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  1. 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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  2. Title: Poland and Baltic States, 1740-1740 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Estats de la couronne de Pologne : presenté a monseigneur le duc de Bourgogne. It was published by: Che. Reinier & Ottens between 1740 and 1740. Scale approximately 1:2,650,000. Map in French. 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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  3. Title: Baltic States, ca. 1732 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima Regni Poloniae nova tabula : comprehendens Maioris et Minoris Poloniae Regni, Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae, Ducatus Prussiae, Curlandiae, Samogitiae, Massoviae, Volhyniae, Podoliae, Russiae, Ucraniae et de Moscoviae pars accuratam descriptionem. It was published by: Apud R. et J. Ottens ca. 1732. Scale approximately 1:2,300,000. Map in Latin. 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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  4. Title: Plan du passage du Var, fait le 30 Nov. 1746, ca. 1747 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan du passage du Var, fait le 30 Nov. 1746 : par les armées combinées Imperiales & Sardinoises sous les Ordres du Comte de Broune. It was published by: Chez R. & I. Ottens ca. 1747. Scale not given. 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 32N (EPSG: 32632) 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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  5. Title: Central Europe Region, 1730-1739 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Routes des postes et des voitures pour les marchandises et pour les voyages par l'Empire dans les principaux Etats de l'Europe, T. Stemmers, sculp. It was published by chez Reinier & Iosue Ottens, between 1730 and 1739. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Covers the Central Europe region. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by shading.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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  6. Title: L'Afrique par G. De L'Isle.

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    Summary: Shows part of Brazil and Island of Madagascar. Relief shown pictorially. "Dresseé sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, et quelques autres; & sur les Memoires les plus recens ... chéz R. & L. Ottens, geographes dans le Kalverstraat au Carte du Monde." Cartouche in upper right-hand corner. 1 map: hand col.; 44 x 57 cm

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  7. Title: Oostende, Belgium, ca. 1727 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nouveau plan de la ville d'Ostende : ville forte du Comte de Flandre celebre par l'octroy de l'empereur pour la navigation aux Indes Orientales. It was published by chez R. & J. Ottens, sur le Nieuwendyk a la Carte du Monde ca. 1727. Scale [ca. 1:3,900]. Covers Oostende, 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index.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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  8. Title: Accuratissima Europae tabula, 173u- (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Accuratissima Europae tabula : multis locis correcta et nuperrime edita per F. de Wit. It was published by: Ex officina R. & Io. Ottens, 173u. Scale ca. 1:10,750,000. Map in Latin. 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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  9. Title: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova Isthmi Americani, qui et Panamiensis item Dariensis, tabula, in qua urbes Porto Bello, Panama et Carthagena. It was published by R. et J. Ottens ca. 1708. Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000]. Map in Latin. 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. Includes insets: A draught of St. Augustin and its harbour. -- La Havane.--Plan de la ville espagnole de S. Domingue.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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  10. Title: Carte d'Europe, 1724 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte d'Europe : dressée pour l'usage du Roy sur les itineraires anciens et modernes et sur les routiers de mer assujetis aux observations astronomiques. It was published by: Chez l'auteur, Quay de l'Horloge, avec privilege in 1724. Scale ca. 1:8,800,000. Map in French. 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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  11. Title: Nieuwe afteekening van het eyland Minorca, geleegen in de Middellandsche Zee, ca. 1726 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieuwe afteekening van het eyland Minorca, geleegen in de Middellandsche Zee. It was published by: Gerard van Keulen, met Previlegie ca. 1726. Scale not given.. Map in Dutch. 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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  12. Title: Toulouse, France, ca. 1690-1699 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Tolose divise en huict capitoulats : dedie A Mrs. les Capitouls Juges et Directeurs de la Ville et Gardiage de Tolose par Mr. Jouvin de Rochefort, Tresorier de France. It was published by Chez de Fer, sur le Quay de l'Orloge dans l'Isle du Palais a la Sphere Royale between 1690 and 1699. Scale [ca. 1:3,800]. Covers Toulouse, France. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, 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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  13. Title: Bay of Bengal Region, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Sinus Gangeticus : vulgo golfo de Bengala nova descriptio. It was published by Typis G. Valk, et P. Schenk, ca. 1708. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000]. Covers the Bay of Bengal region. Map in Latin.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, and more. Relief shown pictorialy, depths by soundings.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: Graubunden Region, Switzerland, 1724 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nouvelle carte du pays de Grisons : avec ses dependances la Valteline, les comtes de Chiavenne, et Bormio, dressee sur les observations du Ph. Cluvere geographe, et du Collonel Schmid de Gruenek ; Johannes van Lugtenburg gesneden ; en door Jacob Keyzer gecorrigeert. It was published by R. Ottens in 1724. Scale [ca. 1:260,000]. Covers the Kanton Graubunden region of Switzerland and portions of Liechtenstein, Italy, and Austria. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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, cities, towns, villages, and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes alsoThis 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: Totius Neobelgii nova et accuratissima tabula

