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  1. Title: Duche de Bretaigne; dessigné par le Sieur Hardy.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Decorative cartouche, coat of arms with sea monsters, and ships. Includes the inscription "et se vendent aussy a Paris chez Melchoir Tavernier demeurant sur l'isle du Palais a la Sphere." 1 map; 36 x 49 cm.

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  2. Title: Antiquorum Hispaniae episcopatuum geographica descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio regio."

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  3. Title: Carte de Bretagne, 1634- (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de Bretagne. It was published by: Melchior Tavernier between 1634 and . Scale cannot be determined. Map in French. 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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  4. Title: La partie meridionale du Languedoc.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented towards the upper left. Includes decorative cartouche, coat of arms, and compass rose. "Imprimé chez Henry Hondius, et se vend a Paris chez Melchior Tavernier, demeurant aupres du Palais." Printed at the publishing house of Henry Hondius and sold at the store of Melchoir Tavernier, residing close to the Palace. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 36 x 47 cm.

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  5. Title: Le Diocese de Sarlat: Diocoesis Sarlatensis.

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    Summary: Relief show pictorially. The title cartouche includes a man and woman atop a monument bearing a crowned French coat of arms and supported by two manticores. Includes two inscriptions, the first reads "a Amsterdam imprimé ches Henrii Hondius, et se vendent a Paris ches Melchoir Tavernier aupres du Palais." (Published at the publishing house of Henry Hondius in Amsterdam and sold in the shop of Melchoir Tavernier in Paris near the Palace). The second located by the title cartouche "Delineabat Joannes Tardo, canonieus Ecclesiae Sarlati, 1625." This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1631-33, 1633, and 1637. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 35 x 46 cm.

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  6. Title: Vermandois

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    Summary: 1 map 45 x 55 cm. Relief shown pictorially. North is oriented to the right side of the map. Decorative cartouche includes boughs and a monster face above the title. Includes the inscription "Et se vendent a Paris ches Melchoir Tavernier demeurant sur l'isle du Palais a la Sphere." (Sold in the shop of Melchoir Tavernier in Paris on the Island of the sphere.) This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636 and 1637. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  7. Title: Biturigum: Le Duche de Berry

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative title cartouche and scale cartouche with two towers. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 35 x 47 cm.

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  8. Title: Le Diocese de Sarlat: Diocoesis Sarlatensis.

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    Summary: Relief show pictorially. The title cartouche includes a man and woman atop a monument bearing a crowned French coat of arms and supported by two manticores. The man and woman have been colored a vibrant yellow. Includes the inscription "a Amsterdam imprimé ches Henrii Hondius, et se vendent a Paris ches Melchoir Tavernier aupres du Palais." (Published at the publishing house of Henry Hondius in Amsterdam and sold in the shop of Melchoir Tavernier in Paris near the Palace.) From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. Appears to match the state mentioned in Van der Krogt but lacks the inscription "Delineabat Joannes Tardo, canonicus Ecclesiae Sarlati 1625." 1 map 35 x 46 cm.

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  9. Title: Le Pais de Caux.; Le Pais de Cavx

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inscription under the title cartouche "Et se vendent a Paris ches Melchior Tavernier aupres du palais." (And sold in Paris at the house of Melchoir of Tavernier located close to the Palace.) Illustrations of ships on the oceans and the French coat of arms next to the title cartouche. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 37 x 48 cm.

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  10. Title: La partie septentrionale du Languedoc.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to upper left. Includes a decorative title cartouche with two faces, the French coat of arms, compass rose. Incription reads "A Amsterdam chez Iosse Hondius, et se vend a Paris chez Melchoir Tavernier, demeurant aupres du Palais. a. 1623." [Printed] in Amsterdam at the store of Jodocus Hondius and sold in Paris at the store of Melchoir Tavernier, located near the Palace. Year 1623." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map 35 x 48 cm.

