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  1. Title: Kansas City, Missouri, 1940 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, topographic paper map entitled: Missouri--Kansas : Kansas City quadrangle, Ed. of 1940, by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; topography by F.W. Hughes and C.A. Killian surveyed in 1934-1935. It was published by the Geological Survey in 1940. Scale 1:31,680. Covers Kansas City, Missouri, and portions of Kansas City, Roeland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods, and Mission Hills, Kansas. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri West State Plane Coordinate System NAD27 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2403). 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 is a typical topographic map portraying both natural and manmade features. It shows and names works of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, vegetation, etc. It also identify the principal works of humans, such as roads, railroads, boundaries, transmission lines, major buildings, etc. Relief is shown with standard contour intervals of 10 feet and spot heights. 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: Canada, 1918 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the Dominion of Canada, J.E. Chalifour, Chief Geographer. It was published by the Department of the Interior in 1918. Scale 1:6,336,000. 100 miles to 1 in. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Canada 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, and more. Relief shown by spot heights. Includes also railway construction and operation, mileage information, and distances from selected cities. 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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  3. Title: Map no. 2 of the El Paso & Fort Yuma wagon road : 1857-8

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 56 x 90 centimeters Scale 1:600,000 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Park Ridge, New Jersey 1939

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    Summary: U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey map of the Park Ridge quadrangle in New York and north-eastern New Jersey. The New York portion is left blank as it is already depicted in the Ramapo quadrangle map. Major highways and significant destinations outside of map area are shown in red.

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  5. Title: Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 1939

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    Summary: Map created from a United States Department of the Interior geological survey. Topography was surveyed by R. H. Runyan, 1939. Map consists mainly of Marcus Hook in Delware County, Pennsylvania with portions of Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey visible in bottom right corner.

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  6. Title: United States--East Coast, New York and New Jersey, Hudson and East rivers, Governors Island to 67th Street, 1962

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1962 paper map entitled: United States--East Coast, New York and New Jersey, Hudson and East rivers, Governors Island to 67th Street published by the United States Department of Commerce. The map shows the depth measurements of the Hudson and East Rivers Around Lower Manhattan. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  7. Title: Second Battle of Manassas

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    Summary: Set of 16 maps showing sequential troop movements during the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28-30, 1862, in Manassas, Virginia.

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  8. Title: Map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States

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    Summary: Cadastral map showing landowners. 51 x 88 centimeters, on sheet 64 x 100 centimeters Scale 1:6,336,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Ontario, Gowganda sheet : portions of Timiskaming, Nipissing and Sudbury Districts

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, roads, drainage, etc. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Map of the Dominion of Canada

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    Summary: Includes table of steamship routes. 52 x 88 centimeters, on sheet 59 x 97 centimeters Scale 1:6,336,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Nova Scotia, Cape Breton sheet : Inverness, Victoria, Cape Breton and Richmond and portions of Antigonish and Guysborough Counties

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    Summary: Relief shown by bathymetric contours and spot heights.; "J.E. Chalifour, Chief Geographer."; "Natural Resources Intelligence Service." 102 x 76 centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 in. General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Ontario, Parry Sound sheet : portions of Nipissing, Parry Sound and Muskoka districts and Haliburton county

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    Summary: Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, canals, roads, portages, and other features. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Quebec, Montreal sheet : portions of Champlain, Portneuf, Quebec, Montmorency, Charlevoix, Bellechasse, Dorchester, Lévis, Lotbinière and Nicolet counties

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    Summary: Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, canals, roads, portages, and other features. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  14. Title: Ontario, Windsor sheet : Essex, Kent and Lambton and portions of Elgin, Middlesex and Huron counties

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights.; Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, canals, roads, portages, and other features. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Quebec, La Tuque sheet : portions of Champlain, Quebec, Portneuf, St. Maurice, Maskinongé, Berthier, and Joliette counties

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    Summary: Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, canals, roads, portages, and other features. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Ontario, French River sheet : portions of Sudbury, Nipissing, Muskoka, Parry Sound and Manitoulin districts, and of Bruce county

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    Summary: Shows township concessions and lots, boundaries, railways, canals, roads, portages, and other features. 67 x 46 Centimeters Scale 1:250,000. 3.95 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : showing the number of vacant quarter sections in each township

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    Summary: Covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta (Canada).; Shows: province, dominion land Agency and town boundaries; rivers; towns; communications; reserves. 54 x 83 centimeters Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600], 35 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Map of Yoho Park

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    Summary: Relief by contours & spot hts.; roads & trails; survey grid; wardens' cabins; inset: [Key map]. 61 x 37 centimeters Scale 1:125.000 General Map Collection

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  19. Title: Ontario Lincoln and Welland and portions of Halton, Wentworth and Haldimand Counties

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    Summary: "Standard topographical map. Sheet 2.S.W." at head of map.; Depths shown in fathoms. 80 x 52 centimeters Scale 1:250,000 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Ontario Norfolk, Brant, and Oxford, and portions of Elgin, Haldimand, Wentworth, Middlesex, Huron, Perth, Halton, and Waterloo counties

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    Summary: Standard topographical map. Sheet 1.S.E. at head of map. 67 x 50 centimeters Scale 1:250,000; 3.95 miles to 1 inch. General Map Collection

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