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  1. Title: Mexico, United States, and Surroundings, 1811 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Mexique : et des pays limitrophes situes au nord et a l'est, dressee d'apres la grande cart de la Nouvelle Espagne de Mr. A. de Humbold et d'autres materiaux par J. B. Poirson ; grave par Barriere et l'ecriture par L Aubert. It was published by F. Schoell in 1811. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000]. Map in French. Covers portion of North America, including the United States from the 42nd parallel south, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands east to Haiti, and portions of Guatamala, Belize, and Honduras. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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 drainage, cities, indian settlements and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes historical notes. 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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  2. Title: Valley of Mexico, Mexico, 1814 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Neue Charte des Thales von Mexico : und der benachbarten Gebirge / an Ort und Stette gezeichnet im J. 1804, von Don Louis Martin, ausgearbeitet und verbessert im J. 1807 nach den trigonometrischen Vermessungen von Don Joaquin Velasquez und den astronomischen Beobachtungen und barometrischen Messungen vom Hrn. von Humboldt durch Jabbo Oltmans ; Schleuen, sc. It was published by im Verlage des Geograph. Instituts in 1814. Scale ca. 1:360,000. Map in German. 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 14N 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 by hachures. Includes also elevation diagrams 'Profil des Canals oder Desague Real von Huehuetoca.' 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: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 1817 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Boston Harbour : surveyed in 1817, by Alexr. S. Wadsworth ; by order of Come. William Bainbridge, to whom it is most respectfully inscribed ; Allen & Gaw, sc. Scale [1:18,000]. It was published by John Melish in 1819. Covers Boston Harbor, Massachusetts and adjacent lands. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This nautical chart shows coastal features such as rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, and more. Depths are shown by soundings and shading. It also shows land features such as roads, drainage, selected buidings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  4. Title: Map of the state of Illinois, N. America showing all its rail-roads completed or in progress connecting with lines direct to N. York, S. Louis & Canada, their stations distances & c....

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    Summary: Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 4-1547.;Emigrants guide to the Far West.;1 map;63 x 47 cm.;ca. 1:1,000,000;The Illinois gazatteer and immigrant's western guide. -- Chicago, August 1855.

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  5. Title: Chicago's gangland

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    Summary: "1923-1926."; Shows gangs with clubrooms, those without, and symbolizes private and public property and lands. 65 x 45 centimeters Scale not given City Maps

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  6. Title: Chicago's gangland

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    Summary: Photocopy.; "1923-1926."; Shows gangs with clubrooms, those without, and symbolizes private and public property and lands. 64 x 44 centimeters Scale not given City Maps

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  7. Title: Chicago's gangland /prepared by Frederic M. Thrasher, 1923-1926.

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    Summary: Shows gangs with clubrooms and those without. Also shows general land use and the ethnic composition of neighborhoods. Removed from: The gang: a study of 1,313 gangs in Chicago. 2d. rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1936.; Scale [ca. 1:85,000]; color; Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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  8. Title: Partie de l'Amérique Septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Ferro. Cf. Karpinski, LXIV. Inset: Supplement pour les lacs du Canada. Scale approximately 1:4,000,000

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  9. Title: Punjab Region, India & Pakistan, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of Punjab and protected Sikh states : including the British provinces to the South, as far as the parallel of Agra & Jessulmair. It was published by William Rushton in 1849. Scale [ca. 1:1,350,000]. Covers the Punjab region, India and Pakistan, and a portion of Afghanistan.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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, territorial and administrative boundaries, 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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  10. Title: Valle de Mexico, Mexico, Hydrography, 1862 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta hidrografica del Valle de Mexico, levantada de orden del Ministerio de Fomento por los ingenieros Miguel Iglesias, Ramon Almaraz, Mariano Santa-Maria y Jose Antonio de la Pe?a, bajo la direccion del Ingeniero Geografo Francisco Diaz Covarrubias antiguos alumnos del Colegio Nacional de Mineria 1862 ; Ramon Almaraz delineo. It was published by La Sociedad in 1863. Scale 1:80,000. Covers the Valley of Mexico region. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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 drainage, canals, aqueducts, cities, towns, and other human settlements, selected buildings, ranches and properties, built-up areas, roads, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes 2 profiles: Plano de Comparacion -- Perfil de los acueductos with chart entitled 'Tabla comparativa de alturas de los puntos principales del perfil.' 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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  11. Title: Map of the White Nile from Lardo to Urondogani by Colonel Gordon, C.B. R.E., surveyed in 1875-76

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Government stations and positions determined astronomically are shown. Includes information on navigability of rivers, groundwater, and vegetation. "The topography &c. other than that mapped by Col. Gordon & the Officers of his Staff are here drawn in hairline, The routes of Speke & Grant, & of Baker, are shewn in light dotted lines." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 431-2; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

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  12. Title: The Gulf of Arta surveyed in 1830

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by isobaths and soundings. Estuaries of Louros and Arachthos rivers are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 3 (1833), pp. 77-94; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.3 1833

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  13. Title: Ruins of Limnæa, Ruins at Camarina, and Argos Amphilocicum

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    Summary: Title given by cataloger. Relief shown by hachures. Includes lithographed illustrations: I. Argos Amphilochicum. -- II. Wall of Limnæa S.W side. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 3 (1833), pp. 77-94; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.3 1833

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  14. Title: A map of the counties of Franklin, Union, Fayette and Wayne showing the location of sections and collecting localities and the boundary between the Ordovician and Silurian systems.

