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  1. Title: Africa with the discoveries to May 1858 of Livingstone, Barth, Vogel, & of the Chadda expedition, from documents in possession of the Royal Geographical Society (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa created in 1860. Originally created by George Swanton, this map is based on the explorations of Livingstone and Barth and contains insets of Cape Verde Islands, the Delta of the Niger, Cape Colony and Mauritius. 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 was scanned and georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 2994.42 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Africa with the discoveries to May 1858 of Livingstone, Barth, Vogel, & of the Chadda expedition, from documents in possession of the Royal Geographical Society (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yj385yn3969. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  2. Title: British possessions in the Indian seas

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    Summary: Maps of Sri Lanka, Singapore and the Malay Peninsula with relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Plate VLII probably from: The comapnion atlas to the gazetteer of the world ... / by G.H. Swanston. 23 x 14 centimeters or smaller on sheet 464 x 31.7 centimeters Various scales. General Map Collection

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  3. Title: London, England, 1877 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Illustrated map of London, or, Stranger's guide to the public buildings, theatres, music halls, & all places of interest. It was published by George H. Young in 1877. Scale [ca. 1:13,700]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 buildings, and more. Selected points of interest and relief shown pictorially. 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 western Washington, showing classification of lands; by John W. Rankine and Geo. H. Plummer, 1898.

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    Summary: Shows cut areas, timbered and timberless areas, burned areas, and Northern Pacific land grant boundaries. Plate III from the "Nineteenth annual report" of the U.S. Geological Survey, Part 5, Forest reserves (1898). Public land grid. "Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y." 1 map: col.; 107 x 70 cm

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  5. Title: Colorado Geo. H. Adams & Son.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Shows towns, counties, railroads and natural features. Index on verso. 1 map: col., encapsulated in Mylar; 39 x 55 cm

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  6. Title: Geological map of the lower Carboniferous area of Southern Indiana (Corydon sheet): to accompany the report on the geology of the region

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    Summary: From the 27th Annual report of the Department of Geology and Natural Resources of Indiana, 1902. Includes three East-West cross-sections: through New Amsterdam, through Corydon, and along line of Southern railway. Scale 1:126,720. 2 miles = 1 in. By George H. Ashley; geology By George H. Ashley and Edward M. Kindle; W.S. Blatchley, state geologist.

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  7. Title: Central Europe Region, ca. 1816 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Deutschland und der groste Theil der umliegenden Staaten : oder Mittel-Europa in 35 Blattern : nach astronomischen Ortsbestimmungen und den besten Special-Karten, mit Rucksicht auf die neuesten Grenz-Bestimmungen entworfen, zufolge der Wiener Congress-Akte, des Pariser Friedens vom 21ten Nov. 1815, und der neuesten Austauschungen 1816, von H.H. Gotthold ; geschrieben und gestochen von H. Kliewer ; samtliche Geburge im Atlas sind gezeichnet und gestochen von Paulus Schmidt, so wie auch die Sectionen 3,11,16,18,19,21,25,26,31 von demselben gestochen worden. It was published by Simon Schropp & Co., ca. 1816. Scale [ca. 1:1,100,000]. Covers the Central Europe region. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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, ground cover, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by shading. Includes also inset index 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  8. Title: Road map of Northeastern Indiana

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    Summary: Blue line. Scale approximately 1:200,000.

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  9. Title: Map of the action at Drainsville, Va., December 20th 1861. U.S. forces commanded by Brig Gen. E.O.C. Ord.

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    Summary: Scale not given; 1 map: color; 40 x 26 cm Dranesville (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps

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  10. Title: Eastern Virginia, ca. 1862 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of a part of Eastern Virginia : including portions of Spotsylvania Co. and adjoining counties, compiled under the direction of Col. J.N. Macomb, A.D.C. Maj. Top'l. Engr. ; by Capt. W.H. Paine, A.D.C. It was published by Coast Survey Office ca. 1862. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Virginia North State Plane NAD 1983 (Fipszone 4501) 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, selected buildings with names of landowners, ground cover, 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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  11. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, 1874 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Philadelphia and Camden, drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in 1874. Scale [ca.1:25,000]. 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. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, parks, cemeteries, wharves, ferry routes, and more. 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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  12. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, 1886 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Philadelphia and Camden, drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble. It was published by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. in 1886. Scale [ca.1:25,000]. 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. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, city wards, parks, cemeteries, ferry routes, wharves, and more. 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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  13. Title: Base map of Monroe County, Indiana

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    Summary: Blue line map. 'May 1, 1951, revised January 1, 1968.' Shows township and range numbers, section boundaries without numbers, State and National Forest boundaries, and city and town boundaries. Scale approximately 1:63,360. 1 inch to 1 mile.; Polyconic projection Compiled by W.H. Moran and A.J. Heisterkamp; Indiana Department of Conservation, Geological Survey.

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  14. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 1

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of northeastern Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 15 miles.

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  15. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 5

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Granite Falls area, Minnesota, showing locations of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 1/4 mile.

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  16. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 4

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    Summary: Map of western part of the Lake Superior region, Minnesota, showing location of samples that were age-dated by radioactive isotope methods, scale 1 inch = about 40 miles.

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  17. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 2

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of east-central Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 10 miles.

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  18. Title: Precambrian geology and geochronology of Minnesota, Bulletin 41, Plate 3

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    Summary: Map of the Minnesota-Ontario border region, showing location of dated samples, scale 1 inch = about 20 miles.

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  19. Title: Plat book of Redwood County, Minnesota

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    Summary: 44 x 36 centimeters Scale [1:42,240] Minnesota County Maps, Plat Books, and Atlases

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  20. Title: County map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Shows Minnesota counties as of 1879, cities and towns, railroads, and natural features.; At base of map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."; In upper right corner: 81.; Probably detached from an atlas in which the map occupies plate no. 81.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. 32 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Minnesota Maps

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