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  1. Title: The Hague, Netherlands, 1745 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: 's-Gravenhage : en de omgelegen landstreek volgens de nauwkeurige, metting van N. Cruquius. It was published by Isaak Tirion in 1745. Scale [ca.1:37,650]. Covers The Hague, Netherlands. Map in Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'RD_New (Rijksdriehoekstelsel), GCS Amersfoort' 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover, canals, windmills, and more. 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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  2. Title: Landkaart van de volkplantingen Suriname en Berbice

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    Summary: Inset: Plan van de stad Paramaribo. Probably issued in: Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas ... Te Amsterdam : By Isaak Tirion, [1769]. Indexed for points of interest.

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  3. Title: Nieuwe kaart van Spanje en Portugal

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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  4. Title: Nieuwe aftekening der stad en berg van Gibraltar

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    Summary: View of the island of Gibraltar; relief shown pictorially. Probably issued in: Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas ... Te Amsterdam : By Isaak Tirion, [ca. 1740-1784]. There were 6 editions with the number of maps varying from 34 to more than 100; cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  5. Title: Land-kaart van het eiland en de volkplanting van Cayenne aan de kust van Zuid-Amerika

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Inset: Platte gronde van de stad en't kasteel van Cayenne. Probably issued in: Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas ... Te Amsterdam : By Isaak Tirion, [ca. 1740-1784]. There were 6 editions with the number of maps varying from 34 to more than 100; cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Indexed for points of interest.

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  6. Title: Nieuwe zeekaart van de Straat van Gibraltar : benevens een gedeelte van de Spaansche, Portugeesche en Moorsche kust : met naaukeurige aftekeningen der havens, baayen enz. als inzonderheid Lissabon, S. Ubes, Cadix, Gibraltar enz. getrokken uit de nieuwe paskaart van den ... Heere Hendrik Lynslager, thans Vice Admiraal van den Staat

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    Summary: Map of the Strait of Gibraltar with parts of the Spanish and Portuguese coastlines; relief shown pictorially; depth shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward left.

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  7. Title: Nieuwe kaart van de Grootbrittannische volkplantingen in Noord America waar in tevens de Fransche bezittingen en de Landen, tusschen die beide volken in geschil staande en de wederzydsche pretensien duidelyk aangewezen worden

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. "Ter opheldering van de Hedendaagsche historie van Groot Brittanje."

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  8. Title: Nuova carta del polo Artico secondo l'ultime osservazioni a Amsterdam

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    Summary: Polar projection. Relief shown pictorially. Scale determined by using graticule method. Place and date of publication taken from Capt. Kit. J. Kapp bookseller's catalog no. 28, p. 16. Kershaw describes a similar map published by Guillaume De l'Isle in 1740. cf. Kershaw, K. A. Early printed maps of Canada, no. 416.

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  9. Title: Nieuwe kaart van Kanada : se Landen aan de Hodsons-Baay en de Noordwestelyke deelen van Noord- Amerika

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Ferro.; Detached from an atlas; "III" in ms. on verso.; Insets: [Eastern extention showing Gulf of St. Lawrence]. 30 x 42 centimeters Scale approximately 1:7,750,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Nieuwe kaart van de Grootbrittannische volkplantingen in Noord America waar in tevens de Fransche bezittingen en de Landen, tusschen die beide volken in geschil staande en de wederzydsche pretensien duidelyk aangewezen worden.; Getrokken uit de beste kaarten van de Hr. Mitchell en anderen.

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    Summary: Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. "Ter opheldering van de Hedendaagsche historie van Groot Brittanje." 1 map: hand col.; 36 x 46 cm.

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  11. Title: Nieuwe kaart van India over de Ganges : of van Malakka, Siam, Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu, Ava, enz.

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1° to 15 German miles. 1° to 60 English miles. 1° to 20 French miles (E 86°--E 120°/N 28°--N 1°). Hand-coloured. Limited coverage. Probably from his Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas, 1744-1769. 29 x 36 centimeters Scale 1° to 15 German miles. 1° to 60 English miles. 1° to 20 French miles Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  12. Title: Nieuwe kaart van t Eiland Ceilon

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:1,600,000 (E 78°30'00"--E 82°15'00"/N 10°30'00"--N 5°30'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. Date from previous call number. On verso:"No. 88." In Dutch. 27 x 35 centimeters Scale approximately 1:1,600,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  13. Title: Nieuwe kaart van t Keyzer Ryk van den Grooten Mogol

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:13,000,000 (E 59°58'00"--E 97°36'00"/N 35°57'00"--N 5°40'00"). Relief shown pictorially. 27 x 35 centimeters Scale approximately 1:13,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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