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  1. Title: Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway, New England, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway : with connections, prepared by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. It was published in 1874. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200]. Covers New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, and the province of Quebec, 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, railroad connections and stations, drainage, state and county boundaries, and more. Includes inset: [Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway in province of Quebec]. Scale [ca. 1:921,600]. 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.

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  2. Title: Map of Oregon

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    Summary: Shows railroads, trails, forest reserves, Indian reservations, and national parks. Includes index.; Verso: Descriptive and travel information. 63 x 76 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,267,200 General Map Collection

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  3. Title: A correct map of the Pacific Northwest showing rail & steamer lines of the O. R. & N. Co.; Title on map: Map of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

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    Summary: Cover title. Copyright, 1898, by Poole Bros., Chicago. 1 map: col.; 59 x 55 cm, folded in cover 16 x 11 cm

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  4. Title: Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia

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    Summary: Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses. Poole Bros., Engr's, Chicago--Lower left corner.; Relief shown by hachures.; List of battle fields of Virginia on verso of map. 50 x 60 centimeters, on sheet 53 x 63 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:700,000] General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Tehuantepec Railway Company's chart of the World on Mercator's projection: showing the line of its railway, with its connections by steamships and sailing vessels with the prominent ports of the world.

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    Summary: Insets: Nicaragua route, the world on polar projections. 1 map: col.; 41 x 69 cm.

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  6. Title: Map of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, and its connections.; Map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and its connections

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 1 map: col.; 43 x 66 cm

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  7. Title: Map (Chicago & North Western Railway) and Fourth Annual Report

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  8. Title: The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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    Summary: Imposed on base map are the CM & StP lines and Montana valleys near the railway. 39 x 66 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,752,960 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Winter under a southern sky: resorts on and reached via the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railway system

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Panel title: Winter under a southern sky : routes of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railway system. Ancillary maps: Map of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway system -- Birds eye view showing south bound route of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railway system. "Numbers under the larger cities indicate population according to census 1890."

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  10. Title: Map of Dakota, drawn from official plats of public surveys, and published in the interests of immigration

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    Summary: Copyright, 1882, by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.; Relief shown by hachures.; Printed description of Dakota, and how to obtain Government Lands, with a copy of this Map, will be sent free of charge by addressing W. E. POWELL, Gen'l Immigrant Agent C., M. & St. P. R'y, Milwaukee, Wis. 52 x 45 Centimeters on sheet 65 x 49 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,500,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: General railway map engraved expressly for the Official guide of the railways and steam navigation lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba, comprising maps of the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, etc

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes 11 insets.; "Engraved and printed at the Matthews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, N.Y." 96 x 132 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,900,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Alaska and the routes of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's British Columbia coast steamers

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Annotated.; Rail and steamship lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway shown in red; other railroads and trails shown in black.; "Checked to Dec. 1923, C.P. Ry. Lines."; "A 6044." 43 x 76 centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,500,000 General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Railway map of the United States and Canada: showing all the railroads completed and in progress; carefully compiled from official sources for the Traveller's official railway guide.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Greenwich prime meridian. Insets: [Western extension of map] -- Part of Massachusetts, Rhode Island &c. (Enlarged Scale). On verso: Ill., advertisements, tables, map of Michigan and "Map of short route to Florida, Cuba and West Indies." 1 map; 61 x 91 cm, folded to 24 x 16 cm

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  14. Title: American Central Railway.

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    Summary: Relief shown using hachures.;1 map, colored;40 x 115 cm.;ca. 1:1,200,000

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  15. Title: A geographically correct county map of states traversed by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and its connections

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    Summary: Panel title: Texas short line. At head of title: Maps of the new and popular St. Louis and Texas short line. Includes map of the eastern United States with title: Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and connections. Verso gives a condensed time table, general information about the destinations, and excerpts of a speech given by R.B. Hubbard, Governor of Texas, at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia.

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  16. Title: Map showing lands for sale by the Northern Pacific Railway Co. in Aitkin, Cass, Crow-Wing, Mille Lacs, and Itasca counties, Minnesota

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    Summary: 56 x 51 centimeters folded to 25 x 9 centimeters General Minnesota Maps

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  17. Title: Wide-screen project : historical geography of the Bible lands : map student 'B', Ezra-Nehemiah through Justinian

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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints and shading. "Consultant: J. Monson." "Base map ... prepared and printed by the Survey of Israel, May 1976." "Archaeology and history supplementary maps 1-12." Maps are designed to be used with the author's Student map manual, historical geography of the Bible lands. Includes index.

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  18. Title: Ireland & Northern Ireland, 1855 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A general map of Ireland to accompany the report of the Railway Commissioners : shewing the principal physical features and geological structure of the country, constructed in 1836 and engraved in 1837-38. It was published by Hodges & Smith in 1855. Scale [1: 253,440]. One inch to four statute miles. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, railroads, administrative boundaries, geology, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights, depths shown by soundings. Includes also notes and 9 cross sections.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: Ireland & Northern Ireland, 1855 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A general map of Ireland to accompany the report of the Railway Commissioners : shewing the principal physical features and geological structure of the country, constructed in 1836 and engraved in 1837-38. It was published by Hodges & Smith in 1855. Scale [1: 253,440]. One inch to four statute miles. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the 4 sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, railroads, administrative boundaries, geology, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights, depths shown by soundings. Includes also notes and 9 cross sections.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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  20. Title: Shenyang (Liaoning Sheng), China, 1930 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mukden = Fengtien. It was published by Southern Manchuria Railway in 1930. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 51N, meters, WGS 1984) 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, railroads, drainage, urban layout and buildings, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also index, legend, inset map of larger area, and 18 photographs around border. 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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