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  1. Title: Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the action at Bunkers Hill on the 17th of June 1775 between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major General Howe, and the American forces. The version of the map imaged here is a 1793 facsimile of the 1775 original manuscript map by Lieut. Thomas Hyde Page, of the Engineers, who acted as aide de camp to General Howe in that action ; ground plan is from an actual survey of Captn. Montresor. The facsimile was produced for Charles Stedman's The history of the origin, progress, and termination of the American war, 1794. Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 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 map shows troop disposition, lines of fire, and military fortifications (redoubts, entrenchments, etc.). It also shows features such as roads, buildings, drainage, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. It includes 'References to the plans' and note. The source paper map was produced with an overlay map showing earlier stages of troop disposition; the image here is shown without the overlay. 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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  2. Title: A bird's eye view of one of the new communities at Harmony in the State of Indiana, North America,: an association of two thousand persons formed upon the principles advocated by Robert Owen.

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    Summary: Facsimile.; Reproduced ... from the original in the Library of Congress.; This is number 15 of an edition limited to 500 copies.; Perspective map. Not drawn to scale.

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  3. Title: State of Colorado : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Department of the Interior, General Land Office, J.S. Williamson, Commissioner."; "Photo lith and print by Julius Bien, 16 and 18 Park Place, N.Y." 68 x 86 centimeters Scale [1:950,400] 1 inch to 15 miles. General Map Collection

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  4. Title: State of Indiana

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    Summary: Shows railroad land grant limits.; Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington.; At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, J.A. Williamson, Commissioner. 79.5 x 54 centimeters Scale 1:633,600; 10 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Map of Lenawee County; S. W. Higgins, topographer to Geol. Surv.; C. C. Douglass and Bela Hubbard, assistant geologists.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Shows locations of railroads, villages, post offices, saw mills, flour mills, roads and contains a description of some soils and surface features. "W. J. Stone sc. Washn. City." "S.W. Higgins Draft." "Bela Hubbard Del." 1 map: hand col.; 47 x 53 cm.

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  6. Title: Map of Washtenaw County; S. W. Higgins, topographer to Geol. Surv.; C. C. Douglass and Bela Hubbard, assistant geologists.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich. Shows locations of railroads, villages, post offices, saw mills, flour mills, roads and contains a description of some soils and surface features. "W. J. Stone sc. Washn. City." Includes a profile of the Central Railroad. 1 map: hand col.; 42 x 55 cm.

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  7. Title: Geological Map of Ohio

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    Summary: 1 map : hand col. ; 36 x 26 cm. Includes "Section through northern Ohio," "Section from Cincinnati to Marietta," and explanation of colors.

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  8. Title: State of Ohio

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    Summary: 1 map : color ; 63 x 72 cm Shows county boundaries, cities and villages, railroads, and canals. "J. A. Williamson, Commissioner." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

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  9. Title: City of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan; surveyed & drawn by C. S. Woodard.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map showing some land ownership and wards. Includes index of additions and 8 ill. 1 map: hand col.; 141x106 cm

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  10. Title: Map of Ypsilanti, Mich.; drawn from actual surveys & official records by C. S. Woodard.

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    Summary: Blueline negative copy. Cadastral map showing some land ownership. 1 map on 2 sheets: photocopy.; 114 x 80 cm., sheets 58 x 81 cm.

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  11. Title: Map of the State of Indiana : exhibiting the lands ceded by the Indian tribes to the United States

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    Summary: At head of title: Smithsonian Institution - Bureau of Ethnology, J.W. Powell, director.; Also shows drainage, etc. 80 x 58 Centimeters, on sheet 90 x 65 Centimeters Scale 1:633,600. 10 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Post's Addition to Ypsilanti; Surveyed and platted by C. S. Woodard.

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    Summary: Shows Post's Addition subdivison to the City of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Official notarized record of the addition. Surveyed and platted January, 1875 by C. S. Woodard. 1 map: 44 x 49 cm.

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  13. Title: Sketch map of a portion of the Essequebo and Potaro Rivers, showing the position of Kaieteur Fall : to accompany the paper by C. B. Brown, Esqre

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    Summary: Waterfalls, escarpments, islands, paths and portages along river, and settlements are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 77-100; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1871

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  14. Title: Perrine's new topographical war map of the southern states : taken from the latest government surveys and official reports

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    Summary: Shows Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee.; "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by C. O. Perrine, in the Clerk's Office of the District of the U.S. for the State of Indiana."; From: A concise history of the war by John S. Bishop. Indianapolis, index : C.O. Perrine, 1864.; Inset: Southern part of Florida. 72 x 95 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,950,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Map of India from the most recent authorities

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:4,138,313. 98 x 85 centimeters Scale 1:4,138,313. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  16. Title: Carta della Guiana

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Stedman Vol. 1. In lower margin: Inc. in Milano al Pontevetre N. 2225. From: Viaggio al Surinam e nell' interno della Guiana ossia relazione di cinque anni di corse e di osservazioni fatte in questo interessante e poco conosciuto paese / dal Capitano Stedman ... Milano : Dalla tipografia di Giambattista Sonzogno, 1818.

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  17. Title: Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1856 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper nautical chart entitled: Preliminary chart of Charleston harbor and its approaches. A trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.O. Boutelle ; topography by S.A. Gilbert ; hydrography by the party under the command of J.N. Maffitt ; engd. by F. Danworth, J. Knight, E. Yeager & G. Mc Coy. It was published by U.S. Coast Survey Office in 1856. Scale 1:30,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South Carolina State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (Fipszone 3900). 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, built-up areas and selected buildings, docks, wharves, shoreline features (rocks, shoals, anchorage points, ports, inlets, etc.), and more. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by contours and soundings. Includes 2 views, notes, sailing directions, tides' table, table of currents, list of buoys and of beacons. Images includes manuscript additions and newspaper clippings.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: New York Railroads, 1857 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York, prepared under the direction of Silas Seymour, state engineer surveyor ; drawn by David Vaughn. It was published by C. Van Benthuysen in 1857. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000]. Covers New York and portions of surrounding states and provinces. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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 roads, railroads (completed and proposed), canals, drainage, selected cities and towns, county and state boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  19. Title: New map of the city of Norwich

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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:9,000]; 1 map; 41 x 69 cm Norwich (Conn.)--Maps

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  20. Title: Town 3 south range 4 east - Freedom.

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    Summary: Main ditch and Branch No. II. were surveyed by R. Whipple in April 1860. Tameroc Swamp Main Branch Ditch No. II were surveyed by C.S. Woodward in June 15, 1860. Shows property owners and depicts the Tamerac Swamp. 1 map; 40 x 34 cm

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