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  1. Title: Cape Verde, 1824 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new chart of the Cape Verde islands : drawn from the latest authorities by J.W. Norie, hydrographer. It was published by J.W. Norie and Co. in 1824. Scale [ca. 1:810,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator projected 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, villages and other human settlements, shoreline features, ports and anchorage points, and more. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Includes also profile of the south coast of the Island of St. Iago and a profile of the Island of Mayo and insets: Port Praya in the Island of St. Iago; Porto Grande in the Island of St. Vincent; English Road in the Island of Bonavista.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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  2. Title: A new chart of part of the Pacific Ocean, exhibiting the various straits, islands and dangers, between the latitudes of 56.⁰ south and 22.⁰ north, and from the longitude of 141.⁰ to 180.⁰ east

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Greenwich. "Corrected to 1850." Wall map. Insets: The Port of Apra, in the Island of Guam. Scale [ca. 1:31 680] -- Torres Strait -- Port Jackson -- Storm Bay -- Port Dalrymple -- The entrance to Macquarie Harbour, in Van Diemen's Land -- A sketch of the Bay of Islands, in New Zealand -- A sketch of the Southern Port, in Stewart's Island -- Part of the S.W. side of the Frith of the Thames, in New Zealand -- The entrance to Jokeehangar River.

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  3. Title: A general chart for the purpose of laying down a ship's track on her voyage from England to the East or West Indies or the Pacific Ocean

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    Summary: World map intended for navigators to use to plot the track of their ships. Relief shown by hachures. "Additions to 1839."

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  4. Title: A chart of the north east coast of Great Britain, 1821 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A chart of the north east coast of Great Britain : including the islands of Orkney and Shetland : from the best authority. It was published by: Norie & Co. at the Navigation Warehouse and naval Academy, No. 167, leadenhall Street in 1821. Scale undetermined. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid (EPSG: 27700) 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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  5. Title: Sketch map of the Chobe River by Dr. Benjn. F. Bradshaw, 1880

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    Summary: Terrain and ground cover along river banks shown by color, shading, and pictorially. Widths of river and heights of banks are shown. Villages, paths, stations, and ferries along river are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 4, pp. 208-13; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  6. Title: General map of South Africa by W. J. Turner showing the comparative distances from Cape Town with those of European cities from London

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    Summary: Comparative linear distances from London to various European cities shown in red, and superimposed on Cape Town and African coasts. Northern limit of the temperate region is shown. Boundaries of British possessions, Portuguese territory, Matabele Kingdom, and Marutse-Mabunda Empire are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 1, pp. 1-19; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  7. Title: Map of the north end of Lake Nyassa surveyed by Mr. Jas. Stewart, C. E., Livingstonia Mission, 1880

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Expedition routes of Stewart, Elton, and Thomson are shown. "This map is a continuation and correction, on the same scale, of Mr. Stewart's former maps published in the 'Proceedings' May 1879 & July 1880." Includes note: "[peaks labeled] a, b, c, d, e, are peaks of the Livingstone Range surveyed by compass bearings from the west coast. The eastern coast-line has been sketched in approximately parallel to the line of peaks." From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 5, pp. 257-77; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  8. Title: Sketch map of explorations in the neighbourhood of St. Salvador (Congo) by the Rev. T. J. Comber, 1880

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    Summary: Congo River's course according to Mr. [Henry Morton] Stanley is shown. River's previously supposed course according to Captn. [James Hingston] Tuckey superimposed in hairline. Expedition route shown in red. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 1, pp. 20-6; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  9. Title: Map of the Central Zambesi region constructed from the route surveys & observations of Livingstone, Baines, Mohr, Pinto, Holub, and other travellers, combined with the sketches of Mr. F. C. Selous, by W. J. Turner

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Routes of Mr. Selous in 1874, 1877, and 1879 shown in red. Cataracts, marshes and salt plains are shown. Kingdoms and empires in region are labeled. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 3, pp. 169-75; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  10. Title: Discoveries along the south coast of Franz-Josef Land by Mr. B. Leigh Smith, 1880

