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  1. Title: Poictou, (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Poictou : Pictonum Vicinarumque Regionum Fidiss. Descriptio. It was published by: Auctoris aere & cura impressum, absbolutumque apud Christophorum Plantinum. Scale approximately 1:600,000, 15 Milliaria Pictonica communia et magna [= 10,4 cm]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 30N (EPSG: 32630) 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: Nova et integra vniversi orbis descriptio; Orontius F. Delph., ad lectorem; vale 1531, mense Iulio.; Nova et integra universi orbis descriptio

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    Summary: Double-cordiform map. Executed in photolithograpy and printed on old paper. 1 map; 31 x 44 cm.

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  3. Title: Thusciae descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio." Text in German on verso with caption title: Tuscia; p. 66. Probably issued in: Theatrum oder Schawbüch der Erdtkreÿs. In Antorff [Antwerp] : Bey Christoffel Plantin, in Verlegung Abraham Örtell, 1580.

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  4. Title: Thusciae descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio." Latin text on verso with caption title: Tuscia; p. 36. Occurs in: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum / Abraham Ortelius. 1570. Historic Maps copy imperfect: left and right margins closely trimmed.

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  5. Title: La Toscana

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Tusciæ elegantioris Italiæ partis Corographium descripsimus atque ita guidem ut nihil amplius in ea desiderari possit. Vale. 1558."

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  6. Title: Russiae vulgo Moscovia, pars Australis

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Date derived from identification plate. Shows longitudes east from Madeira Islands. Engraved pictures at upper left and lower right.

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  7. Title: Moscoviae pars Australis; auctore Issaco Massa.; Moscovia

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of ships in the Black Sea and the title cartouche includes stylized faces and Russian figures. Includes pictorial representations of animals and peoples Cartouche in upper left corner reads "D. Isaaco Massa Equiti Nobilissimo, et RegiaeSuecorum Maiestatis Delegato Amplissimo. D.D. Joannes Janssonius." This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636 and 1637. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 38 x 48 cm.

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  8. Title: Campagna di Roma, olim Latium : all' Illmo. et reumo. ... Sig. Luigi Care. Capponi

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Italia di Gio: Ant. Magini / data in luce da Fabio suo figliulo ... Bononiæ : impensis ipsius auctoris, anno 1620 (In Bologna : Per Sebastiano Bonomi).

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  9. Title: America

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    Summary: 1 map ; 5 x 7 in. Relief shown pictorially. Signature "Ll iij La". Page number 201 from "Geografia de Cl. Tolomeo."

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  10. Title: Poland and Baltic States, 1700-1710 (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 : subdivisés suivant l'estendue des palatinats, dressées sur ce qu'en ont donné Starovolsk, Beauplan, Hartnoch, et autres auteurs ; rectifice par les observations d'Hevelius etc. It was published by: Chez P. Mortier between 1700 and 1710. Scale approximately 1:2,600,000. 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 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: Nova tabula Magni Ducatus Finlandiae, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova tabula Magni Ducatus Finlandiae : in provincias divisa, multis locis aucta et correcta. It was published by: ex officina Petri Mortier ca. 1710. Scale approximately 1:2,000,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the EUREF FIN TM35FIN (EPSG: 3067) 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: Baltic States, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Estats de Pologne subdivisés suivant l'estendue des palatinats. It was published by: Chez Pierre Mortier et Compagnie ca. 1710. Scale approximately 1:2,150,000. 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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  13. Title: Le Valentinois, le Diois et les Baronies, dans le Dauphiné, le Comtat Venaiscin et la Principauté d'Orange, 1705- (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Le Valentinois, le Diois et les Baronies, dans le Dauphiné, le Comtat Venaiscin et la Principauté d'Orange. It was published by: Pierre Mortier between 1705 and . Scale approximately 1:253,000. 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 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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  14. Title: Partie meridionale de L'Evesché de Chartres, divisé en archidiaconez et doyennéz, 1700-1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Partie meridionale de L'Evesché de Chartres, divisé en archidiaconez et doyennéz : dédié a Monseigneur Paul Godet des Marais, Evesque de Chartres et Abbé de Digny. It was published by: Chez Pierre Mortier et Compagnie, Avec Privilege between 1700 and 1710. Scale approximately 1:203,000. 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 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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  15. Title: Southern South America, Argentina, Chile, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Paraguay, du Chili, du Detroit de Magellan &c. : dressée sur les descriptions des PP. Alfonse d'Ovalle, et Nicolas Techo, et sur les relations et memoires de Brouwer, Narbouroug, Mr. de Beauchesne & / par Guillaume De l'Isle, Geographe de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. It was published by chez Pierre Mortier, avec privileg ca. 1708. Scale ca. 1:9,000,000. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic 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 explorers' routes, notes on interior exploration, and notes on indigenous peoples. Relief shown pictorially. 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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  16. Title: Pernambuco, Brazil, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Praefecturae Paranambucae pars meridionalis. It was published by the workshop of P. Mortier ca. 1710. Scale not given. 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also vignette showing slave labor, labeled paths of colonial battle leaders, ships. 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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  17. Title: Bay of All Saints, Bahia, Brazil, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Sinus omnium sanctoru[m]. It was published by the workshop of P. Mortier ca. 1710. Scale not given. Map in Latin, Portuguese, and Dutch. 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, terrestrial navigation routes, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also smoke stacks at sugar mills, and inset of Salvador: Civitas S. Salvatoris. 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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  18. Title: Mediterranean Sea Region, 1700-1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte nouvelle de la mer Mediterranee : divisee en mer de Levant et de Ponant, subdivises en leurs principales parties ou mers : avec les observations des Mrs. de l'Academie, dressee par ... Sanson. It was published by chez Pierre Mortier, between 1700 and 1710. Scale [ca. 1:4,375,000]. Covers the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea regions. Map in French. 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, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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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  19. Title: Corfu, ville de la Republique de Venise, dans la Dalmatie

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    Summary: Pictorial view of the harbor of Kerkyra on the island of Corfu; relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege." In upper right-hand corner: LVI. Indexed for points of interest. Plate 56 from: Nouveau théatre d'Italie, ou, Description exacte de ses villes ... sur les desseins de feu Monsieur Jean Blaeu ... A La Haye : Chez Rutgert Christophle Alberts, 1724.

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  20. Title: L'ancienne Thebaide, ou, Les deserts d'Egypte : habitez par les Ss. pères des deserts

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    Summary: Map showing northern Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and the island of Cyprus, with portraits of St. Paul and St. Anthony on either side of title; relief shown pictorially. From: Atlas antiquus, sacer, ecclesiasticus et profanus ... / collectus ex tabulis geographicis Nic. sansonis ... Amstelodami : P. Mortier, 1705.

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