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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Title: Europa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Outline color.

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  5. Title: Al mag.co et Ecc.mo mio sig.or osser.mo il sig.or ... Franc.o Morandi ... qu[es]ta carta di Europa ...

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    Summary: Map of Europe with the countries to the east and south of the Mediterranean. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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  13. Title: Devon, United Kingdom, 1799 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The county of Devon : reduced from the large map / by Benjamin Donn, with additions and corrections ; R. Baker, sculp., Islington. It was published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty... Charing Cross on July 31st, 1799. Scale ca. 1:211,000, 14 statute miles = 10.7 cm. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, forests, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also distances on the great roads measured from Hyde park Corner. 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: Louisiana by de Rivier Missisippi

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Hand colored.; Shows Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes region, emphasizing French possessions and Indian settlements. Includes locations of forts, proposed colonial settlements, and Indian villages. Also shows tributary rivers of the Mississippi River, including the R. Ouisconsing and R. Otenta (Missouri River).; Includes title cartouche incorporating arms of John Law in upper right.; Includes company seal of the Mississippi Company in upper left.; "D" handwritten in ink in upper right margin. 19 x 16 centimeters Scale not given General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Ky?to-shi, Japan, ca. 1732 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Miaco residence de l'empereur ecclesiastique : copie d'apres l'original japonnois ... qui se trouve dans le Cabinet du Chevalier Hans Sloane = Platte grondt van de stad Miaco, zetel van den geestelyken erf-keyzer van Japan : na een origineele japansche kaart ... onder den Ridder Hans Sloane berustende door J. G. Scheuchser. It was published by chez R. & I. Ottens in ca. 1732. Scale [ca. 1:14,000]. Covers Ky?to-shi, Japan. Map in French and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Tokyo Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 53N 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, streets, mountains, selected buildings, 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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  16. Title: Chao Phraya River Region, Thailand, 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du cours de la riviere de Meinam, depuis Judia jusqua son embouchure, dessinee par Eng. Kaempfer ; [engraved by] I. G. S. It was published by chez R. [et] I. Ottens in 1730. Scale [ca. 1:350,000]. Covers the Chao Phraya River region, Thailand. Map in French and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 47N, meters, WGS 1984) 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, administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes notes and inset map of Judia [i.e. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya].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: Tokyo, Japan, 1732 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Jedo capitale du Japon et residence du monarque seculier copie su l'original Japonnois de 4 1/2 pieds de long et d'autant de large qui est dan le cabinet du chevalier Hans Sloane = van vier en een halve Engelsche voet lang en zo veele breedt door J. G. Scheuchzer. It was published by Uytwerf in 1732. Scale [ca. 1:32,000]. Covers Tokyo, Japan. Map in French and Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Tokyo UTM Zone 54N 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, selected buildings, fortification, and more. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes illustrations. 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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  18. Title: Apographon descriptionis orbis terrae, figuris et narratiunculus distinctae, manee Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium Saec XV: Tabula aeneae Musee Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulli F. Borgia--proponit.

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    Summary: Engraving from a copper plate made by an unknown cartographer about 1410. For a history and description of the map see Nordenskild, A.E., "An account of a copy from the 15th century of a map of the world, and references therein." A later printing from same plate is in Gesellschaft der wissenschaften zu Gttingen. Commentationes, v.16, p.284. 1808. 1 map; 27 x 26 in.

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  19. Title: Battle of Prestonpans, Highlands of Scotland, United Kingdom, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An exact plan of His Majesty's great roads through the Highlands of Scotland, And. Rutherfurd delin. ; C. Mosley sculp. It was published in 1745. Scale [ca. 1:300,000].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, selected buildings, shoreline features, fortification, troop dispositions of Jacobite and the Royal Government's troops for the Battle of Prestonpans, 1745, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset: Plan of the Battle of Preston fought 21 Sept. 1745. The inset is oriented with south at the top and the entire inset map, including text, is at right angles to the main 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  20. Title: Tertiae partis Asiae quae modernis India orientalis dicitur acurata delineatio

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    Summary: Map of India, Malaysia, China's south coast, Philippines, northern part of Sumatra and Borneo. Relief is shown pictorially. Text on verso in Latin: Asiae tertiae pars sive India, Fol. 10 (signature: K). Map [10] from: Speculum orbis terrarum. Antwerpen : Gerhard de Iode, 1593.

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