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  1. Title: Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states

    • Image data
    • 1865
    Contributors:

    Summary: "Entered according to Act of Congress; in the year 1862 by Phelps & Watson." Includes list of "Battles of the war" from April 12, 1861, to May 12, 1864. For other editions, see Civil War Maps entry nos. 43.8, 53.2, and 80.3. Description derived from published bibliography.

  2. Title: Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border and southern states

    • Not specified
    • 1863
    Contributors:

    Summary: Prime meridian: Washington.; South Florida shown separately and not included in latitudinal range.; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by Phelps & Watson; in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." 58 x 86 centimeters

  3. Title: Watson's new map of New York and adjacent cities.

    • Not specified
    • 1889
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows radial distances from City Hall. Also shows wards and elevated rail lines. Includes text, street index, directories, inset of northwestern Bronx, and ill. 144 x 93 centimeters

  4. Title: Watson's atlas map of Michigan & Wisconsin; Watson's atlas map of Illinois

    • Not specified
    • 1885
    Contributors:

    Summary: Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Included with Illinois map: tables giving "Highest mountains and plateaus," "Longest rivers of the world," and "Largest lakes." Numbered 39-42. 2 maps on one sheet: back to back, col.; 30 x 46 cm. and 31 x 21 cm., sheet 35 x 56 cm.

  5. Title: Watson's new county, railroad and distance map of Indiana

    • Thematic maps
    • 1875
    Contributors:

    Summary: 41 x 34 cm Color shading depict counties, depots indicated on rail routes, shows completed and proposed rail routes and canals. Imprint: c1875.; Imprint: [New York] : Gaylord Watson Dimensions: 41 x 34 cm; Scale: 1:1,150,000 Coordinates: W0880500 W0844700 N0414500 N0374600

  6. Title: Watson's American Republic and rail road map of the United States

    • Not specified
    • 1872
    Contributors:

    Summary: Scale not determined; 1 map: color; 76 x 106 cm Railroads--United States--Maps.

  7. Title: Watson's new township and sectional map of Illinois.

    • Not specified
    • 1872
    Contributors:

    Summary: Includes notes on "History", 1870 census table, "Progress of Chicago" showing population figures from 1837 and "Illinois in the Forty-first Congress.";City of Chicago (42 x 26 cm.);1 map, colored;Colored map of Illinois;Colors used to highlight political and other divisions and boundaries;Includes notes on "History," 1870 census table, "Progress of Chicago" showing population figures from 1837 and "Illinois in the Forty-first Congress".; City of Chicago -- 42 x 26 cm.;Townships, sections, counties;108 x 72 cm.;1:570,240 or 9 miles to an inch.

  8. Title: Watsons new county and railroad map of the western states and territories

    • Image data
    • 1871
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Gaylord Watson, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Includes text and ill.

  9. Title: Phelps & Ensign's travellers' guide, and map of the United States : containing the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes &c.

    • Not specified
    • 1840
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington.; Distances from point to point shown on roads.; Map within decorative borders.; Includes note and insets: Vicinity of Niagara Falls -- North part of Maine -- Vicinity of New York -- Vicinity of Philadelphia -- Vicinity of Boston -- South part of Florida -- Vicinity of Baltimore -- Vicinity of New Orleans -- Vicinity of Mobile -- Vicinity of Cincinnati -- Vicinity of St. Louis -- Vicinity of Charleston -- Vicinity of Pittsburg -- Vicinity of Chicago -- Vicinity of Detroit -- Vicinity of Washington. 41 x 77 centimeters

  10. Title: Adirondack Mountains Region, New York, 1876 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the New York wilderness : to accompany Wallace's Descriptive guide to the Adirondacks, by W. W. Ely. It was published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. in 1876. Scale [1:253,440]. Covers the Adirondack Mountains Region including portions of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Lewis, Herkimer, Hamilton, Essex, Oneida, Warren, and Saratoga Counties. 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, railroads, hotels, and township and county boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes inset: [Northeastern states]. 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.

  11. Title: Grand Traverse County

    • Not specified
    • 1953
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows public survey grid, water features, transportation and recreation facilities. Includes inset. Scale approximately 1:63,360

  12. Title: Grand Traverse County

    • Not specified
    • 1953
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows public survey grid, water features, transportation and recreation facilities. Includes inset. Scale approximately 1:63,360

  13. Title: Grand Traverse County

    • Not specified
    • 1953
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows public survey grid, water features, transportation and recreation facilities. Includes inset. Scale approximately 1:63,360

  14. Title: Grand Traverse County

    • Not specified
    • 1953
    Contributors:

    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows public survey grid, water features, transportation and recreation facilities. Includes inset.

  15. Title: Uxbridge, Massachusetts, 1855 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Uxbridge, Worcester county, Massachusetts : from actual survey by G.M. Hopkins, Jr., lith. of J.F. Watson. It was published by Richard Clark in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:15,840]. 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, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town and district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 inset maps of town business districts and 10 inset views of buildings.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.

  16. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1844 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of New York with the adjacent cities of Brooklyn and Jersey City, and the village of Williamsburg, drawn & engraved by Story & Atwood. It was published by H. Phelps in 1844. Scale [ca. 1:14,000]. Covers Manhattan below 32nd St. and portions of Brooklyn and Jersey City. 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, fire districts, selected public buildings, ferry lines, wharves, radial distances from City Hall, and more. Includes insets: Jersey City -- Northern part of New York island. 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.

  17. Title: Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1857 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: New York city map. It was published by J. Miller ca. 1857. Scale not given. Covers Manhattan below 131st St. and adjacent portions of Queens, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken. 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, railroads, ferry lines, drainage, parks, city wards, fire districts, wharves, selected public buildings, and more. Shows also radial distances from City Hall. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indexes. 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.

  18. Title: Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, railway and highway map, 1896 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region : showing also villages and points of interest, by Walter Watson, C.E. for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1883, corrected to 1896. Scale [1:134,376]. 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 features such as main roads, railroads and railroad stations, drainage, mountains, schools, churches, cemeteries, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes text and illustrations. 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.

  19. Title: Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, railway and highway map, 1883 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest, by Walter Watson, C.E. for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1883. Scale [1:134,376]. 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 features such as main roads, railroads and railroad stations, drainage, mountains, schools, churches, cemeteries, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes text and illustrations. 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.

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