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  1. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and vicinity, 1896 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Philadelphia and vicinity : Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1896. Scale 1:62,500. Covers Philadelphia and portions of surrounding counties. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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. USGS maps are typical topographic maps portraying both natural and manmade features. They show and name works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. They also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 20 feet. 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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  2. Title: A new and exact mapp of Scotland or North Britain, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new and exact mapp of Scotland or North Britain. It was published by: Printed and sold by Henry Overton, at the White Horse without Newgate in 1745. Scale [ca. 1:790,000]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 30N (EPSG: 32630) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  3. Title: Map of the City of Watertown, N.Y.

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    Summary: Shows radial distances.; Oriented with north to the upper left. 35 x 47 centimeters Scale [1:14,100] City Maps

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  4. Title: Iowa, 1859

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    Summary: 1 map

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  5. Title: Portion of west campus, State University of Iowa, 1939

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    Summary: 1 map

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  6. Title: Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1896

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    Summary: 1 black and white map 68 x 65 cm Scale [ca. 1:5280]

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  7. 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.

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  8. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 3

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    Summary: Geology of the Gunflint District, Minnesota, scale 1:24,000.

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  9. 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.

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  10. Title: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, Bulletin 39, Plate 2

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    Summary: Geology of Cook County, Minnesota, 1 inch = about 4 miles.

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  11. 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.

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  12. 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.

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  13. 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.

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  14. 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.

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  15. 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.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 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.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 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.

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  20. 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.

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