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  1. Title: Mediterranean Sea, ca. 1700 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La mer Mediterranée divisée en ses principales parties ou mers, par G. Valck. It was published by G. Valck, sur le Dam ca. 1700. Scale [ca. 1:6,250,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 pictorially. 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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  2. Title: Mediterranean Sea, ca. 1690 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La mer Mediterranée divisée en ses principales parties ou mers, par G. Valck. It was published by G. Valck, sur le Dam ca. 1690. Scale [ca. 1:6,250,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe 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 pictorially. Includes also ornamental cartouche with mythological figures. 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: Sinus Gangeticus, vulgo Golfo de Bengala nova descriptio

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:4,400,000. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. From Visscher's Atlas minor, 1717. 46 x 53 centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,400,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  4. Title: L'Europe diviseé suivant l'estendüe de ses principaux estats subdivisés en leurs principales provinces; G. Valck.; Europe distingueé suivant l'estendüe de ses principales parties

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From his "Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis". 1 map; 45 x 57 cm.

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  5. Title: Regnum Moreae accuratissime divisum in Provincias Saccaniam, Tzaconiam, Caliscopium et Ducatum Clarensae, una cum Insulis Cephalonia, Zacyntho, Cythera, Aegina et Sidra

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Bar scales given in "milliaria Italica" and "milliaria Germanica." Appeared in Valk and Schenk's Atlantis sylloge compendiosa, ca. 1702.

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  6. Title: Huquang, Kiangsi, Chekiang ac Fokien provin. sivae praefecturae Regni Sinen[si]s versus vulturnum, in plagâ inter orientem ac meridiem mediâ, sitae

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Based upon the plates from Johannes Janssonius's Atlas novus, which Schenk and Valck acquired in 1694. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Probably issued in: Atlas contractus, sive, Mapparum geographiacarum ... [Amsterdam : P. Schenk, 1700]

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  7. Title: Mappe-monde geo-hydrographique, ou, Description générale du globe terrestre et aquatique en deux-plans-hemishpheres ou sont exactement remarquées en général toutes des pareties de la terre et de l'eau suivant les relations les plus nouvelles

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    Summary: Double hemispheric world map, with inset maps of polar regions. "Sometime around 1700, Gerard established his globemaking workshop 'op den Dam in de Wakkere Hond'."--Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers, vol. 4, p. 307. Published in Latin, Amsterdam, 1709.

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  8. Title: Pecheli, Xansi, Xantung, Honan, Nanking in plaga Regni Sinensis inter septentrionem ac orientem ceciam versus sitae provinciae

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Based upon the plates from Johannes Janssonius's Atlas novus, which Schenk and Valck acquired in 1694. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Probably issued in: Atlas contractus, sive, Mapparum geographiacarum ... [Amsterdam : P. Schenk, 1700]

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  9. Title: Suchuen, et Xensi, provinciae seu praefecturae Regni Sinensis versus caurum id est inter occidentem et septentrionem sitae

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Based upon the plates from Johannes Janssonius's Atlas novus, which Schenk and Valck acquired in 1694. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Probably issued in: Atlas contractus, sive, Mapparum geographiacarum ... [Amsterdam : P. Schenk, 1700]

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  10. Title: Magni Mogolis Imperium

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:8,000,000 ; (E 60°00'00"--E 100°00'00"/N 43°00'00"--N 16°00'00"). Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin:"19." Shows parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, and northern India. In Latin. 36 x 48 centimeters Scale approximately 1:8,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  11. Title: L'Afrique divisée suivant l'estendüe de ses principales parties ou sont, distingués les uns des autres: Les Empires, monarchies, royaumes, estats et peuples qui partagent aujour d'huij l'Afrique sur les relations les plus nouvelles; G. Valck.; Afrique distingueé en ses principales parties sçavoir la Barbarie

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Decorative cartouche and scale bars with animals. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. 1 map; 46 x 57 cm

