department on piece.

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  8. Title: Sagami no Kuni zenzu (相模國輿地全圖)

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    Summary: 1 map : color ; on sheet 74 x 97 cm, folded in cover 26 x 18 cm Wood block print. Relief shown pictorially. Includes distance chart, a guide of hot springs and legend. 00 The last character in title on map [図] not available in MS-IME; consists of 囗(outside) and ム (inside above), 十 (inside middle), 囬 (inside below). 00 The last character in title on cover [図] not available in MS-IME; consists of 囗(outside) and 口 (inside above), 十 (inside middle), 囬 (inside below).

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  9. Title: Kosui ura meguri meisho jisha benran zuseki (湖水浦廻り名所寺社便覧圖跡)

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    Summary: 1 map : color ; on sheet 88 x 142 cm folded in cover 26 x 18 cm folded in case 27 x 19 cm Cover title: Saiken shimpō Ōmi no Kuni ōezu : zen. Title on label on case: Ōmi no Kuni ōezu. Wood block print. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text and distance chart.

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  10. Title: Hydrological basin of the Upper Mississippi River

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    Summary: 1 map ; 93 x 78 cm Relief shown by hachures.

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  11. Title: Lisbon, Portugal, 1808 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundress von Lissabon 1808, E. Muller jun sc. It was published in [1808]. Scale [ca. 1:34,000]. Covers a portion of Lisbon, Portugal. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 29N 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. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes location map covering Spain and Portugal and inset view: Ansicht von Lissabon. 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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  12. Title: "A" diagram of a portion of Oregon Territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Surveyor General's Office, Oregon City, October 20th, 1851."

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  13. Title: Surficial geology of the St. Cloud 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, central Minnesota, M-115

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    Summary: Quaternary geology map showing interpretations of Quaternary (Pleistocene [glacial] and Holocene [post-glacial]) surficial geology (distribution and type of materials at the land surface), of the St. Cloud quadrangle, scale 1:100,000.

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  14. Title: Map of part of Bolivia from the surveys of J. B. Minchin, to illustrate the paper by G. C. Musters, retired Commander R.N.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes second panel with continuation of map, encompassing areas northwest including La Paz and Lake Titicaca. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 201-16; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877

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  15. Title: Geologic map of Indiana

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    Summary: Base from Map of Indiana, 1950 edition, published by the U.S. Geological Survey. Minor revisions and additions made from Indiana Department of Conservation, Geological Survey, county base maps.; Includes 2 col. cross-sections and notes. Scale 1:1,000,000

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  16. Title: Generalized bedrock map of southern Indiana

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    Summary: Blue line.; August, 1951.; Not for publication, for correspondence use only--Upper margin. Scale approximately 1:1,500,000.

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  17. Title: Map of the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd 1863

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    Summary: Positions of troops compiled and added for the government by John B. Bachelder.; "The survey was ordered by Brevet Major General A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, and conducted under Brevet Major General G.K. Warren, Major of Engineers."; Relief shown by form lines and spot heights. 72 x 68 centimeters Scale 1:12,000; 1 inch represents 1000 feet General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Map exhibiting the lines of march passed over by the troops of the United States : during the year ending June 30th 1858

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    Summary: Title from portfolio cover.; Sheet has 2 large maps, depicting Counties and Geological fomations, and 4 small maps, entitled: Cotton, Wheat, Corn, and Tobacco and peanuts.; Text on verso (on 23 panels), entitled: Tennessee, the land of opportunity, of mountain and valley and plateau and plain, of fertile and productive soil, extends a heaty welcome to thrifty home seekers.; Includes ill. of state capitol and ports. of T.F. Peck and Ben W. Hooper. 44 x 48 centimeters Scale 1:12,000,000 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1900 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: New map of the city of Philadelphia, 1900 : from the latest city surveys : prepared for Gopsill's directories 1900. It was published by J. L. Smith in 1900. Scale [ca. 1:21,500]. Covers Philadelphia and a portion of surrounding cities. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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, canals, city wards, parks, cemeteries, wharves, selected public buildings, and more. Includes street directory, statistical notes, and list of elevations. 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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  20. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1834 (Raster Image) (Image 1 of 4)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The city of New York drawn from actual surveys as furnished by the several city surveyors. It was printed in 1834 by Pendleton, lithographer. Scale [ca. 1:2,350]. Covers Manhattan below 24th St. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. 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, drainage, selected public buildings, banks, markets, churches, schools, colleges, city wards, parks, ferry lines, wharves, original shoreline, and more. Includes index to points of interest. 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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