Search for geospatial/GIS data

Find GIS data held at MIT and other institutions

288 results returned

  1. Title: Tokyo, Japan, 1907 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The revised map of Tokyo, S. Nishinomiya. It was published by S. Nishinomiya in 1907. Scale [ca. 1:17,000]. Covers Tokyo, Japan. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Tokyo UTM Zone 54N 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, railroad and street railway lines and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, city and county boundaries, parks, cemeteries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes insets: [Tokyo and environs] -- Tsukiji Foreign Settlement. 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.

    View full record

  2. Title: Western, Central & Southern continental Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

    View full record

  3. Title: Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

    View full record

  4. Title: Germanic Confederation

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

    View full record

  5. Title: South America : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by S.S. Cornell"--Lower left margin. From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856. On verso: part of Western division of the United States.

    View full record

  6. Title: Eastern division of the United States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Map showing the Southern division of the United States. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." Probably issued in: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  7. Title: British Isles : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  8. Title: A part of Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Indexed for reference to the departments of France and the counties of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  9. Title: West Indies : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  10. Title: Northern or Middle States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  11. Title: Southern division of the United States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Map showing the Eastern division of the United States. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856, by S.S. Cornell, in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the southern district of New York." Probably issued in: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

    View full record

  12. Title: The world showing its great river systems

    Contributors:

    Summary: Double hemispherical world map with charts showing mountains and rivers of each continent. On verso: The world showing the diversities of the land surface. New York : D. Appelton & Co. ... , c1855. Insets on verso: Islands of the western hemisphere -- Lakes of the western hemisphere -- Lakes of the eastern hemisphere -- Islands of the eastern hemisphere. "Designed to accompany Cornell's high school geography." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by S. S. Cornell ... "

    View full record

  13. Title: Texas : California

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows location of Indian tribes in Texas and California. Appears in Cornell's High school geography. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell, in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York." In upper margin: Reference map. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Untitled map of Missouri, Iowa, parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska.

    View full record

  14. Title: Africa : designed to accompany Cornell's high school geography

    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. On verso: Greece, Turkey in Asia and Persia; India. New York : D. Appelton & Co. ... , c1856. Insets: Liberia; Southern part of Africa; Map of Isthmus of Suez. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by S. S. Cornell ... "

    View full record

  15. Title: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1882 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Boston Harbor : from the best authorities. It was published by N.S. Dearborn in 1882. Scale [ca. 1:85,000]. Covers Boston Harbor and adjacent lands. 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 coastal features such as beacons, buoys, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, life boat stations, and more. It also shows four regatta courses of the Hull Yacht Club. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. It shows land features such as roads, railroads, settlements, drainage, and more. 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.

    View full record

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

    Contributors:

    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

    View full record

  17. Title: Carte du Congo et du Pays des Cafres. Par G. De l'Isle de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. A Paris, chez l'Auteur sur le Quai de l'Horloge, avec Privilege, Janvier 1708 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of the Congo originally created by Guillaume de Lisle in 1708. The original map appears in '(Atlas de Geographie).' 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.

    View full record

  18. Title: (Composite of) Africa, with all its states, kingdoms, republics, regions, islands, and ca. Improved and inlarged from D'Anville's map; to which have been added a particular chart of the Gold coast, wherein are distinguished all the European forts and factories. By S. Boulton, and also a summary description relative to the trade and natural produce, manners and customs of the African continent and islands. London, printed for Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 6 Jany. 1787 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Africa originally created by S. Boulton in 1787. The original map appears in 'A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790).' 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.

    View full record

  19. Title: Lowell, Massachusetts, 1850 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, from actual surveys by Sidney & Neff. It was published by S. Moody in 1850. Scale [ca. 1:3,450]. 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) 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, railroads, canals, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations of local buildings in margins.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.

    View full record

  20. Title: Situation des principales ressources minerales de l'Afrique Location of chief mineral resources of Africa

    Contributors:

    Summary: "Fonds topographiques l'Equisse structurale provisoire de l'Afrique (document ASGA)". © Unesco 1962. Original map is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is attached to companion volume. Companion text devotes the first chapter to a history of "Topographic mapping of Africa". Document established with the assistance of the Association of African Geological Surveys. 1961.

    View full record

Need help?

Ask GIS