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  1. Title: Plan of the English Settlement at Shanghae (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1866. It shows historical city data of the English settlement at Shanghai including roads and select structures. The original map was created by the Shanghai Municipal Council. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Shanghai Municipal Council and Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Plan of the English Settlement at Shanghae (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/md733cv4241 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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  2. Title: Planta de Lisboa

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    Summary: Camara Municipal de Lisboa. North Decimal Degree 38.800000. South Decimal Degree 38.700000. East Decimal Degree -9.083333. West Decimal Degree -9.233333. Verso has tourist information. ND

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  3. Title: Paris, France, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789, ce plan a ete dresse sous la direction de M.M. Armand Renauld inspecteur en chef des Beaux Arts et des Travaux Historiques, Hochereau conservatoeur du plan de Paris par Lucien Faucou, sous-conservateur de la Bibliotheque et des Collections Historiques de la ville de Paris: collaborateurs M.M. Laporte dessinateur, Bibert, dessinateur, Bizard, geom`etre, Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis graveur : Ce plan a ete execute conformement de la decision pris par le Counsil Municipal. It was published by Conseil Municipal 30 Dec. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. 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 31N 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, bridges, drainage, quays, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, parks, gardens, election district boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by form lines. Includes table of election districts.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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  4. Title: Planta da cidade de Curityba, capital do estado do Paraná

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    Summary: Relief shown with five meter contour intervals. "P. Geo. Lat. 25°25ʹ1ʹʹ Lg. W. Rio - 63°" "01559."

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  5. Title: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789

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    Summary: "Ce plan a été exécuté conformément de la décision prise par le Counseil Municipal de Paris dans sa séance du 30 décembre 1887." Based on "Le Plan d'Edme Verniquet (1789)". Includes table: "Distribution des 60 Districts attribúes aux XVI Quartiers de Paris ..." Border includes coat-of-arms for societies and orders and Classical architecture.

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  6. Title: Plan de desarrollo del Municipio de La Paz 2007-2011

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    Summary: Relief shown by satellite imagery. At head of title: Jayma, el plan de la ciudad. Gestión: Juan del Granado Cosio, Alcalde Municipal 2000-2009. Inset map: "Macrodistritos rurales"-- "Macrodistrito Mallasa." Ancillary map: "División político administrativa del Municipio de La Paz y población por sexo y edad." Map shows, macrodistrict, district, municipality boundaries; districs are numbered; larger projects are located. Includes text, indexed list of districts, and color illustrations. "© GMLP 2008" Three sheets were pasted together.

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  7. Title: Major Shanghai Buildings before 1949

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    Summary: This shape file contains a set of 1,790 major buildings located in Shanghai in the Republican era. The shape file developed over time, with additions as new buildings or new information became available. This provides a basis for further enrichment. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. 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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  8. Title: Plan of Shanghai (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1919. It shows basic city data for that year, including streets, parks, and select structures. This map was compiled from surveys created by the Shanghai Municipal Council Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Shanghai Municipal Council and Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Plan of Shanghai (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sc986pd2767 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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  9. Title: Map of Shanghai (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1928. It shows historical city data of Shanghai. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Map of Shanghai (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/nh811hh4637 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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  10. Title: Saishin Shanhai chizu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '最新上海地圖 /Saishin Shanhai chizu ') that was published in 1932. It is a map of Shanghai, China made after the close of the Sino-Japanese incident in the winter of 1931-1932. Printed in the 12th year of Hirohito's reign, it depicts downtown Shanghai including the Chinese municipality, the French Concession, the International Settlement etc. Important buildings along the Bund are carefully noted, including the first HSBC Bank, the British Club, the Peace Hotel, and the Customs House. There is also a panoramic photo of the Bund along the bottom of the map. There are two small inset maps of Nanking and Central China also on the map. Most of the text is written in both Japanese and English. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Mainichi Shinbunsha and Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Saishin Shanhai chizu (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/jb291zp4015 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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  11. Title: The New Map of Shanghai City (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1919. It is drawn from a Russian city guide: G.G. Siunnerberg, Putevoditel' po Shanxaiu - The Guide to Shanghai, Shanghai, Russkoe knigoizdatel'stvo i tipografia komiteta obshchestvennoi pomoshchi v Shanxae, 1919. The map actually does not reflect the actual extension of the foreign settlements in 1919. In particular, the French Concession is shown (colored section) under its pre-1914 extension. The map is centered on the central districts of the two settlements. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). The New Map of Shanghai City (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gh720pr2699 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: Xin shanghai ditu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '新上海地圖 /Xin shanghai ditu') that was published in 1931. It shows historical city data such as roads and parks. This map was originally created byt he Jihyun geographical institute. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Jihyun Geographical Institute and Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Xin shanghai ditu (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xx177jt7908 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: Shanghai chengxiang (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '[上海城廂]/Shanghai chengxiang') that was published in 1871. It shows historical city data for the Shanghai walled city and its suburbs. This map was published in Shanghai xianzhi (Shanghai Gazetteer), Shanghai, Nanyuan zhiju, 1871 (rep. Taibei, Chengwen chubanshe, 4 vols.). Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Shanghai chengxiang (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ft495wc4758 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: Plan of Shanghai published under the authority of the Municipal Council (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1904. It shows historical city data such as roads, parks, neighborhoods, and select buildings. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Plan of Shanghai published under the authority of the Municipal Council (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mz293bw8065 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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  15. Title: Dai Shanhai shin chizu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '大上海新地圖 / Dai Shanhai shin chizu') that was published in 1937. It shows an historic map of Shanghai. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Sugie, F. and Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Dai Shanhai shin chizu (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/cb341wy2516 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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  16. Title: Ground plan of the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai - North of the Yang Kang Pang Canal (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1855. It shows a foreign settlement on the north side of the Yang Kang Pang Canal, including data such as streets and structures. The original map is from a survey by Mr. F.B.Youel R.N. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Ground plan of the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai - North of the Yang Kang Pang Canal (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pj438gk9074 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: Shanghai (in Russian) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1973. It shows a very detailed view of the built-up area of the Shanghai municipality. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Shanghai (in Russian) (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zj386tq6375 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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  18. Title: Shanghai shi jiedao xiangtu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '上海市街道详图/Shanghai shi jiedao xiangtu') that was published in 1946. It shows detailed historical street data of Shanghai, including roads, parks, and select structures. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Shanghai shi jiedao xiangtu (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/df634mk1844 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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  19. Title: Street Plan of the Northern & Eastern Districts of the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai that was published in 1926. It shows roads and other key features of the northern and estern districts of the foreign settlement at Shanghai. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Street Plan of the Northern & Eastern Districts of the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mm029kc5411 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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  20. Title: Shanghai shijie ditu (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Shanghai (originally titled '上海市街地圖/Shanghai shijie ditu') that was published in 1928. It shows historical street map data in Shanghai. This map was originally created by the Japanese Marine Corps. Virtual Shanghai is a research and resource platform on the history of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to nowadays. It incorporates various sets of documents: essays, original documents, photographs, maps, quantitative data, etc. The objective of the project is to write a history of the city through the combined mobilization of these various types of documents. The implementation of this approach relies on the use of digital and GIS technologies. On the research side, the platform offers various ways to step into the history of the city and follow its course at different levels over time. On the resource side, apart from providing original textual and visual documents, it develops a powerful cartographic tool for spatial analysis and real-time mapping. The authors of the present project subscribe to the idea of sharing scholarship and research tools for the benefit of scholars, students, and citizens at large. Virtual Shanghai Project. (2018). Shanghai shijie ditu (Raster Image). Virtual Shanghai Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/tk943wf2394 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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