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  1. Title: [Map of part of northeastern Virginia] This map is the result of horseback surveys made by the writer and donor and other members.

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours. "Engraved by J. Schedler 120 Pearl St. N.York." Manuscript note reads "This map is the result of horseback surveys made by the writer and donor and other members of the Topograhical Department of the Army of the Potomac and was used by Gen'l Hancock in Grant's first campaign in Virginia in the Sring of 1864. S. Alexander, Topographic Engineer, 3rd Corps Army of the Potomac. 822 Oakland Ave, Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 18th, 1905." 1 map: mounted on cloth; 72 x 91 cm

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  2. Title: Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington surveys for military defenses; compiled at Topographical Engineers office at Division headquarters ofGeneral Irvin McDowell.; Map of north eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Arlington, January 1st 1862 from published and manuscript maps corrected by recent Surveys and Reconnaissances." "Engraved on stone by J. Schedler No. 120 Pearl St. N.Y." Includes table of "Elevations above tide water", "Geological profile of Loudoun County" and list of "Data used in compilation." 1 map: mounted on cloth; 167 x 127 cm

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  3. Title: Herzogthum Nassau, Landgrafschaft Hessen Homburg und die Freie Stadt Frankfurt a/M entw. u. gez. von J. Grassl. 1851. (with) Plan von Wiesbaden. (with) Frankfurt a/M. (with) Landgrafs. Hessen Homburg, Herrschaft Meisenheim. Stich, Druck und Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts in Hildburghausen, (1860) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Nassau, Germany created in 1851. The original map appears in "Grosser Hand - Atlas Uber Alle Theile Der Erde In 170 Karten. Herausgegeben von J. Meyer. Hildburghausen Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  4. Title: Neueste Karte von Kurfurstenthum Hessen. Nach den besten Quellen entw. u. geziecht 1844. Von Joseph Graessl. (with) Der Kreis Schaumburg. (with) Umgegend von Cassel. Eigenthum und Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris u. Philadelphia (1860) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Hesse, Germany created in 1844. The original map appears in "Grosser Hand - Atlas Uber Alle Theile Der Erde In 170 Karten. Herausgegeben von J. Meyer. Hildburghausen Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  5. Title: Map of British Guiana : from the latest surveys of Schomburgk, Owen, Hilhouse, & others ; & those of Hancock, Van-Cooten, Bouchenroeder, & Bercheyck ...

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Hand col. shows cultivated and previously cultivated lands; shows also pariochial divisions, etc.; "Respectfully dedicated to His Excellency Henry Light Esqr., Governor ... by His Excellency's very obedient, humble servant J. Hadfield, Crown Surveyor ..." 41 x 44 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,520,640 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Geologic map of the Long Island Lake quadrangle, Cook County, Minnesota, M-46

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Long Island Lake quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.

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  7. Title: Carte indiquant specialement le comte de Pontiac dans la province de Quebec

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    Summary: Probable date of publication from catalog card. 60 x 64 centimeters Scale approximately 1:900,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Sectional map of the surveyed portion of Minnesota : and the north western part of Wisconsin

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    Summary: Shows Wadena and Beltrami counties and portion of Morrison County extending west of the Mississippi; Cook County not shown.; "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by J.S. Sewall in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Second District of Minnesota."; Originally folded in cover (15 x 10 cm).; Inside front cover: Sewall's map of Minnesota, sold ... by D.D. Merrill, Randall & Co., agents ... St. Paul, July 1, 1867. 81 x 59 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:760,320. 1 inch = 12 miles General Minnesota Maps

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  9. Title: Carte topographique qui comprend la partie septentrionale du Landgraviat de Hesse Cassel et de la Principauté de Waldeck, l'Eveché de Paderborn, partie du Comté de Grubenhague et les frontieres de ses etats

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    Summary: Map of the former landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel and the former principality of Waldeck. Relief shown by hachures. Wooded areas shown pictorially.