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    Summary: Shows New England, parts of Middle Atlantic States and part of Virginia. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. "Reproduced by A.C. Austin Eng. Co., Albany, N.Y." Facsimile of map published in Amsterdam, ca. 1725, a later issue of the map originally published by Hugo Allard. Cf. "New light on the Jansson-Visscher maps of New England" / T. Campbell. Map collector's circle, no. 24, 1965. Includes ill. and view of "Nieuw-Amsterdam onlangs Nieuw Jorck genaemt" with its key.

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  16. Title: Septemtrionaliora Americæ à Groenlandia, per Freta Davidis et Hudson, ad Terram Novam

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Inset map of Fish Bay, Disko Island and coast of Greenland. The fourth state of a map originally published by Frederik de Wit in 1675. From: Atlas van zeevaart en koophandel door de geheele weereldt ... / ... door den Heer Louis Renard ... Te Amsterdam : by Reinier en Iosua Ottens, 1745. 48 x 54 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,900,800 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Septemtrionaliora Americæ à Groenlandia, per Freta Davidis et Hudson, ad Terram Novam

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Inset map of Fish Bay, Disko Island and coast of Greenland. The fourth state of a map first published by Frederik de Wit in 1675. From: Atlas van zeevaart en koophandel door de geheele weereldt ... / ... door den Heer Louis Renard ... Te Amsterdam : by Reinier en Iosua Ottens, 1745.

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  18. Title: Tractus australior Americæ Meridionalis, a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum ad Toraltum = Nieuwe perfecte pascaert van 't suyderlykste deel van Suyt America, van Rio de la Plata door de straet Magellaen tot Toral

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    Summary: Includes decorative cartouche and illustrations of ships. A later state of a map first published by Frederik de Wit in 1675. From: Atlas van zeevaert en koophandel door de geheele weereldt ... / voorheen in de Fransche taele uytg. door Louis Renard ... Amsterdam: By Reinier en Iosua Ottens, 1745.

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  19. Title: Novissima tabula regni Hungariæ : et regionum quondam ei unitarum ut Transilvaniæ, Valachiæ, Moldaviæ, Serviæ, Romaniæ, Bulgariæ, Bessarabiæ, Croatiæ, Bosniæ, Dalmatiæ, Slavoniæ, Morlachiæ et reipublicæ Ragusanæ : accedit pars magna dominii Veneti, maris Adriatici et regionum adjacentium, totus penè Danubius, regiones quas præters: fluviiq[ue] omnes qui in eum influunt

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In lower left corner: 30. 48 x 87 centimeters Scale [1:2,000,000] General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Exactissima et postomnes alias nunc demùm edita tabula continens perfectam descriptionem regnorum Arragoniæ et Navarræ, principatûs Cataloniæ : nec non partium conterminarum, Biscajæ utriusque Castellæ, ac Valentiæ

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. The Ottens family firm continued under brothers Reinier and Josua after the death of their mother in 1725, until the death of Reinier in 1750. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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