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  1. Title: Preliminary map, compiled from various surveys to illustrate the drainage basins of the commonwealth; by L. Trouvelot, artist of survey.; Alternative title: Kentucky Geological Survey 1877 preliminary map;Panel title: Drainage map: to accompany vol. III, second series, Geological Survey of Kentucky.

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    Summary: Prime Meridian: Philadelphia. Shows roads, railroads, drainage, counties and towns. "J. Mayer & Co., lith., Boston." 1 map: col.; 46 x 90 cm.

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  2. Title: Saratoga Table: Antarctica

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    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -80º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

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  3. Title: Davis Valley and part of Cordiner Peaks: Antarctica

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    Summary: Projection: Polar Stereographic Projection: Standard Parallels -80º14'; Series: USGS 1:250,000 Geologic Reconnaissance Series

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  4. Title: Gulf of Suez and Sinai Peninsula, 1799 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Golfe de Suez : dressée au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, d'après les observations faites en 1787 sur la Frégate la Vénus par le Cen. Rosili ... et publiée par ordre du ministre pour le Service des vaisseaux de la République Française l'an VII de la République ; gravé par E. Collin ; J. Aubert script. It was published by: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine in 1799. Scale approximately 1:610,000. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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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  5. Title: Hannover, ca. 1820 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Hannover. It was published ca. 1820. Scale ca. 1:10,000. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N (EPSG: 32632) 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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  6. Title: Paris, France, 1835 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nouveau plan routier de la ville de Paris, ou, guide exacte de cette capital divisee en XII arrondissemens avec leurs maires, et en 48 quartiers, par A. L. It was published by chez Rosselin in 1835. Scale [ca. 1:10,600]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected 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, Arrondissement boundaries and Quartier numbers, and more. Includes index, illustrations, and views.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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  7. Title: Carte de la Confederation Argentine divisee en ses differentes provinces et territoires et des pays voisins: Etat Oriental de l'Uruguay, Paraguay, partie du Bresil et de la Bolivie, Chili. Par le Dr. V. Martin de Moussy 1867. Grave par L. Kautz r. Bonaparte 82 Paris. Paris - Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57. (Paris Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie., 1873) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Argentina and Uruguay, originally created in 1867. The original map appears in "Description geographique et statistique de la Confederation Argentine par V. Martin de Moussy ... Deuxieme edition atlas. Paris Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie. Imprimeurs de l'Institut, Rue Jacob, 56. 1873. Imprimerie Adolphe Laine, Rue des Saints-Peres, 19."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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  8. Title: Lower Egypt and the adjacent deserts, with a part of Palestine; to which has been added the Nomenclature of the Roman age (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map showing lower Egypt and part of Palestine, originally created by L. Delarochette in 1835. 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 georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator 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 318.767 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. Delarochette, L. and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Lower Egypt and the adjacent deserts, with a part of Palestine; to which has been added the Nomenclature of the Roman age (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pt756wd7353. 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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  9. Title: Middle Atlantic States, 1749 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware counties; L. Hebert, sculpt. It was published March 25, 1749. Scale [ca. 1:960,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, portages, selected roads, and more. Relief shown pictorially ; soundings shown in fathoms. Includes also descriptive notes, distance chart, and explanation of symbols.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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  10. Title: Burma, Bangladesh, & South Asia, 1825 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Burmese empire, drawn by L. Hebert. It was published by Quarr. Mastr. Genls.' Office, Horse Guards in 1825. Scale [ca. 1:2,050,000]. Covers Burma, Bangladesh, and portions of Bhutan, India, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes. 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: South America, 1838 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Amerique Meridionale, dressee par Alcide d'Orbigny d'apres ses itineraires sur parties qu'il a parcourues servant a l'intelligence de son voyage et de ses observations sur l'homme americain ; grave sur pierre par L. Bouffard ; lith de Lemercier Benard et Cie. It was published by Pitois-Levrault et Cie Libraire in 1838. Scale [ca. 1:15,000,000]. Covers South America. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 57.662770 degrees west. 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, cultural territories, selected land and sea exploration routes, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset: Bolivia d'apres la carte Lapie (1829). 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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  12. Title: Seattle, Washington, 1913 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Seattle : 1913, drawn originally from official records in office of city engineer and revised by L. Missigman. It was published by Seattle Pioneer Pocket Guide in 1913. Scale [ca. 1:35,700]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Washington State Plane North Coordinate System HARN NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 4601). 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, docks, piers, city boundaries, and more. Includes inset: Rainer Beach. 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: Road map, Mackinac County, Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows township section grid. Indexed. Scale approximately 1:170,000

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  14. Title: Plan de Paris, Métropolitain et Nord-Sud

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    Summary: Date from page 144: "9316-2-29 - imprimerie."; Accompanied by hard bound index, including inset maps of each arrondissement. each 36 x 46 centimeters + Scale 1:27,000 City Maps

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  15. Title: Plan de Paris, Métropolitain et Nord-Sud

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    Summary: Date from page 144: "9316-2-29 - imprimerie."; Accompanied by hard bound index, including inset maps of each arrondissement. each 36 x 46 centimeters + Scale 1:27,000 City Maps

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  16. Title: Plan de Paris, Métropolitain et Nord-Sud

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    Summary: Date from index title page: "Juin 1924."; Accompanied by hard bound index, including inset maps of each arrondissement. 36 x 46 centimeters + Scale 1:27,000 City Maps

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  17. Title: Plan de Paris, Métropolitain et Nord-Sud

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    Summary: Date from index title page: "Juin 1924."; Accompanied by hard bound index, including inset maps of each arrondissement. 36 x 46 centimeters + Scale 1:27,000 City Maps

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  18. Title: Nouveau plan de Paris monumental

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    Summary: Includes illustrations of buildings and monuments.

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  19. Title: Nouveau Paris monumental : itinéraire pratique de étranger dans Paris

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    Summary: On verso: Monuments et vues des environs de Paris. In booklet with: Guide commode pour voir et visiter les monuments de Paris : texte en françois, en anglais, en allemand; as issued by publisher. Cover title: Plan monumental, Paris & environs.

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  20. Title: Carte de Chine, les 18 provinces

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    Summary: Relief shown by gradient tints. 59 x 72 centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,600,000 General Map Collection

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