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  1. Title: A Map of Upper Egypt ... Desaix ... Expedition of Bonaparte ... Citizen Denon (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Egypt originally created by Samuel John Neele in the 19th century. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 956.115 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Neele, Samuel John and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). A Map of Upper Egypt ... Desaix ... Expedition of Bonaparte ... Citizen Denon (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pn735pt7303. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  2. Title: Map of Lower Egypt (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic map of lower Egypt, engraved by Samuel John Neele in the 19th century. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 455.924 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Neele, Samuel John and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Map of Lower Egypt (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/fd901rd3340. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  3. Title: China, North Korea, and South Korea, 1808 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: China, Neele sculpt. It was published by Longman & Co, Paternoster Row in Jany. 1, 1808. Scale [ca. 1:9,600,000]. Covers East and Central China, and North and South Korea, and a small portion of Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Japan, and Russia. Map in French and Dutch. 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.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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  4. Title: Dublin, Ireland, 1797 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city of Dublin : as surveyed for the use of the division[a]l justices to which have been added plans of the canal harbour and its junction with the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal, and every projection and alteration to the present time, 1797, published by W. Faden, geographer to the King & to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ; engraved by S.J. Neele. It was published by W. Faden in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:7,250]. Covers Dublin, Ireland.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, canals, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, parks, city wards, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index to wards and ill. 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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  5. Title: Hindoostan or modern India

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    Summary: 23 x 19 centimeters Scale not recorded. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  6. Title: Plan of the town & harbour of Monte Video

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes: A view of the town of Monte Video. Indexed for points of interest.

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  7. Title: General chart of the Baltic or East Sea including the gulfs of Botnia and Finland : compiled from the surveys made by order of the admiralties of Copenhagen, Stockholm & St. Petersburgh

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:600,000 (E 12°--E 31°/N 66°--N 53°). Depths shown by soundings and isolines. "Published by W. Faden, Geographer to the King and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Charing Cross, June 4, 1803." Includes tabular "List of positions, astronomically ascertained, used in the construction of this chart", inset of St.-Petersburg/Kronstadt region, and inset of Revel (Tallinn) region. 1 map : hand colored ; 35 x 58 centimeters Scale approximately 1:600,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Hindostan

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 ; (E 66°00'00"--E 96°00'00"/N 38°00'00"--N 5°30'00"). Relief shown by hachures."Pinkerton's modern atlas." 59 x 49 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  9. Title: A general map of the empire of Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Grisons, Italy, Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:530,000] All maps are double except number 4, 13, and 16. Unnumbered frontispiece is an index map which is duplicated in number 13 and 16. Number 23 is an engraved title page. Index map signed: S.J. Neele, sculpt. 25 [i.e. 26] leaves of plates : all maps ; 66 x 50 cm. Scale [1:530,000] General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Isle of Wight

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes index to parishes. Inset: Plan of the town of Newport. 38 x 58 centimeters Scale approximately 1:160,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: (Composite of) The World on Mercator's projection. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published 1812, by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of the world, originally created by J. Pinkerton in 1812. The original map appears in "A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities, exhibiting the various divisions of the world, with its chief empires, kingdoms and states, in sixty maps, carefully reduced from the largest and most authentic sources. Directed and superintended by John Pinkerton, author of Modern geography, &c. London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, Paternoster Row. 1815." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  12. Title: Southern Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa originally created by John Pinkerton and illustrated by L. Herbert in 1809. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 2624.67 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Pinkerton, John, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Southern Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/nh423yg6266. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  13. Title: Africa (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa originally created by John Pinkerton in 1818. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Cassini projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 21349.2 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Pinkerton, John and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kd672xr9045. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  14. Title: Western Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  15. Title: Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  16. Title: Germany north of the Mayn

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  17. Title: The Caracas

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Covers Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, and Guyana. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  18. Title: Peru

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Includes inset of Arequipa. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  19. Title: Abyssinia, Nubia &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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  20. Title: Portugal

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. At head of map: Pinkerton's modern atlas. Probably issued in: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson, 1818.

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