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  1. Title: North and South America a discourse delivered before the Rhode-Island Historical Society, December 27, 1865

    • Image data
    • 1866
    Contributors:

    Summary: Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. Sabin no. 77082.

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  2. Title: Cuba, 1835 (Image 4 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 4 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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: Cuba, 1835 (Image 2 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 2 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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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  4. Title: Cuba, 1835 (Image 1 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 1 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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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  5. Title: Cuba, 1835 (Image 3 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 3 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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: Cuba, 1835 (Image 6 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 6 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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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  7. Title: Cuba, 1835 (Image 5 of 6) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2013
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geogro. topografica de la isla de Cuba : dedicanla a la Reyna Nuestra Se?ora Do? a Isabel II, El Teniente General Conde de Cuba y la Comision de Gefes y Oficiales Militares y de Agrimensores Publicos que la levanto y formo de su orden en los a?os de 1824 a 1831/Do. Estruch lo grabo en Barcelona 1835 ; Carlos Roca lo dibujo. It was published in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. This layer is image 5 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator project 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, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. Includes also indexes, table of distances, statistical tables, and insets: 'Plano de la ciudad y puerto de La Habana' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad y bahia de Sn. Carlos de Matanzas' [ca. 1:14.500]. -- 'Ciudad de Sta. Maria del Puerto Principe' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba' [ca. 1:16.000] -- 'Plano de la bahia de Cuba' [ca. 1:48.000]. -- 'Plano de la ciudad de Trinidad' [ca. 1:16.000]. -- 'Puerto de Casilda' [ca. 1:43.000].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: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia, 1876 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the Botanic Garden and Park as designed by Dr. Schomburgk, compiled and drawn in the office of the Surveyor General by E.P. Laurie from a survey made by Mr. Surveyor J.W. Jones 1874. It was published by Surveyor-General's Office in 1876. Scale [ca. 1:1,584].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, roads, paths, fountains, buildings, gardens, lawns, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  9. Title: Map of the rivers Huallaga, Ucayali, & Amazon : from the observations of Lieut. Wm. L. Herndon U.S.N.

    • Not specified
    • 1853
    Contributors:

    Summary: Detached from: Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 36, 2d Sess. 32d Congress.; Verified in: Catalogue of Maps of Hispanic America, American Geographical Society, volume 3, page 123, no. 1853-a (3). 64 x 148 centimeters

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  10. Title: Senegal and The Gambia, 1803 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Charte von den Senegal-Landern : nach den Specialcharten von Poirson und Blanchot, entworfen von Theoph. Friedr. Ehrmann. It was published by im Verlage des Landes Industrie Comptoirs in 1803. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. Covers Senegal and The Gambia, and portions of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mauritania, and Mali. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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.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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  11. Title: Estonia & Latvia, 1791 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2011
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Livland nach der Eintheilung Heinrich des Letten : und zu den Zeiten der Bischoffe u. Ordensmeister bis 1562, entworffen von W. C. Friebe ; gezeichnet von J. W. Krause ; gestochen von F. Ramberg. It was published by J. F. Hartknoch, ca. 1791. Scale [ca. 1:880,000]. Covers Estonia and a portion of Latvia. Map in German.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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  12. Title: South America, 1779 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

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

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

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

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    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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  15. Title: Mexico City, Mexico, 1776 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano geometrico de la imperial noble y leal ciudad de Mexico : teniendo por extremo la zanxa y garitas del resguardo de la real aduana, sacado de orden del Se?or Don Francisco Leandro de Viana, conde de Tepa, oydor que fue de la real audiencia de Mexico y hoi de consejo y camara de Indias ; por D. Ignacio de Castera, a?o de 1776 ; dale ? luz Don Tomas Lopez, ge?grafo de los dominios de S.M. It was published by [Tomas Lopez] in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:7,560]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. Covers Mexico City, Mexico. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the NAD 1927 UTM Zone 14N 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, and more. Includes notes and index to parishes, convents, schools, important houses, and sentries. 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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  16. Title: Mexico City, Mexico, 1776 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano geometrico de la imperial noble y leal ciudad de Mexico : teniendo por extremo la zanxa y garitas del resguardo de la real aduana, sacado de orden del Se?or Don Francisco Leandro de Viana, conde de Tepa, oydor que fue de la real audiencia de Mexico y hoi de consejo y camara de Indias ; por D. Ignacio de Castera, a?o de 1776 ; dale ? luz Don Tomas Lopez, ge?grafo de los dominios de S.M. It was published by [Tomas Lopez] in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:7,560]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. Covers Mexico City, Mexico. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the NAD 1927 UTM Zone 14N 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, and more. Includes notes and index to parishes, convents, schools, important houses, and sentries. 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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  17. Title: Mexico City, Mexico, 1776 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano geometrico de la imperial noble y leal ciudad de Mexico : teniendo por extremo la zanxa y garitas del resguardo de la real aduana, sacado de orden del Se?or Don Francisco Leandro de Viana, conde de Tepa, oydor que fue de la real audiencia de Mexico y hoi de consejo y camara de Indias ; por D. Ignacio de Castera, a?o de 1776 ; dale ? luz Don Tomas Lopez, ge?grafo de los dominios de S.M. It was published by [Tomas Lopez] in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:7,560]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map. Covers Mexico City, Mexico. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the NAD 1927 UTM Zone 14N 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, and more. Includes notes and index to parishes, convents, schools, important houses, and sentries. 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: Mexico City, Mexico, 1776 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano geometrico de la imperial noble y leal ciudad de Mexico : teniendo por extremo la zanxa y garitas del resguardo de la real aduana, sacado de orden del Se?or Don Francisco Leandro de Viana, conde de Tepa, oydor que fue de la real audiencia de Mexico y hoi de consejo y camara de Indias ; por D. Ignacio de Castera, a?o de 1776 ; dale ? luz Don Tomas Lopez, ge?grafo de los dominios de S.M. It was published by [Tomas Lopez] in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:7,560]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. Covers Mexico City, Mexico. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the NAD 1927 UTM Zone 14N 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, and more. Includes notes and index to parishes, convents, schools, important houses, and sentries. 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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  19. Title: Moscow, Russia, 1808 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2009
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Moskwa. It was published by [Diesbachische Buchhandlung] in 1808. Scale [ca. 1:21,000]. Covers Moscow, Russia. Map in German.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 37N 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, ground cover, fortification, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  20. Title: Map of Newfoundland to accompany the paper by Alexander Murray Esqre

    • Image data
    • 1877
    Contributors:

    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights. Shows harbors, offshore islands, and major rivers. "The parts coloured Green represent the tracts now known to be more or less fit for settlement." Telegraph line and line of railway survey are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 266-78; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877

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