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  12. Title: Poland and Germany, ca. 1686 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Silesiae Glogani vera delineatio. It was published by: prostant Amstelaedami apud Petrum Schenk, et Gerardum Valk ca. 1686. Scale approximately 1:270,000. 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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  13. Title: Cyprus, 1670-1690 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Cyprus insula. It was published by: penes G. Valk et P. Schenk between 1670 and 1690. Scale approximately 1:595,000. Map in Latin. 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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  14. Title: Bourdelois, pays de Medoc, et la Prevoste de Born, 1700-1708 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Bourdelois, pays de Medoc, et la Prevoste de Born. It was published by: no publisher between 1700 and 1708. Scale approximately 1:800,000. 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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  15. Title: Mediterranean Sea, ca. 1695 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mare Mediterraneum, exhibens oras Hispaniæ, Galliæ, Italiæ, mare Hadriaticum, archipelagus, Natoliam, Ægyptum, Levantam, Barcam, Tripolin, Tunetanum, Algeriam, Fezzam, Maurocum : quibus accedunt insulæ Majorca, Minorca, Ebusa, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicilia, Candia, et Cyprus. It was published by Gerard and Leonard Valk, cum Privilegio ca. 1695. Scale [ca. 1:36,000,000]. 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 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 pictorially. 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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  16. Title: Bulgaria & Region, 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Bulgaria et Romaniadivisa in singulares sangiacatus Silistriam, Nicopolin, Bodinum, Sardiam, Bysantium, Kirkeliam et Gallipolin, una cum finitimis regionibus Valachia, Servia etc., per Ger. et Leon. Valk. It was published by G. & L. Valk in 1710. Scale [ca. 1:320,000]. Covers Bulgaria and portions of Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Greece, and Macedonia. 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 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 pictorially.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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  17. Title: Bay of Bengal Region, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Sinus Gangeticus : vulgo golfo de Bengala nova descriptio. It was published by Typis G. Valk, et P. Schenk, ca. 1708. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000]. Covers the Bay of Bengal region. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorialy, depths by soundings.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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  18. Title: New England and Middle Atlantic States, ca. 1690 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Belgii novi, angliae novae, et partis Virginiae : novissima delineatio. It was published by Petrum Schenk and Gerardum Valk, ca. 1690. Scale [ca. 1:2,450,000]. Covers the northeast Atlantic States from Maine to Virginia, and a portion of Canada. In Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Mercator (world) 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as human settlements, forts, Native American tribal lands, drainage, territory boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes illustrations and decorative cartouches. 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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  19. Title: Antwerp, Belgium, ca. 1675 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Marchionatus Sacri Romani Imperii : Nobili?imo, Ampli?imo, Prudenti?imoq[ue] Senatuj Urbis Antverpi?, nec non Marchionatus Sacri Imperij, Viris Consultissimis Sapientissimisq[ue], hanc Novam et a quamplurimis mendis expurgatam totjus Territorij Tabulam lubenti?imo devoti?imoq[ue] animo offert, dedicat, consecrat Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ; CI Vissher excudebat. It was published by Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ca. 1675. Scale [ca. 1:23,000]. Covers Antwerp, Belgium. Map in Latin and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Belge Lambert 1972' 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, fortification, ground cover, and more. Includes text, inset map: [Antwerp and greater Belgium], and views: Templi D. Viriginis Mari? vera delineatio --- St. Michiels Kercke -- Mari? Poort -- Kerck der Augustin? -- Bursa -- Antwerpen [Northern view] -- Antwerpen [Southern view] -- Domus Hans? Teutonic? -- Kerck der Carmeliten -- S[t] Ioris Poort -- Kercke der Iesuiten -- Domus Senatoria Antwerpiensis -- Antwerpen [view from the Sheldt River].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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  20. Title: World Map, 1654 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, autore N.I. Piscator, from the Frederik de Wit's untitled Dutch Sea Atlas. It was published by F. de Wit in 1654. Scale [ca. 1:100,000,000]. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) 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 pictorially. 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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