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    Summary: Detached from: The stratigraphy and paleontology of the Cincinnati series of Indiana / E.R. Cumings. In 32nd Annual report of the Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. 'Boundary after Foerste.' Scale approximately 1:126,720. 2 miles to the in.

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  15. Title: A map of Scotland : divided into counties, shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers, canals, lochs, mountains, islands, &c

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale [1:316,800]. 1 in. = 5 mi. (W 8°--W 2°N 60°--N 54°).Relief shown by hachures. Illustration: View of Melrose Abbey / drawn by T. Allom, engraved by H. Griffiths.Originally published in 1 sheet (?). color, dissected, mounted on cloth, and bound in 3 volumes ; 179 x 124 cm.; sheet Scale [1:316,800]. 1 inch = 5 miles General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Carte du diocese de Tournay: Dediée a Son Altesse Monseigneur Guillaume Florentin Jean Felix, Prince de Salm-Salm et du saint empire, Wildgraf de Dhaun et Kyrbourg, Rhingraf de Stein, Seigneur régalien d'Anhold, evêque de Tournay, Seigneur temporel d'Helchin, Saint Genois, Boffu, Wéz Velvain, Wazennes, et Lezennes; par son très humble et très obéissant serviteur J. B. de Bouge géomêtre et géographe du Duché de Gueldres.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Meridian on map: Paris. Color used to indicate towns and woods. Table gives population figures for the consituent parishes. Cartouche contains portrat of St. Eleuthere, and dedication to "Guillaume, Florentin, Jean Felix, Prince de Salm-Salm"; engraved by "Phi. J. Maillart Sculp." "NB.pour rendre cette Carte plus interressante et utile a un chacun l'Auteur y a fait inserer toute la partie du Tournesis de la Chatellenie de Lille et du Baillage de Douai qui ne sont pas sous le Diocese de Tournai avec leurs District respectifs." Engraved by Jeanne C. and Ph. J. Maillart. 1 map: hand col., dissected and mounted on linen; 84 x 72 cm, folded in slipcase 18 x 13 cm.

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  17. Title: Portobelo Bay, Panama, 1740 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: This plan of the harbour, town, and forts of Porto Bello (taken by Edward Vernon, esqr. vice admiral of the Blue on the 22d of November 1739 with six men of war only), drawn by Lieutent. Philip Durell, is most humbly inscribed to the Rt. Honble. Sir Charles Wager, first lord commisioner of the Admiralty ; P. Durell, delin. Nov. 1739 ; W.H. Toms, sculpt. 1740 ; I do assure the publick that this plan is exactly copied from the original (and only) drawing brought over by me, Ja. Rentone. It was published by S. Harding on the Pavement in St. Martin's Lane : W.H. Toms, Engraver, in Union Court near Hatton Garden Holborn in 1740. Scale ca. 1:11,250. 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 17N 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, fortifications, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, landscapes, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also pictorial representations of battleships accompanied by legend. 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: Portobelo Bay, Panama, 1740 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Portus pulchri, in Isthmo Panamensi siti accurata ichnographia ex prototypo Londinensi desumta. Scenographia Portus pulchri ex prototypo Londinensi recusa per Heredes Homannianos, von Phil. Durell entworfen. It was published in 1740. Not drawn to scale. Map titles in Latin, notes in German. 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 17N 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, woodlands, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Illustrated with ships, naval battles, and urban layouts. 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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  19. Title: Burritt's sectional and township map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Shows U.S. land offices and boundaries of land districts.Relief shown by hachures.Hand colored.Includes "Table of distances by railroad and steamboat lines in Minnesota" and 2 vignettes. 88 x 80 centimeters 1:760,000 General Minnesota Maps

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

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    Summary: Shows counties, township grid, transportation routes, and Indian reservations; Pierce County, and portions of Aiken County belonging to Ramsey and Pine counties; also shows Pipestone County located south of Rock County; 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."; Inside front cover: Published by J.S. Sewall & C.W. Iddings, Saint Paul, Jan. 1, 1860.; Originally folded in covers.; "C.A. Swift, engraver, Boston, Mass."; "Drawn by A.J. Hill." 81 x 60 centimeters Scale approximately 1:760,320 Twelve miles to one inch General Minnesota Maps

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