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  1. Title: Baltimore and its neighborhood: an excursion map; compiled for the Johns Hopkins University; based upon the triangulation of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published maps of local surveys; edited by Albert L. Webster; drawn by Louis Nell.

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings and isolines. "Contours in water one fathom apart." 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 60 x 60 cm

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  2. Title: Map showing routes of the river and land parties engaged in exploring the Grand Cañon of the Colorado; under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; P.W. Hamel and L. Nell, Topographers; Weyss, Thompson & Lang del. [i.e. delineator or engraver].

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian: Washington. Shows exploration routes, state borders. At lower left: "Issued Feb. 4th, 1878." "By order of the honorable, the Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army." Includes table of "dates of camps of river party in 1871." 1 map: 37 x 45 cm.

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  3. Title: Kentucky (Shelby County) Jeptha Knob area

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    Summary: "Surveyed in 1922 in cooperation with the state of Kentucky." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. 23 x 19 centimeters Scale 1:48,000 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Post route map of the state of Minnesota

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    Summary: Longitude west from Washington, D.C. Stated on map: "Designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner…." 56 x 40 inches General Minnesota Maps

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  5. Title: Map no. 4 from the Coo-che-to-pa Pass to the Wahsatch Mountains: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. J.W. Gunnison, top. eng, assisted by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3rd artillery; R.H. Kern, topographer in the field.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, railroads, trails, Indian territories, etc. From: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Includes proposed railroad lines. 1 map; 78 x 57 cm

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  6. Title: Rio Colorado of the West; explored by 1st. Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in charge, by order of the Hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War; drawn by Frhr. F.W. v. Egloffstein, topographer to the expedition.; Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2.

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and hachures. Also shows routes of exploration. At head of title: Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2. 1 map; 38 x 89 cm, folds to 27 x 18cm.

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  7. Title: Geological Map No. 2; prepared by J. S. Newberry M.D. geologist to the expedition.; Rio Colorado of the West.;Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2.

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and hachures. "Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2. Explored by 1st. Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in charge, by order of the Hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War; drawn by Frhr. F.W. v. Egloffstein, topographer to the expedition." Colored to show different geological areas, with key along bottom border. Also shows routes of exploration. 1 map: col.; 38 x 89 cm, folds to 27 x 18cm.

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  8. Title: Map no. 2 from Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery; F.W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, railroads, trails, Native American territories, and locations of historic events. From: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 1 map; 54 x 46 cm

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  9. Title: Map no. 4 from the valley of the mud lakes to the Pacific Ocean: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery; F.W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, railroads, trails, etc. From: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 1 map; 54 x 46 cm

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  10. Title: Zaliv Lavrentiya, Russia, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: St. Lawrence Bay showing Lutke's Harbor, by the U.S. Ship Vincennes, Lieutenant John Rodgers ; produced by E.R. Knorr, draughtsman ; sketches by Wm. Brenton Boggs, purser U.S.N. ; engr. by Selmar Siebert ; reduced for engraving by Louis Waldecker. It was published by U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:200,000]. Covers Zaliv Lavrentiya, Russia. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 drainage, human settlements, shoreline features, bays, harbors, inlets, points, shoals, anchorage points and bottom types, and more. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note on Lutke's Harbor and 2 inset profile views. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  11. Title: Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean Region, 1882 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Behring's Sea and Arctic Ocean : from surveys of the U.S. North Pacific Surveying Expedition in 1855, Commander John Rodgers U.S.N. commanding and from Russian and English authorities, J.C.P. de Kraft, commodore U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation ; compiled by E.R. Knorr ; drawn by Louis Waldecker. Corr. & additions to Jan. 1882. It was published by U.S. Navy, Hydrographic Office in 1882. Scale [ca. 1:4,400,000]. Covers the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean region. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 180 degrees west. 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. Note: The central meridian of this map is not the same as the Prime Meridian and may wrap the International Date Line or overlap itself when displayed in GIS software. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, expedition routes, shoreline features, bays, harbors, islands, rocks, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes drawing of Wrangel Island 'as seen from Bark Nile of New London ... ; 15 to 18 miles distant'. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  12. Title: Plan de la ville de Marseille : 1919

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    Summary: Originally 1 sheet. 75 x 116 centimeters Scale 1:5,000 City Maps

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  13. Title: Map or Plan of that Part of the Borough of the Bronx, City of New York, Lying Easterly of the Bronx River : compiled from surveys made under the direction of the Commissioner of Street Improvements of the 23 & 24 wards, and the Board of Public Improvements, 1902

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1902 paper map entitled: Map or Plan of that Part of the Borough of the Bronx, City of New York, Lying Easterly of the Bronx River : compiled from surveys made under the direction of the Commissioner of Street Improvements of the 23 & 24 wards, and the Board of Public Improvements. All 6 sheets of the map were scanned at 300 dots per inch and are in the TIFF format.

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  14. Title: Carte du nord de la Syrie

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes ancient and medieval names for some locations. "Dressée d'après les travaux de MMrs. E.G. Rey, Vignes, de Vogué, de Torcy et Renault, G. Marmier, Kiepert, Brzozowski, Mansell, Chesney, Favre et Mandrot, Ely Smith, Praeschel, Sachau, Germain."

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  15. Title: Carte de la Palestine et du Liban : comprenant en outre, les régions situées a l'Est de l'Anti-Liban, du Jourdain et de la Mer Morte

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Guides Joanne.

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  16. Title: Environs de Jérusalem

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Above upper margin: Guides Joanne. Hachette & Cie. Paris.

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  17. Title: Carte de la Palestine et du Liban : comprenant en outre, les régions situées a l'Est de l'Anti-Liban, du Jourdain et de la Mer Morte

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.

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  18. Title: Chapman's sectional map of the surveyed part of Minnesota

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:630,000. Cover title: Chapman's sectional map of Minnesota. Shows county boundaries as of 1867. Publisher's advertising on back cover. Hand colored. 82 x 72 centimeters 1:630,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  19. Title: Plan der Laendereien der Gloucester Landgut und Stadt Gesellschaft : einschliessend einem Plan von Egg Harbor City

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    Summary: Developer's plat of proposed city with numbered lots; relief shown pictorially. Insets: Birds eye view of Egg Harbor City, NJ. -- Wein- und Obstgarten-Plan an der Ludwigs Höhe -- [Location map showing Egg Harbor City on mid-Atlantic coast]. Text signed: Egg Harbor City, November 1866 ... Louis Bullinger, General-Agent.

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  20. Title: Rail road map of Wisconsin : 1862

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    Summary: Shows both completed and in progress railroads. Includes tables with populations of cities and counties. 82 X 76 centimeters Scale [1:633,600]. 1 inch = 10 miles General Map Collection

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