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  1. Title: Philips' large scale strategical war map of Europe, ca. 1915 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philips' large scale strategical war map of Europe : western area, with complete index and enlarged plans of the chief fortified zones. It was published by: George Philip & Son ca. 1915. Sacle 1:633,600. 10 miles to 1 in.. 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: Liverpool, England, ca. 1920 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philip's new plan of greater Liverpool. It was published by George Philip & Son, ca. 1920. Scale [ca. 1:14,900]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 and industries, canals, docks, wharves, parks, 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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  3. Title: Brazil, 1866 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of Brazil : compiled from the latest government & other authentic surveys expressly to accompany the work on that country for William Scully. It was published by W. Scully in 1866. Scale ca. 1:7,750,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the SAD 69 / Brazil Polyconic 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. Includes also names of indigenous peoples, navigational notes, and names of mountain ranges and other physical features. 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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  4. Title: Liberia, 1879 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the republic of Liberia : constructed from authentic charts & original surveys by Benj. Anderson, Monrovia 1879. It was published in 1879. Covers Liberia and portions of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Cote d'Ivoire. Scale 1:1,013,760.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, land acquisitions with dates, exploration routes, 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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  5. Title: Liverpool, England, 1900 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of Liverpool : area 14,909 acres (exclusive of half of River Mersey). It was published by George Philip & Son L[td], The London Geographical Institute in 1900. Scale [ca. 1:15,400]. Covers portions of Liverpool and Birkenhead, England. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 and industries, canals, docks, wharves, parks, administrative boundaries, and more. Includes index to public parks, gardens, and recreation grounds, and inset: Extension of the Garston on same scale. 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: London, England, 1873 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philip's new plan of London, 1873. It was published by George Philip & Son in 1873. Scale [ca. 1:18,900]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 underground tramways, railway stations, drainage, selected buildings and industry locations, built-up areas, postal districts, parks, cemeteries, docks, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes legend. 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: Philip's large scale contoured map of the Anglo-French front

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    Summary: With: The western German frontier and the line of the Rhine 1/633,600.; Relief shown as contours and gradient tints.; Shows: international boundaries, railways, roads, canals, woods, battle front. 89 x 113 centimeters Scale 1:316,800 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Canals of the world

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    Summary: Scales differ; 4 maps on 1 sheet: color; 22 x 30 cm Canals--Maps

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  9. Title: Philips' railway map of the British Isles : with large scale inset maps of the principal industrial centres

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    Summary: Insets: Edinburgh & Glasgow district -- Lancashire & Yorkshire manufacturing districts -- The Midlands manufacturing districts -- Newcastle & Middlebrough districts -- London district. Originally folded into cover.

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  10. Title: Philips' clear print half inch map of the Lake District

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours, shading and spot heights. Originally issued folded in covers 19 x 10 cm. Shows cycling routes. Publisher's advertisements pasted to verso.

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  11. Title: The "Daily Mail" railway and commercial map of South Africa

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    Summary: Shows, railways, coach roads, sea routes, and areas of minerals and farm products. Population of natives, whites and Indians shown for some areas. Insets: British possessions -- Cape Peninsula -- Johannesburg and its suburbs -- Plan of Pretoria -- [Johannesburg Region]. Historic Maps copy imperfect: cover wanting; map is unfolded.

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  12. Title: Greece and the Archipelago

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    Summary: A scanned map object.

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  13. Title: Commercial map of the East : showing the Trans-Siberian Railway and its European connexions

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    Summary: Map of Europe and Asia, with parts of Africa and Australia; shows railways and steamship lines.

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  14. Title: The "Daily mail" Map of the Boer Republics

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Insets: South Africa -- Northern Natal. Historic Maps copy is unfolded and mounted on cloth.

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  15. Title: Philips' special large scale map of the North Western Frontier.

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights and land forms. Includes 2 insets: "Military map of Indian Empire" and "Overland routes to India". 1 map: col.; 50 x 69 cm

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  16. Title: The Daily Mail commercial map of Africa.

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    Summary: Includes inset maps: "Africa before the scramble", which shows European possessions in 1884 before the Berlin Congress, and comparison map of England drawn at the same scale showing main railway lines. Shows the Cape-Cairo Railway and other existing and proposed railways, steamship routes, colonial possessions, navigable waters, dense forests with abundant rainfall, completed and uncompleted telegraph lines, general locations of natural resources, and population density by country. Date based on text in map, "Limit of Free Commercial Zone 1899". 1 map: col.; 52 x 52 cm.

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  17. Title: Sketch map of eastern Turkistan showing the hydrography of the Pamir to the east, the true courses of the Yarkand and Karakash Rivers, with all the routes from Ladak across the Karakoram and adjacent Ranges

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Mr. Hayward's route shown in red. "The heights are left as marked in the author's original map." Major rivers, mountains, passes, valleys, and forts are shown. Includes sections of routes across mountains [horizontal scale ca. 1:3,004,000; vertical scale ca. 1:698,200]: I. (New route) Leh to Aktagh via Chang Chenmo and Upper Karakash Valley, 262 miles--II. Aktagh to Yarkand (Tabistânee route) via Sanju Pass, 229 1/2 miles--III. A[k]tagh to Yarkand (Zamistânee route) via Yangi Pass and Kugiar, 235 miles. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 40 (1870), pp. 33-166; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 40 1870

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  18. Title: Carta do reconcavo da Bahia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "Gravada mediante auxilio do Governo do Estado na administrac̦ão do exmo. Sñr. Conso. Luiz Vianna." Includes tables showing population and geological features.

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  19. Title: Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Scale approximately 1:2,100,000

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  20. Title: A new description of Kent ...

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Includes tables and text.; Accompanied by: A note on the facsimile reproduction by the Ordnance Survey of Symonson's Map of Kent, 1596 ... [1914?] (O.S. leaflet no. 53/56) ([3] pages ; 22 cm.).; Facsim. of edition publ.: [S.leaves] : P. Stent, [approximately 1650]. 52 x 77 centimeters Scale approximately 1:120,000 General Map Collection

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