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  1. Title: Geological Map of Ohio

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 78 x 74 cm. "Based on Newberry's maps of 1869 & 79."

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  2. Title: Geological map of the state of Ohio

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    Summary: Also published as: Geological atlas of the state of Ohio. 174 x 158 centimeters, sheets 64 x 86 centimeters Scale approximately 1:253,440; General Map Collection

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  3. Title: Map of the territory of Minnesota exhibiting the route of the expedition to the Red River of the north, in the summer of 1849

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    Summary: Map may have been published in 1850, according to an early cataloger’s note. 28 x 25 inches General Minnesota Maps

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  4. 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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  5. Title: Twin Cities Historical Surface Waters Based on Original Public Land Survey Maps (1848 - 1858)

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    Summary: These shapefiles of lakes, streams, wetlands, river bottoms, and the Mississippi River represent the hydrological landscape of Minneapolis and St. Paul as recorded in the original public land survey conducted between 1848 and 1858. The features were digitized from scanned, georeferenced 1:24000 maps during the 2017 Faculty Research Sprint held at the University of Minnesota. Many streams and other hydrologic features that were present in the Twin Cities at the time of the original land survey were channelized, covered, or filled during the late 1800's. These features, however, still function as water conduits within the hydrology systems of urban water and have immense importance to the water regime in the Twin Cities. This data was generated as part of a larger "Lost Waters" research project - aiming to create a visible, physical representation of these waters in the current urban landscape.

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  6. Title: Zürich, 1879 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Uebersichtsplan der Stadt Zürich & Umgebung : nach dem grossen offiziellen Plane. It was published by: Verlag von Caesar Schmidt in 1879. Scale 1:7,500. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  7. Title: United States of America

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    Summary: Upper right corner: No. 68. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Washington.

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  8. Title: Map of the United States of America.

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, hand colored;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  9. Title: Map of Illinois : constructed from the surveys in the General Land Office and other documents.

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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress the 16th day of April 1818.;Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, No. 4-1408.;Notes on land surveys in upper left corner.;Washington and London.;1 map, hand colored;61 x 46 cm.;1:950,400 or 15 miles to 1 inch

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  10. Title: Southern section of the United States, including Florida &c. [cartographic material]

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    Summary: Bermudas Isles. Includes statistical table.;Coordinates (W 97⁰40ʹW 74⁰10ʹ/N 39⁰00ʹN 25⁰00ʹ);1 map, hand colored;42 x 54 cm.;ca. 1:4,000,000

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  11. Title: Map of the United States of America

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;Detached from cover approximately 14 x 9 cm.;June 1813.;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  12. Title: Sectional map of the surveyed portion of Minnesota : and the north western part of Wisconsin

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    Summary: Shows Wadena and Beltrami counties and portion of Morrison County extending west of the Mississippi; Cook County not shown.; "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by J.S. Sewall in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Second District of Minnesota."; Originally folded in cover (15 x 10 cm).; Inside front cover: Sewall's map of Minnesota, sold ... by D.D. Merrill, Randall & Co., agents ... St. Paul, July 1, 1867. 81 x 59 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:760,320. 1 inch = 12 miles General Minnesota Maps

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  13. Title: The General Plan (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a plan for Fisherman's Wharf comprising the Fisherman's Wharf-Aquatic Park area. This drawing was originally prepared for the San Francisco Port Authority by John S. Bolles and Ernest Born. (1961). This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. Bolles, J. and Born, E. (2018). The General Plan (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rs107gm7618 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: Milk Production in Central and Western Kenya, 2005

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile portrays milk production per square kilometer in central and western Kenya, 1997. Calculations of milk production were done by assessing the number of dairy cattle in an administrative area, and extrapolating out liters of milk per area. This data was used in Map 4.5 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Baltenweck I., Staal, L. Njoroge, F. Wanyoike, Ochungo, P., Kariuki, E and International Livestock Research Institute. (2005). Milk Production in Central and Western Kenya, 2005. ILRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mk366pr6303 Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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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  15. Title: Milk Surplus and Deficit in Central and Western Kenya, 1997

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile portrays areas of milk surplus and deficit in central and western Kenya, 1997. Calculations of milk production were done by assessing the number of dairy cattle in an administrative area, and extrapolating out liters of milk per area. Demand for milk was calculated by estimating the milk needs per person, and applying that number to the population density of each area. Areas with more milk produced than needed by the population are considered "surplus" areas, while those with more demand than can be met by current production are considered to be in "deficit." Many areas of the country produce more milk than they need locally. Hence, establishing good transportation and marketing systems for dairy could go a long way toward increasing the availability of milk in deficit areas. This data was used in Map 4.6 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Baltenweck I., Staal, L. Njoroge, F. Wanyoike, Ochungo, P., Kariuki, E and International Livestock Research Institute. (2005). Milk Surplus and Deficit in Central and Western Kenya, 1997. ILRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/jf184vq4069 Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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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  16. Title: A geological and topographical map of the New Boston and Morea coal lands: in Schuylkill County, Penn'a.; by Benj. Smith Lyman ... aided by Amos P. Brown and J. S. Elverson.

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours. Shows rock outcrops, limits of coal beds, and lease boundaries. Includes 11 cross sections, inset of railroad outlet routes for anthracite, and list of acreages of workable coal beds. 1 map; 64 x 113 cm

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  17. Title: Port of San Francisco, strategic center of world trade

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 22 x 40 cm "Pat. 2-25-13." Text and steamboat timetables on verso.

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  18. Title: A chart of the Indian Ocean improved from the chart of M. d'Apres de Mannevillette; with the addition of a part of the Pacific Ocean, as well as of the original tracks of the principal discoverers or other navigators to India and China; and in which it has been attempted to give a chronological indication of the successive discoveries (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map of the Indian Ocean. The original map was originally created by Louis Delarochette and published in 1803. This map shows the entire continent of Africa. Additional areas displayed in this map include: the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and part of Asia. The features illustrated on this map includes: lakes, coastal islands, gulfs, seas. There are 2 inset maps titled, North East Monsoon, South West Monsoon. 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. The map was georeferenced by the Stanford Geospatial Center using a 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 1899.6 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. Delarochette, Louis and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). A chart of the Indian Ocean improved from the chart of M. d'Apres de Mannevillette; with the addition of a part of the Pacific Ocean, as well as of the original tracks of the principal discoverers or other navigators to India and China; and in which it has been attempted to give a chronological indication of the successive discoveries (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mq457xb3818. 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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  19. Title: Map of highways, St. Louis County, Minnesota

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    Summary: Map shows townships and ranges for the county. 115 x 57 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:200,000. Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  20. Title: A chart of the Indian Ocean : improved from the chart of M. D'Apres De Mannevillette ; with the addition of a part of the Pacifi

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:15 500 000."Approved by the chart committee of the Admiralty." Inset: Anemo-hydrography of the monsoons according to Viconte Grenier. Map of Indian Ocean and Western Pacific showing tracks of various navigators, dates of discoveries, with relief shown pictorially. 59 x 112 centimeters Scale approximately 1:15 500 000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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