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  1. Title: Burlington, Vermont, 1853 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Burlington, Vermont, 1853, lith. of Sarony & Major, NY. It was published by Presdee & Edwards in 1853. Scale [ca.1:1,287]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, wharves, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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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  2. Title: Woodstock, Vermont, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont. It was published by Presdee & Edwards, civil engineers and publishers in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:2,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), selected private buildings and property lots with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations and a list of 'subscribers.'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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  3. Title: Newton, Massachusetts, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., surveyed by order of the town by H.F. Walling, Sup. of the state map; assistant engineers F.S. Belden, N. Smith, Jr. It was published by Lith of Sarony & Co. in 1855. Scale [1:12,900]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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 and stations, drainage, public buildings, schools, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), selected private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries, cemeteries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes insets: West Newton -- Newton 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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  4. Title: Chicago, Illinois, 1853 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of Chicago : Cook Co., Illinois, surveyed and published by Henry Hart ; drawn by C. Potter. It was published in 1853. Scale [ca. 1:5,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Illinois East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 1201). 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, drainage, selected public buildings and private buildings, names of selected landowners, block numbers, property lot number, dimensions, and areas, city ward boundaries, and more. Includes engraving of Cook County Court House and a list of references. 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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  5. Title: Map of Minnesota territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Shows counties, roads, settlements, Indian villages, military posts, and the Dakota reservation.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; In lower margin: Published by L[I?]edfield, 110 & 112 Nassau St. [New York].; 110 & 112 Nassau St., New York was address of publisher Justus Starr Redfield.; Date of publication based on county formation. 30 x 37 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:2,410,000] General Minnesota Maps

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  6. Title: To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, and the allied armies of France and England, this military topographical map of the Krima Peninsula : constructed and founded on the most recent astronomical observations, verified and completed from authentic military surveys of the staff of His Imperial Majesty's Quarter Master General's Department

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Title in English and Russian. Text, legend, and place-names in English. Statement in upper margin in English and 2 languages in Arabic alphabet.; "Entered at Stationers Hall, London, Saturday 20th May, 1854."; "Corr. to 1855 from general Schubert's official map."; Originally printed on 10 sheets.; Includes text, notes, population table, and hand col. inset of geology of Crimea and adjacent regions. 120 x 223 centimeters, sheets 95 x 132 centimeters. or smaller Scale [1:168,000]; 4 versts; 4666 2/3 English yards to an English inch General Map Collection

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  7. Title: Amérique Septentrionale publiée sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans prémier prince du sang; par Sr. D'Anville.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. This map is particulary distinctive for its portrayal of the Mississippi River valley and the river systems between the St. Lawrence and James Bay. Includes inset of Hudon and Baffin Bay. Decorative cartouche depicts a Native American woman holding a quiver of arrows with two cherubs by her feet and native animals. 1 map on 2 sheets: hand col.; 88 x 84 cm. (in case 93 x 93 cm.)

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  8. Title: Metz

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 36. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Commercy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Red overprinting: "Office of Chief of Engineers."; Red overprinting shows railroads, sawmills, highways, water supply systems and dumps.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Commercy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 52. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Nancy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Amiens

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 12. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Méziéres

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 24. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  14. Title: Nancy

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Prime meridian: Paris.; Upper right margin: 69. 51 x 81 centimeters Scale [1:80,000] General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Paris

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows city with Paris-centric coordinates. "Levée par les Officiers du Corps dÉtat-Major, et publiér par le Dépòt de la Guerre en 1832." "Révisée en 1901." "Gravée: le trait, le figuré du terrain et les eaux par Chartier la lettre par Carré." "R. 10-9-15." Includes text and number 48 in upper right corner.

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  16. Title: Northern Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1865 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of that part of the city of New York north of 155 street. It was published by Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. in December 1865. Scale [ca. 1:6,375]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. 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 and streets laid out by the Commissioners of the Central Park, drainage, bridges, selected buildings, and more. 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: Melville & Bathurst Islands with Cobourg Peninsula North Australia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and text. Depth shown by soundings (in fathoms) and shading. Includes information on land vegetation. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 4 (1834), pp. 129-81; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 4 1834.

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  18. Title: Proposed Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes: Kenya, 1992

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains the locations of proposed large-scale irrigation schemes in Kenya. This data was used in Map 3.12 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Kenya, MInistry of Water Development and Japanese International Cooperation Agency. (1992). Proposed Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes: Kenya, 1992. World Resources Institute. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gh683jp8402 Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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