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  1. Title: Mappe monde ou description du globe terrestre: assujettie aux observations astronomiques; par le Sr. Janvier geographe.

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    Summary: Map 1 from vol. 1 of Atlas Universel by P. Santini. Relief shown pictorially. Shows the routes of several explorers. 1 map; 47 x 66 cm.

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  2. Title: Nouvelle Mappe Monde dediee au progres de nos connoissances; Francois Santini.

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    Summary: A Venise Chez Francois Santini, rue Ste. Justine pres la dite Eglise. A 'view from space' of the earth's hemispheres; the hemispheres selected are the maritime and terrestrial hemispheres, or 'water' and 'land' hemispheres. This map is quite rare in having the land and water hemispheres as the main subject; these are usually supplementing polar or equatorial views of the world. Probably from Paolo Santini's Atlas Universel, between 1776 and 1781. Includes 350-word commentary on why the oblique south polar and north polar views were chosen. The terrestrial hemisphere, we are told, is not centred on Paris and the Paris meridian purely for patriotic reasons, but according to scientific principles. 1 map: col.; 2 hemispheres each 31,2 cm. in diam., on sheet 53 x 72 cm.

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  3. Title: Nuova carta del teatro della guerra in Italia dal Brenner al Gran Sasso d'Italia e da Torino all'isola di Lissa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.

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  4. Title: South America, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Perou et Bresil sepl. de Tierre - Firme, de Guayana, et de la riviere des Amazones : ce qui fait la partie boreale de L'Amerique Meridiole., par le sr. d'Anville. It was published by P. Santini, Chez M. Remondini in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Covers the northern part of South America. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 58.000000 degrees west. 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 is shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  5. Title: Central South America, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte qui represente la parte meridionale du Bresil et du Perou, le Chili septentrional et le Paraguay : ce qui fait la partie de milieu de L'Amerique Meridionale, par le sr. d'Anville. It was published by P. Santini, Chez M. Remondini in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Covers the central part of South America including parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 58.000000 degrees west. 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 is shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  6. Title: Chile and Argentina, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Chili meridional, du Rio de la Plata des Patagons, et du Detroit de Magellan : ce qui fait l'extremite australe de l'Amerique Meridle., par le sr. d'Anville. It was published by P. Santini in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Covers southern South America including portions of Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 58.000000 degrees west. 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 is shown pictorially. Includes note. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  7. Title: Nouvelle mappe monde dedièe au progrès de nos connoissances

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    Summary: Date of publication from Tooley. Double hemispherical world map showing the unmapped east coast of Australia. Relief shown pictorially. Map is framed by illustrations. Includes text below map. Probably from: Vol. 1, no. 2. Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes. Venise : Remondini, 1776-[1784]. Paolo Santini sold the plates of his Atlas universel to G. Remondini in 1781. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  8. Title: Partie Meridion de la Louisiane...

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 47 x 58 cm. Relief shown pictorially.

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  9. Title: Carte des isles de Majorque, Minorque et Yvice

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    Summary: Insets: Plan du Port et de la Ville de Mahon et de fes forts -- Mer Mediterranee. 53 x 40 centimeters Scale approximately 1:475,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Havana, Cuba, 1762 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the Havana and its environs : with several posts and attacks made by the British forces under the command of the Earl of Albemarle and Sr. Geo. Pocock which was taken 13 Aug. 1762, Ths. Kitchin sculpt. engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York. It was published by J. Boydell engraver in Cheapside & R. Willcock bookseller in Cornhill, Novr. 1st 1762. Scale [ca. 1:24,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'NAD 1927 Cuba Norte' 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 associated with the British Siege of Havana, 1762, such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, lines of fire, troop placement, ship locations, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures; Depths are shown by soundings. Includes indexes for: References to the Moro -- Attack on the Moro -- References to the Town and Harbour -- Attack on the Town and Defences of that Side.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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  11. Title: Questa carta contiene la costa dell'India Orientale con la costa Coramendell eè l'Isola di Zerlan eè finisce con la parte Tramon

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given. This map includes the Eastern coast of India with the Coramendal Coast and the Island of Ceylon and finishes with the northern part of Sumatra, showing coastal towns, harbours and islands."L.°6°" Title from decorative cartouche. Includes a decorative compass rose. In lower left margin: AF Lucini, fece."La Longitudine comincia da L'Isole di Picho e' di Azores." Plate [77] from volume 2 of: Arcano del mare / Ruberto Dudleo. In Fiorenza : Nella nuova stamperia per Guiseppe Cocchini all'insegnia della stella, 1661. In Italian. Scale not given. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  12. Title: Carta particolare del Golfo di Bengala eè Pegu che comincia con il il capo Mastilipatan eè finisce con la punta Domurco : d'Asia Carta V.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given. Detailed map of the Gulf of Bengal and Pegu which commences with Cape Mastilipatan and finishes with Point Domurco, showing coastal towns, harbours and islands."L.°6°" Title from decorative cartouche. Includes a decorative compass rose. In lower left margin: AF Lucini, fece."La Longitudine comincia da L'Isole di Picho e' di Azores." Plate [80] from volume 2 of: Arcano del mare / Ruberto Dudleo. In Fiorenza : Nella nuova stamperia per Guiseppe Cocchini all'insegnia della stella, 1661. Scale not given. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  13. Title: Anahuac, o sia, I'Impero Messicano, i regni d'Acolhuacan, e di Michuacan etc: siccom' erano nell' anno 1521

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    Summary: 1 sheet : black and white; Illustrated a vignette of the coat of arms of Mexico surrounding the title; Print version published as a foldout plate in Francesco Saverio Clavigero's Storia antica del Messico, 1780-1781, volume 1, facing page 27; Relief depicted pictorially. Scale not given (W 105°13'00"-W 92°06'00"/N 22°11'00"-N 13°34'00").

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  14. Title: North Africa & Mediterranean Sea Region, 1775 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Barbarie : contenant les royaumes de Maroc, de Fez, d'Alger, de Tunis et de Tripoli, avec les deserts limitrophes de l'interieur de l'Afrique, dressee sur les cartes des Ssrs. d'Anville et Robert de Vaugondy ; par P. Santini, 1775. It was published by P. Santini in 1775. Scale [ca. 1:4,900,000]. Covers North Africa and a portion of the Mediterranean coast of Europe. 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 and routes, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes notes.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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