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  10. Title: Preliminary map of Kentucky

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    Summary: At head of title: Printed for the State Inspector of Mines by the Kentucky Geological Survey.; Shows railroads and number of commercially important coal mines.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington.; Includes 2 cross sections. 33 x 64 centimeters Scale [1:1,267,200] 20 miles - 1 inch General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Powell Plaza (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map showing Powell Plaza (San Francisco). The original map was created in 1963 by the San Francisco Department of City Planning, and Mario J. Ciampi. A scanned version of this map was georeferenced as part of the Imagined San Francisco project. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. Ciampi, M. and San Francisco Department of City Planning. (2018). Powell Plaza (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kk722zn5346 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  12. Title: Downtown Design Plan (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image showing a plan of downtown San Francisco The original map is part of the 1963 Downtown San Francisco Plan created by the Department of City Planning and the architectural consultant Mario J. Ciampi. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. San Francisco Department of City Planning and Ciampi, M. (2018). Downtown Design Plan (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sc701bn0182 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  13. Title: Fulton Circle (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a plan of Fulton Mall from the 1963 Downtown San Francisco Plan. The plan was originally prepared by the staff of the Dept. of City Planning and the architectural consultant Mario J. Ciampi. This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised. San Francisco Department of City Planning and Ciampi, M. (2018). Fulton Circle (Raster Image). Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mw570jd1313 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  14. Title: Topographical Map Of The City and County Of New - York, and the adjacent Country: With Views in the border of the principal Buildings and interesting Scenery of the Island. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 4 Spruce St. New-York. 1836. Engraved & Printed by S. Stiles & Company, New-York. Entered ... 1836, by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of New York City (approx. 1836). The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  15. Title: Colton's New Railroad & County Map Of The United States, The Canadas &c. Published By J.H. Colton, No. 172 William St., New York 1862. Entered ... 1861 by J.H. Colton ... New York. (inset) Colton's Map of the United States Showing the Proposed Railroad Routes To The Pacific Ocean. (inset) Southern Part Of Florida (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a Civil War map - Confederacy green, North red, border states yellow. A pasted down sheet in the bottom margin explains the color coding and gives population statistics for the three regions. There is an ad for "Colton's...Complete Series of War Maps" on the verso of the cover and a pasted down list of Union and Confederate Political and Military leaders on the verso of the map. The map was sold in London by Sampson Low, Son & Co., by arrangement with Colton. All the prices quoted for Colton's maps on the paste down are in pounds. There was great demand in England for maps of the American Civil War, and Colton exploited it by providing his maps to English map sellers. W.H. has an identical copy of this map sold by Crutchly. Stanford also sold this map under his imprint. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  16. Title: Colton's Africa: southern sheet (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa originally created by J.F. Colton in 1855. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 630.333 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Colton's Africa: southern sheet (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/hj663rt1266. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  17. Title: Long Island, New York & Connecticut, 1863 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut. It was published by J.H. Colton in 1863. Scale [ca. 1:165,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Datum 1983, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N 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, shoreline features, roads, railroads, canals, post offices, churches, mills and factories, township and county boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also inset of Greater New York.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: Washington, D.C., 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington : the capital of the United States of America. It was published by J.H. Colton in 1855. Scale [ca. 1:25,750]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). 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, block numbers, city wards, built-up areas, selected government buildings, parks, and more. Includes views: Smithsonian Institution -- The Capitol -- Washington Monument. 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: Physical and regional map of North America

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and gradient tints.; List in margin names and number-codes regions to map.; "Map to accompany ʻNorth America ̓by J. Russell Smith."; Insets: --Iceland.--Porto Rico and Lesser Antilles, same scale as main map. 59 x 46 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:14,000,000 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Average annual precipitation in inches

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights.; "Based on records of about 1600 stations for the 20-year period 1895-1914, and 2000 additional records, from 5 to 19 years in length, uniformly adjusted to the same period."; Includes scale of shades, notes, chart: Period within which 50% of the annual precipitation occurs, and ancillary map: Percentage of annual precipitation occurring between Apr. 1 and Sept. 30. 40 x 60 Centimeters Scale 1:8,000,000 General Map Collection

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