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  1. Title: Map of the territory of Minnesota exhibiting the route of the expedition to the Red River of the north, in the summer of 1849

    • Not specified
    • 1849
    Contributors:

    Summary: Map may have been published in 1850, according to an early cataloger’s note. 28 x 25 inches

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  2. Title: Geological Map of Ohio

    • Not specified
    • 1888
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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 78 x 74 cm. "Based on Newberry's maps of 1869 & 79."

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  3. Title: Geological map of the state of Ohio

    • Not specified
    • 1879
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    Summary: Also published as: Geological atlas of the state of Ohio. 174 x 158 centimeters, sheets 64 x 86 centimeters

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  4. Title: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1817 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2006
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Boston Harbour : surveyed in 1817, by Alexr. S. Wadsworth ; by order of Come. William Bainbridge, to whom it is most respectfully inscribed ; Allen & Gaw, sc. Scale [1:18,000]. It was published by John Melish in 1819. Covers Boston Harbor, Massachusetts and adjacent lands. 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 nautical chart shows coastal features such as rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, and more. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. It also shows land features such as roads, drainage, selected buidings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  5. Title: United States of America

    • Image data
    • 1821
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    Summary: Upper right corner: No. 68. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Washington.

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  6. Title: Map of the United States of America.

    • Not specified
    • 1818
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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, hand colored;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  7. Title: Map of Illinois : constructed from the surveys in the General Land Office and other documents.

    • Not specified
    • 1818
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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress the 16th day of April 1818.;Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, No. 4-1408.;Notes on land surveys in upper left corner.;Washington and London.;1 map, hand colored;61 x 46 cm.;1:950,400 or 15 miles to 1 inch

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  8. Title: Southern section of the United States, including Florida &c. [cartographic material]

    • Not specified
    • 1816
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    Summary: Bermudas Isles. Includes statistical table.;Coordinates (W 97⁰40ʹW 74⁰10ʹ/N 39⁰00ʹN 25⁰00ʹ);1 map, hand colored;42 x 54 cm.;ca. 1:4,000,000

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  9. Title: Map of the United States of America

    • Not specified
    • 1813
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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;Detached from cover approximately 14 x 9 cm.;June 1813.;34 x 43 cm.;ca. 1:6,000,000

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  10. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 5 of 5) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 5 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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: United States, 1839 (Image 3 of 5) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 3 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the north-central portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  12. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 2 of 5) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 2 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  13. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 4 of 5) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 4 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the south-central portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  14. Title: United States, 1839 (Image 1 of 5) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chapin's ornamental map of the United States : with plans of the world, British Possessions, West Indies, & Colombia geographical part engraved by J. B. Taylor & H.F. Wheeler. It was published by W. Chapin & J.B. Taylor in 1839. Scale [ca. 1:158,000,000]. This layer is image 1 of 5 total images of the 6 sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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 drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets, portrait engravings (with text), and border scenes.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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  15. Title: Geological Map No. 2; prepared by J. S. Newberry M.D. geologist to the expedition.; Rio Colorado of the West.;Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2.

    • Not specified
    • 1858
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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and hachures. "Explorations and Surveys, War Department, map no. 2. Explored by 1st. Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in charge, by order of the Hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War; drawn by Frhr. F.W. v. Egloffstein, topographer to the expedition." Colored to show different geological areas, with key along bottom border. Also shows routes of exploration. 1 map: col.; 38 x 89 cm, folds to 27 x 18cm.

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  16. Title: Map of land in the eighth ward of the city of Brooklyn belonging to the heirs of Leffert Bergen dec

    • Not specified
    • 1882
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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Manuscript property sale map of a portion of the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, showing streets and the property lines of parcels, built on land that had been a portion of Bergen family farmland inherited by Leffert Bergen (1789-1856). Coverage area extends from Upper Bay southeast to 3rd Avenue, and from 52nd Street south to 55th Street. Almost half of the map is devoted to seaside property below the high water mark. Shows "Pier Line as Report of Commissioners May 5th 1875" and "Bulkhead Line of April 17th 1857." Mounted on linen and intended to be rolled and tied. Notes: Oriented with north to the upper left. Scale determined from property dimensions given on map.

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  17. Title: Map of the boundary between Massachusetts & New York: showing the ancient colonial and provincial grants and settlements; by Franklin Leonard Pope, member of the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society.

    • Not specified
    • 1886
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    Summary: Extends west to Schenectady and the Hudson River, covering Columbia County and most of Rensselaer County. Extend east to cover most of Berkshire County. Shows the Commissioners boundary, 1787. Relief shown by hachures. Publisher from front cover. Probably also published to accompany: The western boundary of Massachusetts: a study of Indian and colonial history / by Franklin Leonard Pope. Pittsfield, Mass.: Privately printed, 1886. 1 map; 37 x 28 cm., folded in cover 22 x 14 cm.

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  18. Title: Översiktskarta över södra Sveriges myrmarker : (boggy ground in southern Sweden)

    • Not specified
    • 1923
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:500,000 (E 10°58ʹ--E 17°10ʹ/N 60°40ʹ--N 55°20ʹ). "... efter de Geologiska kartbladen.” "A.-B. Kartografiska Institutet"--lower right margin. "Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Ser. Ba. Nr 11." Title and legend in Swedish and English. Contents: Norra bladet -- Södra bladet. 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 56 x 100 centimeters and 73 x 100 centimeters

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  19. Title: Vienna International Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 1873 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2008
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: [Offizieller Plan der Weltausstellung 1873, Wien]. It was published by Eduard Hallberger in 1873. Scale [ca. 1:3,000]. Covers the grounds and buildings of the Vienna International Exhibition, 1873. 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, railroads, paths, parks, buildings, drainage, ground cover, and more. Includes index of major exhibits. 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: Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity, 1862 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled historic paper manuscript map: [Map of Poolesville, Maryland and vicinity showing the position of Union brigades]. It was sketched by Union General George Stoneman, Oct. 24th, 1862. Scale not given. Covers a portion of Montgomery County, Maryland from Poolesville to the Potomac River. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System (in Meters) (Fipszone 1900). 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, towns and villages, drainage, troop location, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of the Civil War from the Harvard Map Collection. Many items from this selection are from a collection of maps deposited by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts (MOLLUS) in the Harvard Map Collection in 1938. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features, in particular showing places of military importance. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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