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  11. Title: La souveraineté de Sedan et de Raucourt et la prevosté de Doncheri

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 55 cm Relief shown pictorially. North is oriented to the top of the map with no compass rose or direction indicators. Decorative cartouche includes the escutcheon of France and a face. An escuthceon located next to the city of Sedan on the map and repeated larger in the upper right corner of the map. Inscription "Et se vendent a Paris chez Melchior Tavernier demeurant sur l'Isle du Palais" (And sold in Paris at the house of Melchoir Tavernier located on the Palace Island). This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636, 1637, and 1680. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  12. Title: Le pais de Caux

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 48 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Decorative cartouche includes the escutcheon of France above the scale cartouche. Ilustrations include shipso n the oceans. Inscription under the title cartouche reads "Se vendent a Paris ches Melchior Tavernier aupres du Palais." This state was published in Jan Jansson's Atlas Novus in 1680. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  13. Title: Carte du pais de Retelois; faicte par Ichan Iubrien.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. The French coat of arms is located in the top right corner and boughs of fruit around the title cartouche. The title cartouche includes the inscription "Chalonnois, 1624." Next to the title cartouche is an additional inscription "Et se vendent a Paris chez Melchoir Tavernier" (And sold in Paris at the house of Melchoir Tavernier). From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 37 x 48 cm.

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  14. Title: Ritter's sundial map

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    Summary: Map is projected from the North Pole as if it were a sundial. Includes vignettes of native peoples, animals, ships and a mermaid. Title supplied by cataloger. Pictorial relief. Probably issued in: Speculum solis, oder, Sonnenspiegels erst vnd anderer Theil ... Zu finden in Nürnberg : bey Paulus Fürsten, Burgern vnd Kunsthändlern allda, [1645?]

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  15. Title: Silesia, 1681 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Silesiae ducatus accurata et vera delineateo : viris magnificis ac generosis, D. Valentino a Stössel in Seppa Kawer; D. Sigismundo a Loss, in Simpsen Dammer; D. Caspari a Stosch; D. Davidi Gotfr. a Stosch, Patruelibus in Gross et klein Tschirna; D. Gotfried ab Haugwitz in Brodelwitz, Ziebendorf Equitibus. Patronis. dicat Dedicatq. Jonas Scultetus ,Sprotta Silesius. It was published by: Sumptibus Janssonio Waesbergiorum, Mosis Pitt et Stephani Swart in 1681. Scale approximately 1:1,050,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) 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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  16. Title: World Map, 1725 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte generale de toutes les costes du Monde : et les pays nouvellement decouvert, dresse sur les relations les plus nouvelles et principalement sur le carte que Monsieur N. Witsen a donnee au public. It was published by Iean Covens et Corneille Mortier Libraires in [1725]. Scale [ca. 1:450,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the eastern portion of the map. Text in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  17. Title: World Map, 1725 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte generale de toutes les costes du Monde : et les pays nouvellement decouvert, dresse sur les relations les plus nouvelles et principalement sur le carte que Monsieur N. Witsen a donnee au public. It was published by Iean Covens et Corneille Mortier Libraires in [1725]. Scale [ca. 1:450,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the western portion of the map. Text in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  18. Title: Imperii Russici, sive Moscoviae : status generalis, in ejus regna, ducatus, provincias, populosq[æ] subjacentes divisus, et ex tabula ...

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Early 18th Century Dutch map of Russia with parts of Scandinavia, Poland, Germany and the Balkan States. 45 x 55 centimeters Scale [1:5,500,000] General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Map of Scott County, Iowa

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    Summary: Includes information on road systems. 34 x 42 centimeters, on sheet 42 x 49 centimeters Scale approximaely 1:126,720 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Huebinger's map and guide for Panora Speedway, 1912

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    Summary: Includes advertisements and index to towns.; 1 atlas (46 p.): ill., maps, ports.; 13 x 20 cm. Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines)

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