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  1. Title: Boston & Maine Railroad, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Boston & Maine Railroad : published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts, showing its relative position & connection with other railroads, prepared by order of the Committee of Investigation ; Wm. P. Parrott, engineer ; George B. Parrott, del. It was published in July 1849 by W.C. Sharp's Lith. Scale [ca. 1:162,925]. Covers area from Portland, Me. to Boston, Mass. and west to Concord, N.H.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 features such as roads, railroads, drainage, state, county and selected town boundaries, and more.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and purposes.

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  2. Title: Northern Wisconsin lake region : Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified

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    Summary: Copyright, 1925. by Geo. B. Haynes.; "Geo. B. Haynes, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill."; Various tourist information information on verso. 77 x 42 centimeters Scale approximately 1:130,000 General Map Collection

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  3. Title: Reims plan fait sous la direction de la Renaissance des cités mission de G. B. Ford établi par la Municipalité de Reims

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    Summary: 'No. 28". This map is part of a series of plans executed under the auspices of "la Renaissance des cités mission", endowed with American funds, by George Burdett Ford an American architect and urban planner as a proposal to rebuild the city that was almost destroyed by the German bombardment during World War I.

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  4. Title: Battles of Mexico : survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army, under command of Major General Winfield Scott, on the 19th & 20th August & on the 8th, 12th & 13th September, 1847

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. In lower left corner: "Bureau Corps T. Engineers. 3rd March 1848. Examined & approved, J.J. Abert, Col. Corps T.E." "Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1848, by Curtis B. Graham, in the Clerk's Office of the District of Columbia." Inset: Part of the Valley of Mexico. Includes positions and numbers of troops, and casualty statistics for the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec.

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  5. Title: Lower Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1808 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of New York, 1808. It was published by the New York Common Council in the Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, for the years ... 1852. Facsimile copied from D. Longworth's map of 1808. Scale [ca. 1:7,500]. Covers lower Manhattan and portion of Brooklyn. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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 roads, drainage, city wards, selected public buildings, ferry lines, wharves, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index to points of interest. 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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  6. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1852 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of New York, shewing the original high water line and the location of the different farms and estates. It was published by Common Council in the Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, for the years ... 1852. Scale not given. Covers Manhattan below 51st St. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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 roads, drainage, original water lines, early farms and estate locations, 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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  7. Title: Map of the city of New York, 1850

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    Summary: Shows ward boundaries, parks, fire districts, and piers. Covers Manhattan south of 51st St. Oriented with north to the right. Inset: 12th Ward, city of New York. Includes fire alarm information and tables of correspondance between wards and other political divisions.

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  8. Title: Morenci: compiled & drawn expressly for the Lenawee County atlas.

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing some land ownership. From George B. Cadwell & Co. Atlas of Lenawee County, Michigan. [Adrian, Mich.?]: George B. Cadwell Co., 1893. 1 map: hand col.; 68 x 91 cm

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  9. Title: Map of Hudson: compiled expressly for the Lenawee Co. atlas.

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing some land ownership. From George B Cadwell & Co. Atlas of Lenawee County, Michigan. [Adrian, Mich.?]: George B. Cadwell & Co., 1893. 1 map: hand col.; 90 x 72 cm

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  10. Title: Oil and gas fields of the State of Texas

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    Summary: Also shows pipelines; Includes inset of the Texas panhandle. 136 x 172 Centimeters on sheets 143 x 93 Centimeters Scale 1:750,000. General Map Collection

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  11. Title: The Roman empire

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:12,000,000 (W 15--E 55/N 55--N 25). Shows the Roman Empire, A.D. 1-300 and the development of the Roman Empire, B.C. 218-A.D. 100. Pub. date cf. Mapping the classical world / Richard J.A. Talbert in Journal of Roman archaeology, volume 5 (1992). In lower right corner of map: J.G. Bartholomew. Map pasted in red cloth case with index (8 pages) bound in. Murray file copy no. 182. 60 x 45 centimeters Scale 1:12,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  12. Title: A description of the Towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam : as it was in September 1661, lying in latitude 40 de: and 40 m:, anno Domini 1664

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    Summary: Facsimile of facsimile of ms. in the library of the British Museum. "From the original facsimile in the possession of George H. Moore." "Lith. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1859." "Entered according to act of Congress in the 1859 by George Hayward." Oriented with north to lower left. Map within decorative border. Title within illustrative cartouche.

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  13. Title: Map of the City of New York, 1856

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    Summary: Also shows ward and fire district boundaries. Hand colored. Inset: Map of New York from 53rd St. to Spuyten Duyvel Creek on a reduced scale.

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  14. Title: Plan of the city of New York : showing the made and swamp land

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    Summary: "For D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1856."

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  15. Title: Map of the city of New-York, 1853

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    Summary: "Lith. by Geo. Hayward, 120 Water Str., N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1853." Shows ward boundaries, parks, fire districts, and piers. Covers Manhattan south of 57th St. Inset shows Manhattan north of 57th St. Includes fire alarm information.

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  16. Title: Map of the city of New-York, 1852

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    Summary: "Lith. by Geo. Hayward, 120 Water Str., N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1852." Shows ward boundaries, parks, fire districts, and piers. Covers Manhattan south of 57th St. Inset shows Manhattan north of 57th St., including proposed Central Park. Includes fire alarm information.

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  17. Title: Map of the City of New York : shewing the original high water ine and the location of the different farms and estates

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    Summary: "Lith. by Geo. Hayward, 120 Water Str. N. York, for D.T. Valentines Manual, 1852." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by D.T. Valentine in the clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern district of N. York."

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  18. Title: Plan of the city of New York, 1791

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    Summary: "For D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1851." Includes index to buildings.

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  19. Title: Handy indexed map of the city of Detroit showing complete street railway systems to date October, 1895.

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    Summary: Title from cover. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Street index on verso. "Copyright 1888, F. B. Williams." Includes description of street railway lines. 1 map: col.; 19 x 32 cm., folded in cover 16 x 9 cm.

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  20. Title: "A" diagram of a portion of Oregon Territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Surveyor General's Office, Oregon City, October 20th, 1851."

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