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  1. Title: Chatham Islands, New Zealand, 1883 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Chatham Islands, from surveys by S.P. Smith & John Robertson, 1868 & 1883. It was published by General Survey Office in 1887. Scale [ca. 1:126,720].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset: Waitangi; Plan of Rangiauria or Pitt Id. (part of Chatham Islands); Key map shewing the position of the Chatham Islands relative to New Zealand; Rangitutahi or Sister (part of Chatham Islands group).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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  2. Title: A geological map of Iowa, 1904

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    Summary: 1 map Scale not given.

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  3. Title: London & Birmingham railway : plan of the line and adjacent country

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Section shewing the inclinations" in lower margin.; Insets: Birmingham Depot approximately 1:16,200.--London Depot at Chalk Farm and Euston Grove approximately 1:10,750. 74 x 153 centimeters Scale 1:126,720 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Map of the country embracing the route of the expedition of 1823 commanded by Major S.H. Long

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of the Great Lakes and Rainy River regions and the valleys of the Minnesota River and Red River of the North, showing the route of the 1823 expedition of Stephen Harriman Long. Includes descriptive notes, and indicates the dates and locations where the expedition stopped. Indicates settlements, forts, and Native American tribal regions. The route of the expedition is shown in red. Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. From: Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River : Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. : compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Colhoun by William H. Keating. London : G.B. Whittaker, 1825. Scale approximately 1:3,000,000

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  5. Title: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia, 1876 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the Botanic Garden and Park as designed by Dr. Schomburgk, compiled and drawn in the office of the Surveyor General by E.P. Laurie from a survey made by Mr. Surveyor J.W. Jones 1874. It was published by Surveyor-General's Office in 1876. Scale [ca. 1:1,584].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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, roads, paths, fountains, buildings, gardens, lawns, 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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  6. Title: The River Kong or Cassia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Location and depth of rapids are shown. Towns, roads, and canals along river are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 38 (1868), pp. 50-68; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.38 1868

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  7. Title: Tonkin, Vietnam, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte commerciale du Tonkin : partie exploree, dressee par F. Bianconi d'apres les documents officiels. It was published by Chaix in 1886. Scale 1:700,000. Covers a portion of the Tonkin region, Northern Vietnam. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 48N, 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 cities and other human settlements, drainage, roads, railroads, mines, crop fields (rice, corn, tea, tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane, etc.), forests, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading. Includes also inset: Carte generale de l'Indochine.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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  8. Title: Birds eye view of the city of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. : 1876

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    Summary: Birds-eye view.; Relief shown pictorially.; Indexed. on sheet 34 x 42 Centimeters Scale not given City Maps

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  9. Title: Western, Central & Southern continental Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

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  10. Title: Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

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  11. Title: Germanic Confederation

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Companion atlas to Cornell's High School geography... / by S.S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton, 1866, c1856.

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  12. Title: South America : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by S.S. Cornell"--Lower left margin. From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856. On verso: part of Western division of the United States.

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  13. Title: Eastern division of the United States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Map showing the Southern division of the United States. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." Probably issued in: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  14. Title: British Isles : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  15. Title: A part of Europe : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Indexed for reference to the departments of France and the counties of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  16. Title: West Indies : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  17. Title: Northern or Middle States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the ... District Court for the Southern District of New York." From: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  18. Title: Southern division of the United States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Map showing the Eastern division of the United States. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856, by S.S. Cornell, in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the southern district of New York." Probably issued in: Cornell's Companion atlas to Cornell's High school geography / Sarah S. Cornell. New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1856.

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  19. Title: The world showing its great river systems

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    Summary: Double hemispherical world map with charts showing mountains and rivers of each continent. On verso: The world showing the diversities of the land surface. New York : D. Appelton & Co. ... , c1855. Insets on verso: Islands of the western hemisphere -- Lakes of the western hemisphere -- Lakes of the eastern hemisphere -- Islands of the eastern hemisphere. "Designed to accompany Cornell's high school geography." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by S. S. Cornell ... "

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  20. Title: Texas : California

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows location of Indian tribes in Texas and California. Appears in Cornell's High school geography. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856 by S.S. Cornell, in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York." In upper margin: Reference map. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. On verso: Untitled map of Missouri, Iowa, parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska.

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