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  1. Title: New England Railroads, 1863 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of railways in the New England states : engraved expressly for Snow's pathfinder railway guide, engraved in relief for Power Press Printing by W.C. Sharp. It was published in Snow's Pathfinder railway guide, week ending Saturday, May 9, 1863. Scale not given. Covers Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of New York, Maine, and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 shows features such as railroads completed and under construction, drainage, state and town boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes advertisements and index to selected towns in Mass. and N.H. and insets: Map of Boston and vicinity, 1860 -- New map of Boston, 1862. 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 purposes.

  2. Title: Boston & Maine Railroad, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Boston & Maine Railroad : published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts, showing its relative position & connection with other railroads, prepared by order of the Committee of Investigation ; Wm. P. Parrott, engineer ; George B. Parrott, del. It was published in July 1849 by W.C. Sharp's Lith. Scale [ca. 1:162,925]. Covers area from Portland, Me. to Boston, Mass. and west to Concord, N.H.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, state, county and selected town boundaries, and more.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 purposes.

  3. Title: Map of the Territory of New Mexico, 1846-7

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 63 x 50 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:636,000 General Map Collection

  4. Title: Map of the Territory of New Mexico, 1846-7

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Map of New Mexico, with pueblos as noted by Calhoun 1850."

  5. Title: Sketch map of central and southern Africa : showing the main lines of migration followed by the various races now inhabiting the southern portion of the continent

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. From: The native races of South Africa ... / By George W. Stow ... London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Limited ... , 1905.

  6. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 15

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    Summary: Plate 14, Geology map of Township 60 North, Range 2 West, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  7. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 17

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    Summary: Plate 16, Geology map of Township 58 North, Range 5 West, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  8. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 16

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    Summary: Plate 15, Geology map of Township 59 North, Range 4 West, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  9. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 5

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    Summary: Plate 4, Sequence of volcanic lava flows along shore from Good Harbor Bay to Grand Portage Bay, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 3/4 miles.

  10. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 9

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    Summary: Plate 8, Geology map of Townships 61 and 62 North, Range 3 East, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  11. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 10

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    Summary: Plate 9, Geology map of Township 62 North, Range 4 East, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  12. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 12

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    Summary: Plate 11, Geology map of Township 61 North, Range 1 East, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  13. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 4

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    Summary: Plate 3A, Geology of the Gunflint District, Minnesota, scale 1:24000.

  14. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 13

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    Summary: Plate 12, Geology map of parts of Townships 61 and 62 North, Range 2 East, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  15. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 11

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    Summary: Plate 10, Geology map of Townships 60 and 61 North, Range 1 West, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  16. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 6

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    Summary: Plate 5, Sequence of volcanic lava flows along shore from the Lake County line to Good Harbor Bay, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 3/4 miles.

  17. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 8

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    Summary: Plate 7, Geology map of Township 63 North, Range 5 East, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

  18. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 14

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    Summary: Plate 13, Geology map of Townships 59 and 60 North, Range 3 West, Cook County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1/2 mile.

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