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    Summary: Route, direction, and dates of voyage are shown. Ice sheets and icebergs along route shown in blue. Depth shown by soundings. Relief shown by hachures. Conjectural coastlines shown by broken lines. Site of abandonment of Tegetthoff [Austrian vessel] in 1874 is shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 3, pp. 129-50; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  11. Title: Map of Sikkim and parts of the adjacent territories to illustrate sir R. Temple's paper

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Boundaries of Sikkim with Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Chumbi Valley, and Bengal Province are shown. Roads and mountain passes are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 6, pp. 321-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  12. Title: Estancia de San Jorge, Uruguay from a survey by Don Juan Frugoni, Durazno, 1867

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    Summary: Shows tributaries of Rio Negro in vicinity of San Jorge. Vegetation along rivers and route from Montevideo to Tacuarembó are shown. Watersheds [drainage divides] between Rio Negro, Carpinteria, Chileno, and Yí Rivers are shown. Includes inset map of Uruguay [scale approximately 1:5,593,000]. Departmental boundaries are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 11, pp. 663-89; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873 Includes inset map of Uruguay [scale ca. 1:5,593,000]. Departmental boundaries are shown.

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  13. Title: Sketch map of the Jebel Shammar by W. S. Blunt Esq., 1879

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights, hachures, and coloration. Areas of granitic rock and sandstone are shown. Extent of Nafud desert is shown. Includes information on quality and composition of terrain. Wadis and wells are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 81-102; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  14. Title: Reduction of the map of British Guiana compiled from the surveys executed under Her Majesty's Commission from 1841 to 1844, and under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society from 1835 to 1839, by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk, K.R.E., Ph.D. revised and corrected to the present time by Cathcart Chalmers Esq., Crown Surveyor of the Colony, and James Gay Sawkins Esq., Director of the Geological Survey of the West Indies and British Guiana, with additions by Charles B. Brown, Esq., 1875

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Territory of British Guiana colored red. Includes note on boundaries of territory. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 8, pp. 465-89; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  15. Title: Map of northern & central Arabia to illustrate Mr. Blunt's paper 'A visit to Jebel Shammar'

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    Summary: Boundaries of Turkish [Ottoman] and Persian territories, and approximate locations of Bedouin territories, are shown. Mr. Blunt's route shown in red. Wells and reservoirs along route are shown. Pilgrim roads from Syria, Riyadh, and Jeddah to Mecca are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Areas of red sand desert colored yellow. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 81-102; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  16. Title: Sketch map of the route of the R.G.S. East African expedition from Dar es Salaam to Lake Nyassa, 1879

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    Summary: Route of expedition shown in red. Previous routes of Stanley, Burton, Speke, Cameron, Elton, and Von der Decken also shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 102-22; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  17. Title: The Matyushin Shar (Matotschkin Schar), and part of the east coast of Novaya Zemlya

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    Summary: Shows Matochkin Strait and voyage of the Isbjorn through strait in 1879. Route and dates of voyage are shown. Areas of sea ice, including dates of ice obstruction in strait, are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by soundings. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 1, pp. 1-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  18. Title: Map of the central portion of South Africa illustrating Dr. Holub's journeys 1873-9 constructed from his original drawings collated with the routes of other travellers and the most recent material by W. J. Turner

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    Summary: Boundaries of British territory, Orange Free State, independent Bechuana [Tswana] kingdoms, Marutse-Mabunda Empire, and Matabele (Zulu) Kingdom are shown. Relief shown by hachures. Dr. Holub's routes shown in red. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 3, pp. 166-82; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  19. Title: Map of the Barents & Kara Seas, illustrating the Arctic campaign of 1879

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    Summary: Routes and dates of the Willem Barents and Isbjorn voyages are shown. Areas of sea ice are shown. Depth shown by soundings. Approximate line of 100 fathoms depth is shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 1, pp. 1-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  20. Title: Maps to accompany papers on journeys in Eastern China, by G. J. Morrison, M.I.C.E., 1878

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    Summary: Primary section of map shows Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, and Anhui. Ancillary section shows parts of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. "The course of the Yellow River between Liu Yuan Kow and Lo Kow and that of the Grand Canal from the Yang Tsze Kiang to Tai Erh Chwang have been inserted from surveys made by Mr. Morrison." Relief shown by hachures. Yellow River depth shown by soundings. Heights of embankments along Yellow River are shown. Old course of Yellow River and sites of former lakes are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 3, pp. 145-66; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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