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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: Geological map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : color ; 49 x 71 cm "From sources mentioned in the text." "Lith. by J. Bien, N.Y." Pl. xii-Pl. xiv.

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  3. Title: Geological map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 55 x 85 cm "Accompanying the report of Rossiter W. Raymond, United States Commissioner of Mining Statistics."

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  4. Title: Geological map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 55 x 85 cm "Accompanying the report of Rossiter W. Raymond, United States Commissioner of Mining Statistics." The Base is the Military Map of the United States by permission of the Chief Engineer.

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  5. Title: Jewett's new sectional map of the state of Minnesota : compiled from the official plats of United States surveys : and other late authentic sources

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    Summary: Cover title: Jewett's sectional map of Minnesota.; Hand colored.; Publisher's advertising inside front cover. 88 x 75 centimeters Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to one inch. General Minnesota Maps

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  6. Title: Map of mineral resources of Minnesota, 1966 (revised from 1956 edition)

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    Summary: Mineral resources map of Minnesota, scale 1:1,000,000.

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  7. Title: Map of mineral resources of Minnesota, 1956

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    Summary: Mineral resources map of Minnesota, scale 1:1,000,000.

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  8. Title: Map of mineral resources of Minnesota, 1954

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    Summary: Mineral resources map of Minnesota, scale 1:1,000,000.

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  9. Title: Groundwater map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Ground water map of Minnesota, scale 1:2,000,000.

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  10. Title: State of Illinois : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under the supervision of G.P. Strum.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 75 x 46.5 centimeters Scale 1:887,040. 14 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  11. Title: State of Illinois : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under the supervision of G.P. Strum.

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    Summary: Washington.;Relief shown by hachures.;Shows railroad land grant limits.;1 map, colored;75 x 46 cm.;1:887,040 or 14 miles to 1 inch

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  12. Title: State of Iowa; compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under supervision of G.P. Strum.

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    Summary: Shows railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes grid. 1 map: col.; 50 x 82 cm

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  13. Title: Carte de la Grece, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Grece : dressé sur un grand nombre de memoires anciens et nouveaux : sur ceux de Mrs. Wheler et Tournefort, sur les observations astronomiques de Mr. Vernon du P. Feuillée minime &c. It was published by: Chez R. & J. Ottens, geographes ca. 1730. Scale approximately 1:2,100,400. Map in French. Map in multiple languages. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  14. Title: Le Berri et le Nivernois, la Beauce et la Sologne, 1713 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Le Berri et le Nivernois, la Beauce et la Sologne : ces deux dernieres subdivisées en Gastinois, Orleanois, Blaisois et Dunois. It was published by: chez Bénard, dansl l'Isle du Palais sur le Quay de l'Orloge a la Sphere Royale, avec Privilege du Roy in 1713. Scale approximately 1:1:380,000, Echelle cincq Petites Lieües de France = [6 cm]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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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  15. Title: Plan d'Alise et de ses environs, 1739 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan d'Alise et de ses environs : pour l'intelligence de l'explication topographique du Siège de cette place (commentariorum Caesaris libro VII). It was published by: chez la veuve Estienne in 1739. Scale approximately 1:57,300, 1500 toises = 5.1 cm. Map in multiple languages. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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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  16. Title: Brussels, Belgium, 1882 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Bruxelles et des communes limitrophes. It was published by Kiessling & cie, P. Imbreghts, successeur in 1882. Scale [ca. 1:9,000]. Covers a portion of Brussels, Belgium. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Belgian Lambert 1972 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 and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, 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: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, 1717 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Le Golfe de Mexique : et les provinces et isles qui l'environe comme sont la Floride au nord, le Mexique ou Nouvelle Espagne a l'ouest, la Terre-Ferme au sud, les Is. Antilles, Lucayes, St. Domingue et Jamaique a l'est, dresses sur les nouvelles relations et les dernieres observations par N. de Fer, Geographe de sa Majeste Catolique ; P. Starck-man, sculpsit. It was published by Chez l'Auteur dans l'Isle du Palais sur le Quay de l'Orloge a la Sphere Royale, avec Privilege du Roy in 1717. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000]. Map in French. Covers the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region including parts of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  18. Title: Palestine, 1876 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Palestine ancienne & moderne d'apres les sources les plus authentiques, par E. Andriveau ; grave le trait et les montagnes par Gerin, les ecritures par P. Rousset, les eaux par Mme Fontaine. It was published by E. Andriveau-Goujon in 1876. Scale 1:600,000. Covers all or portions of Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Map in French with place names in Latin, Arabic and Hebrew. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, monasteries, fortification, ruines, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by sounding and isolines. Includes notes and insets: [Sinai] (Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000]) -- Golfe de Suez -- [Cross section of the Palestine from the source of the Jordan to the Red Sea] -- [Panoramic view of the mountains of Palestine] -- Jerusalem d'apres le plan de G. Williams (Scale [ca. 1:80,000]). This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Islamic Heritage Project. Maps selected for the project represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes. The Islamic Heritage Project consists of over 100,000 digitized pages from Harvard's collections of Islamic manuscripts and published materials. Supported by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and developed in association with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.

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  19. Title: Chile and Argentina, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Chili meridional, du Rio de la Plata des Patagons, et du Detroit de Magellan : ce qui fait l'extremite australe de l'Amerique Meridle., par le sr. d'Anville. It was published by P. Santini in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Covers southern South America including portions of Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 58.000000 degrees west. 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes note. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  20. Title: Central South America, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte qui represente la parte meridionale du Bresil et du Perou, le Chili septentrional et le Paraguay : ce qui fait la partie de milieu de L'Amerique Meridionale, par le sr. d'Anville. It was published by P. Santini, Chez M. Remondini in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Covers the central part of South America including parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 58.000000 degrees west. 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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