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  1. Title: Greece, Archipelago and part of Anadoli, 1791 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Greece, Archipelago and part of Anadoli. It was published by: William Faden in 1791. Scale [ca. 1:1,380,000]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  2. Title: Hind, Hindoostan, or, India : MDCCLXXXVIII

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:5,650,000 (E 66°--E 96°/N 36°--S 1°).Relief shown pictorially. Illustrated cartouche by"D.L.R. inv. & del." with motto"Tu regere imperio populos brittanne memento.""Advertisement: For the new and interesting particulars with which this map is enriched, especially in the Northern parts, we are chiefly indebted for the geographic description of Father Joseph Tieffenthaler, Apostolic Missionary in India, and to the curious draft of the Ganges and Gagra by Monsr. Anquetil du Perron. The new chorographical map of the Southern counties of India by Col. Kelly, has enabled us to reform in several districts, the geography hitherto adopted for the Southermost part of the peninsula." 3d ed. with considerable improvements. 71 x 53 centimeters

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  3. Title: Map of Indianapolis and Center Township showing new ward and precinct boundaries

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    Summary: Imprint: Indianapolis : Sentinel Printing Co., [1909] Scale: 1:15,840; Dimensions: 73 x 91 cm Coordinates: W0860929 W0860929 N0394606 N0394606

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  4. Title: Official map of the City of Indianapolis

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    Summary: Blue line print. "Approved: Sep't 19th 1903, Board of Public Works." "Adopted by Common Council, Sept. 19th 1904." "Code: May 1st 1905 , March 1st 1906." Imprint: [Indianapolis] : City of Indianapolis, [1906] Dimensions: 163 x 200 cm; Scale: 1:7,200 Coordinates: W0861941 W0855614 N0395538 N0393755

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  5. Title: Official road map of Marion County, Indiana showing township and free gravel roads

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    Summary: "H.C. Bauer Eng. Co." Copy 1 has red annotations. Imprint: Indianapolis, Ind. : Indianapolis Map & Platting Co., [1905] Scale: 1:64,000; Dimensions: 63 x 55 cm, on sheet 69 x 61 cm Coordinates: W0861941 W0855614 N0395538 N0393755

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  6. Title: Map of the City of Indianapolis and its suburbs [map]

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    Summary: Surveyed and compiled from official records by H.C Carpenter , Thos. W. Palmer, draughtsman. Cadastral map showing landowners. Shows ward and school district boundaries. Originally issued in 6 sheets, mounted on linen, shellacked, and dissected in 8 parts. Includes inset of Mapleton. Reference: Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 3 0760. 1 map, colored, mounted on linen Imprint: Indianapolis : Baker & Randolph, [c1889] Dimensions: 159 x 206 cm, on sheets 89 x 57 cm or smaller

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  7. Title: A new and improved map of Ireland exhibiting the rail coach and turnpike roads, the lakes, rivers & canals, the principal ranges of mountains : also the borough &. market towns, with their distances from the capital

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes list of counties with population and number of Members of Parliament. Date of publication from Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Originally issued folded in covers 20 x 11 cm.

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  8. Title: San Francisco, California 1859 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of San Francisco and its vicinity, California, U.S. Coast Survey ; topography by A.F. Rodgers, sub-assistant ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. R.M. Cuyler, N.S.N. assistant. It was published by The Survey in 1859. Scale 1:10,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, railroads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by coutours (20 foot intervals) and spot heights; depths by soundings. Includes table of references (public buildings, etc.). 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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  9. Title: Map of the City of Indianapolis and its suburbs

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. Shows ward and school district boundaries. Originally issued in 6 sheets, mounted on linen, shellacked, and dissected in 8 parts. Includes inset of Mapleton. Imprint: Indianapolis : Baker & Randolph, [1889]. Scale: 1:7,150; Dimensions: 159 x 206 cm, on sheets 89 x 57 cm or smaller Coordinates: W0861941 W0855614 N0395538 N0393755

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  10. Title: Zoning District Map, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1987 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Zoning district map, town of Wilmington, January 1983, Robert P. Palmer, Acting Town Engineer. It was published by the Town Engineer in 1987. Scale [ca. 1:14,400]. 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, 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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  11. Title: Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri river and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah, made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ...; by Capt. Howard Stansbury aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison ... and Albert Carrington; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss.; Map of a reconnaissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri river and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah, made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, by Capt. Howard Stansbury aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison ... and Albert Carrington; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Outline color. 1 map: hand col., dissected into 18 sections and mounted on linen; 71 x 174 cm, folded to 25 x 29 cm

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  12. Title: A new map of North America from the latest discoveries, 1761

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    Summary: State 1 with cartouche design incorporating an urn, engraver's name below neat line at right, and notation above neat line: Engraved for the continuation of Dr. Smollett's History of England.

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  13. Title: Geographical and statistical map of Denmark and Sweden

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:1,710,000] Cartographic Details: Scale [1:6,850,000] Relief shown pictorially. Map bounded on three sides by columns of text. In upper right corner: "No. 59." Contents: Map of Denmark -- Map of Norway and Sweden. Insets: Bornholm -- Iceland -- Faro Isles. 2 maps on 1 sheet : color ; 18 x 27 centimeters or smaller, on sheet 45 x 55 centimeters

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  14. Title: Chart of the N. W. Coast of America and the N. E. Coast of Asia, explored in the years 1778 and 1779

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 39 x 67 cm Relief shown pictorially. Soundings in fathoms. Also shows Pacific routes of Capt. James Cook in 1778 and 1779, with dates showing the distances covered. Engraved by W. Palmer. "July 24, 1784."

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  15. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images, representing the southeast portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification and more.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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  16. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images, representing the southwest portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification and more.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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  17. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images, representing the northwest portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification and more.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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  18. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1770 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grund Riss der Ka?. K?ningl. residenz stadt Wien unter glorw?rdigster Regierung be?der ma?ten. Josephs des IIten. R?m. Ka?sers un Mari? Theresi? R?m. Ka?serin und Apost. K?nigin auf allerh?chsten Befehl, unter der Direction dero hof Mathematici Joseph Nagel aufgenommen von den N.?. Reg.Ingenieur Franz Gruss und Joseph Ne?ssner ; J.E. Mansfeld Sculp. It was published in 1770. Scale [ca. 1:1,300]. Covers Vienna, Austria. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images, representing the northeast portion of the four sheet source map. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification and more.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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  19. Title: Havana, Cuba, 1762 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the Havana and its environs : with several posts and attacks made by the British forces under the command of the Earl of Albemarle and Sr. Geo. Pocock which was taken 13 Aug. 1762, Ths. Kitchin sculpt. engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York. It was published by J. Boydell engraver in Cheapside & R. Willcock bookseller in Cornhill, Novr. 1st 1762. Scale [ca. 1:24,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'NAD 1927 Cuba Norte' 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 associated with the British Siege of Havana, 1762, such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, lines of fire, troop placement, ship locations, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures; Depths are shown by soundings. Includes indexes for: References to the Moro -- Attack on the Moro -- References to the Town and Harbour -- Attack on the Town and Defences of that Side.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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  20. Title: Anglo Indian Army Movement Map, Afghanistan, 1842 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map to follow the movements of the Anglo Indian Army in Afghaunistan [sic.] : shewing the routes, passes and military positions / by James Wyld, geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert. It was published by Jas. Wyld ..., Charing Cross, East London in 1842, Augt. 1st. Scale ca. 1:1,900,800. 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 roads, military routes and positions, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also Map extension from Kandahar in the west to the rivers Indus and Chenāb in the east, and from Shikārpur in the south to Kundūz in the north. 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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