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  1. Title: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 1832 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Narraganset Bay : surveyed in 1832 by Capt. Alex. S. Wadsworth ... [et al.] of the U.S. Navy, by order of the Honr. Levi Woodbury, secretary of the Navy. It was published by the U.S. Navy ca. 1832. Scale [1:24,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (NAD 1983 in Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes notes.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 map purposes.

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  2. Title: Washington, D.C., 1839 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America, W.J. Stone sc. Wash'n. It was published ca. 1839. Scale [ca. 1:12,250]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). 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, drainage, block numbers, wards, selected government buildings, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indexed table of 'References.' 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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  3. Title: Washington, D.C., 1820 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0, eng'd by W.I. Stone, Wash'n. It was published by Davis & Force in 1820. Scale [ca. 1:19,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). 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, drainage, selected government and public buildings, block numbers. churches, and more. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. 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: 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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  5. 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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  6. Title: Map of the village of Ada: situated on section 34. T.7.N. R.10.W., county of Kent, Michigan; drawn by R. Andrewes, Detroit 1836.

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    Summary: Cadastral map. Includes location map. 1 map; 42 x 60 cm

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  7. Title: Mapa general de caminos de España y de Portugal : con las nuevas divisiones de Provincias : sirve de continuacion al Atlas nacional de España

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Alrededores de Madrid.

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  8. Title: Mapa de Rno. de Leon y del Principado de Asturias con las nuevas divisiones

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Plancha 2a. Atlas nacional de España. Date of publication suggested by mapseller's label on verso. The firm of Andriveau-Goujon was locased at rue du Bac 4 in 1876. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  9. Title: Mapa de Aragón con las nuevas divisiones

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. In upper margin: Atlas nacional de Espan̋a. Plancha 5a. In lower margin: Descripcion estadística de Aragon.

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  10. Title: Carte de la Chine et des états-tributaires

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. From: Atlas de géographie / A. H. Dufour, ... Paris ; et Toulouse : Vve Turgis, 1840.

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  11. Title: Carte physique, politique & comparée de Turquie d'Europe : présentée à S.A.R. Mge. le Dauphin ...

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures; political boundaries outlined in watercolor. Includes "Division et population de la Turquie d'Europe, avant le 1er. Janvier 1820." Historic Maps copy has stamped initials of publisher on map recto.

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  12. Title: Route map of journey through North-East Brazil by James W. Wells, civil engineer Engraved by Edwd. Weller

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Lines of Wells's route, proposed railway, and roads are shown. Includes information on soil quality and indigenous territories. Campos geraes - grass land with occasional belts of forest - and campinas - grass land devoid of bush only found on the high table land - are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 308-28; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

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  13. Title: Wilmington and Topsail Sound Region, North Carolina, 1865 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, paper manuscript map entitled: Map of country between the N.E. Cape-Fear River and Topsail sound, made under the direction of Capt. Wm. H. James, Chf. Engineer, by B.L. Blackford, Top. Engrs. It was drawn in 1865. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North Carolina State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Meters) (Fipszone 3200). 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, bridges, drainage, troop camps, lines of defense, selected buildings with names of landowners, mills and salt works, ground cover, swamps, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also ill. of Confederate soldier with a plane table and Confederate flag, at left within margin. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of the Civil War from the Harvard Map Collection. Many items from this selection are from a collection of maps deposited by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts (MOLLUS) in the Harvard Map Collection in 1938. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features, in particular showing places of military importance. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  14. Title: Italy, sheet II west coast from Piombino to Civita Vecchia

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "1400." Historic Maps copy annotated in ms.: cor. to Oct. '63, Oct. '64; includes other ms. corrections.

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  15. Title: A new chart of the Mediterranean Sea, comprehending the coasts from Cape St. Mary, (in Portugal) to Constantinople, and from Rabat, in Africa, to Alexandretto, or Iskenderoon, in Asia, &c.

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    Summary: Nautical chart called "blueback." Relief shown by hacures. Depths shown by soundings. Insets: Carthagena -- Bay of Gibraltar -- The Strait of Gibraltar, from Tofino -- Environs of Marseille, &c. -- Messina -- Bay of Naples -- Palermo -- Trieste -- Alexandria -- The Gulf of Smyrna -- The Maddalena Islands and Strait of Bonifacio -- Corsica -- Corfu -- Gulf of Palma -- Valetta, &c. -- The Maltese islands -- Genoa -- The roads, &c., of Livorno or Leghorn -- Bay of Algier -- Harbour of Malaga

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  16. Title: Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1841 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of Cape Cod Harbor and the adjacent coast of Provincetown and Truro, reduced from the original of James D. Graham and published under the patronage of the Boston Marine Insurance Companies by I.W.P. Lewis ; surveyed and projected by J.D. Graham ; W.J. Stone, sc.. It was published in 1841. Scale 1:21,120. Covers Cape Cod from Truro to Provincetown including Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts. 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 is a nautical chart showing coastal features such as harbors, light houses, ocean bottom types, points, inlets, coves, wharves, high and low tide marks, and more. Depths are shown by soundings and contours. Shows also land features: buildings with names of landowners, roads, drainage, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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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  17. Title: Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois from survey made between the 17th of August & the 2nd of September 1858 under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major U.S. Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Harbor Works.

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    Summary: The soundings are in feet & tenths of a foot. "Accompanying Lt. Colonel J.D. Graham's annual report (no. 161) to Chief Topograpical Engineer, dated November 15th 1856." Includes text. "Map G. No. 58." 1 map; 80 x 103 cm

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  18. Title: Mouth of Kalamazoo River, Michigan from survey made between the 2d & 10th September 1856 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major, U.S. Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Michigan Works.

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    Summary: North oriented toward right. "Soundings are in feet and tenths of a foot." "The figures on land express the elevations above the lake surface in feet and decimals. The horizontal curves or contour lines are drawn at intervals of 5 feet of perpendicular elevation." "Accompanying Lt. Colonel Graham's annual report (no. 200) to the Chief Top. Engineer, dated Chicago September 30th 1857." "Map G. No. 51." 1 map; 60 x 91 cm

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  19. Title: Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois from survey made in April 1857 under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major U.S. Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Harbor Works.

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    Summary: The soundings are in feet & tenths of a foot. "Accompanying Lt. Colonel J.D. Graham's annual report (no. 200) to Chief Top. Engineer, dated September 20th 1857." Includes text (4 notes) and "Note 5" pasted on. "Map G. No. 52." Portions near left and right margins missing from MiU copy. 1 map; 80 x 125 cm

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  20. Title: Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin from survey made between the 19th & 24th of August 1856 by assistant John O'Donoghue under the directionof Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major, U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Michigan Works.

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings and isolines. "Accompanying Lt. Colonel J.D. Graham's annual report (no. 161) to the Chief Topographical Engineer, dated Chicago, November 15th 1856." "Map G. No. 45." 1 map; 65 x 101 cm

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