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  1. Title: San Francisco, California 1859 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of San Francisco and its vicinity, California, U.S. Coast Survey ; topography by A.F. Rodgers, sub-assistant ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. R.M. Cuyler, N.S.N. assistant. It was published by The Survey in 1859. Scale 1:10,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, railroads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by coutours (20 foot intervals) and spot heights; depths by soundings. Includes table of references (public buildings, etc.). 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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  2. Title: Providence, Rhode Island, 1857 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, from surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling ; engraved, printed, compiled & mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment, no. 90 Fulton St., New York. It was published by F.A. Baker in 1857. Scale [1:4,200]. Covers a portion of East Providence, Rhode Island.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3800) 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, railroad stations, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), docks and wharves, private buildings with selected names of property owners, town district boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations of buildings in upper and lower margins: New Custom House, Post Office and U.S. court rooms -- Brown University -- Providence Institution for Savings -- Butler Hospital for the Insane -- First Baptist Meeting House -- Grace Church -- General railroad passenger station -- Central Congregational Church -- Providence Athenaeum -- Central Baptist Church.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: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 1837 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Massachusetts, Rhode-Island & Connecticut : compiled from the latest authorities, engraved by J. Wells. It was published by A.F. Wilcox & Co. in 1837. Scale [ca. 1:442,000].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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as cities and towns, roads, railroads, drainage, churches, academies, banks, court houses, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), town, county, and state boundaries, and more. It also includes many inset maps of the major cities of New England.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 map purposes.

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  4. Title: Troy & Greenfield Railroad, New York and New England, ca. 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Troy & Greenfield Rail Road and its connections, [by] A.F. Edwards, chief engineer. It was published ca. 1855 by B.W. Thayer & Co.'s Lith. Scale not given. Covers Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of Maine and New York.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 railroads completed, chartered and under construction, drainage, selected cities, towns, and villages, state and county boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  5. Title: State of Nevada : [base map]

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    Summary: Compiled in 1921 and 1922.; At head of title: U.S. Geological Survey. 157 x 107 centimeters Scale 1:500,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: State of North Dakota

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    Summary: Reprinted 1941. 72 x 117 centimeters Scale 1:500,000 General Map Collection

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  7. Title: State of North Dakota

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    Summary: Horizontal datum is North American.; "Compiled in 1920." 72 x 117 centimeters Scale 1:500,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Minnesota

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    Summary: 67 x 60 centimeters Scale 1:1,000,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  9. Title: State of Indiana

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    Summary: Compiled from official records of the General Land Office, U.S. Geological Survey and other sources under the direction of I.P. Berthrong.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 62 x 43 centimeters Scale 1:750,000; 1 inch = 12 statute miles. General Map Collection

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  10. Title: State of Indiana

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    Summary: Compiled from official records of the General Land Office, U.S. Geological Survey and other sources under the direction of I.P. Berthrong.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Scale 1:760,320. 1 inch = 12 statute miles

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  11. Title: State of Mississippi : compiled from official records of the General Land Office, U.S. Geological Survey and other sources, under the direction of I.P. Berthrong, Chief of Drafting Division G.L.O.

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    Summary: Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; Relief shown by shading.; Includes inset of Jackson. 82 x 51 centimeters Scale [1:760,320] 1 inch = 12 statute miles. General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Northern Syria, Djebel Simʻân, Djebel Ḥalaḳah and part of Djebel Bārîshā : from survey by F.A. Norris, C.W., 1905

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In lower margin: Div. II, Sect. B, Pt. 6. Shows route of the American Archaeological Expedition to Syria, 1904-1905, ruins, and places visited or seen by members of the expedition. From: Syria : Publications of the Princeton University archaeological expeditions to Syria in 1904-5 and 1909 ... Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1914-1930.

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  13. Title: State of Minnesota

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    Summary: each sheet 73 x 62 centimeters Scale 1:500,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  14. Title: State of Utah

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 42 x 32 centimeters Scale 1:760,320; 1 inch = 12 miles. General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Southern Haurân

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows route of the American Archaeological Expedition to Syria, 1904-1905, ruins, and places visited or seen by members of the expedition.

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  16. Title: State of Minnesota : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:760,320]. 1 in. = 12 mi. Includes inset of Minneapolis and St. Paul. 93 x 79 centimeters 1:760,320 General Minnesota Maps

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  17. Title: Map of the state of Colorado

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of Colorado showing land grants, forest reserves, railroads, land offices, etc. Notes: Relief shown by shading. Map detached from a United States Senate document in the United States congressional serial set (Serial Set 4220 S.doc.34): Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and accompanying draft of a bill providing for an appropriation to compensate the Confederated Bands of Ute Indians for the lands of their reservation in Colorado. Scale 1:760,320 1 in. = 12 miles

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  18. Title: State of Florida drawn and compiled by A. F. Dinsmore.

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    Summary: At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office. "Traced and lettered by M. Hendges, I.P. Berthrong, and F.E. Mahoney." 1 map on 2 sheets: col.; 99 x 99 cm, sheets 59 x 101 cm

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  19. Title: State of Wyoming

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes indexes, "List of surveyed private grants" and "Reservations." 75 x 90 centimeters Scale approximately 1:710,000 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: State of Oregon; compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under supervision of A.F. Dinsmore, Chief of Drafting Division, G.L.O., Department of the Interior; compiled and drawn by A.F. Dinsmore.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 1 map: col.; 70 x 89 cm

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