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  1. Title: Thayer's Map of Denver Colorado. Located to Tp. Nos 3&4 South Range No. 68 West Arapahoe County. Published by H.L Thayer. Real Estate Mining And Loan Agent Denver. 1879 Thayer's Map Publishing House ... No. 354-1/2 Lawrence Street. Entered ... 1878, by H.L Thayer ... Washington (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Denver, originally created by H.L. Thayer in 1879. The original map appears in 'Thayer's Map of Denver Colorado. Located to Tp. Nos 3&4 South Range No. 68 West Arapahoe County. Published by H.L Thayer. Real Estate Mining And Loan Agent Denver. 1879. Thayer's Map Publishing House ... No. 354-1/2 Lawrence Street. Entered ... 1878, by H.L. Thayer ... Washington'. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  2. Title: Seat of war & battles

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Title from top of sheet. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847 by Ensigns & Thayer ...." In bottom margin: Sowle & Ward, 43 Cornhill, Boston. Includes distance table and ill. and text about notable people and battles in the Mexican War.

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  3. Title: Troy & Greenfield Railroad, New York and New England, ca. 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Troy & Greenfield Rail Road and its connections, [by] A.F. Edwards, chief engineer. It was published ca. 1855 by B.W. Thayer & Co.'s Lith. Scale not given. Covers Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and portions of Maine and New York.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 features such as railroads completed, chartered and under construction, drainage, selected cities, towns, and villages, state and county boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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 purposes.

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  4. Title: Phelps and Engisn's Travellers' Guide and Map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 40 x 93 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Engraved by: J. Wells, Brooklyn, L.I. Map includes 15 very small insets with maps of vicinities of principal cities. Includes diagrammatic views of principal rivers and mountains of the world. Below map are scenes of events of American history, portraits of presidents and King Philip. "Engraved on steel by J. Wells, Brooklyn, L. I."

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  5. Title: Map of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and portions of Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa. 46 x 39 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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