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  1. Title: Wrocław Region, ca. 1641 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Breslanus sive Wratislaviensis. It was published by: sumptibus Joannis Janssonii ca. 1641. Scale approximately 1:220,000, Milliaria Germanica communia, 4 = [12.2 cm]. Map in German. 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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  2. Title: Ellas, seu Graecia universa Laurenbergiana, ca. 1680 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ellas, seu Graecia universa Laurenbergiana : multis locis hodiernis recens aúcta et correcta. It was published by: F. de Wit ca. 1680. Scale approximately 1:2,150,000. Map in Greek. 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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  3. Title: Meklenburg ducatus; auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.; Meklenbvrg dvcatus

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of ships on the ocean, the coat of arms of Pomerania, and fruit around the title cartouche. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 35 x 45 cm.

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  4. Title: Die Ebbe und Fluth auff einer flachen Landt-Karten fürgestelt

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: p. 152. Place and date of publication from Shirley. From: E.G. Happelii Gröste Denckwürdigkeiten der Welt, oder, So-genannte relationes curiosae ... Hamburg : gedruckt und verlegt durch Thomas von Wiering, 1683-1690. "An illustration from Happel's book 'Relationes Curiosae'. This is an important early representation of oceanographic phenomena. It illustrates Kircher's idea that there are chasms in the depths of the sea into which the water flows, then percolates through the earth and up to the tops of mountains."--Website of National Maritime Museum.

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  5. Title: North & West Africa, 1655 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Afrique, ou Lybie ulterieure : ou sont le Saara, ou desert, le pays des Negres, la Guinee, et les pays circonv. tiree en partie de Sanut, et de l'Arabe de Nubie, en partie de diverses cartes veues jusques a present par le S. Sanson d'Abbeville, geog. ordre. du Roy ; I. Somer Pruthenus, sculp. It was published by Chez Pierre Mariette, rue St. Iacques a l'Esperance in 1655. Scale [ca. 1:10,500,000]. Covers portions of North and West Africa. Map in French.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 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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  6. Title: Southern, Central, & Eastern Africa, 1655 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Basse Aethiopie, qui comprend les Royaume de Congo, coste, et pays des Cafres, empires du Monomatapa, Monoemugi : la coste deca le Cap Negre est tiree en partie de Samuel Blommaert ; en dela, avecq l'Isle de Madagascar, de Sanuto ; le dedans du pays, d'autres, par N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. It was published by Chez Pierre Mariette in 1655. Scale [ca. 1:11,250,000]. Covers portions of Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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 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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  7. Title: Tabula Prussiae: exima cura conscripta per Casparum Henneberch Erlichensem; et denuo edita per Nicolaum Johannidem Piscatorem.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset view of Konigsberg. Includes illustrations of ships on the ocean and a face in the cartouche. Does not match any states listed in Van der Krogt. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 44 x 52 cm.

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  8. Title: Nova Franconiae descriptio; Apud Joannem Janssonium.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Border includes examples of local costumes, coats of arms, and views of cities. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 33 x 40 cm.

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  9. Title: Typus orbis terrarum: quid ei potest videri magnum in rebus humanis, cui aeternitas omnis, totius que mundi nota sit magnitudo

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    Summary: 1 map: color; Hand col; "Cum privilegio." Scale approximately 1:81,800,000 (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°).

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  10. Title: Hierosolyma urbs sancta : Judeae totius que orientis longe clarissima qua amplitudine ac magnificentia hoc nostro aevo conspicua est

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    Summary: From: First Latin edition of Braun, Georg and Hogenber, Franz, Civitates orbis terrarum. Original in Vol. 2 plate No. 54, pub. Cologne 1575. Bird's-eye view of Jerusalem. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index of 48 numbered locations. Text in Latin on verso "Hierosolyma." Title translation: Jerusalem, the Holy City, by far the most famous city of Juda and the East, in her present time, size and greatness. At top of map: Ezechielis. V. Haec eft Jerusalem. Ego eam in medio Gentium posui, et in eius circuitu terras. Translation: This is Jerusalem I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her. Prophet Ezekiel.

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  11. Title: A new map of the terraqueous globe according to the ancient discoveries and most general divisions of it into continents and oceans

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    Summary: Double hemispherical map of the world with decorative border. Plate 1 from: A new set of maps both antient and present ..., Edward Wells, Oxford. 1700.

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  12. Title: Carte de l'Afrique: corrigeé et augmentée dessus toutes les autres cy devant faictes l'anneé.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From Pierre Mariette's "Theatre geographique de France contenant les cartes particulieres de ses provinces". 1 map; 38 x 50 cm

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  13. Title: Weltkarte

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    Summary: Map shows Germany colonies and protectorates, and international boundaries. Railways, submarine cables, and principal shipping routes are indicated. Includes a list of used abbreviations.

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  14. Title: Plan der Stadt Helmstedt ; Karte der Umgebung von Helmstedt

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    Summary: Maps of Helmstedt and environs in the German state of Lower Saxony. Relief shown by shading. Indexed for points of interest.

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  15. Title: America Septentrionalis,: concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas,; per G. de L'Isle, geographum. G.F. Lotter, sculps.

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    Summary: Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Annotatio." 1 map: col.; 46 x 58 cm.

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  16. Title: America Septentrionalis, concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Annotatio." Historic Maps copy 2 imperfect: upper and lower margins trimmed away.

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  17. Title: Cambridge, England, 1574 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper view entitled: Cantebrigia : opulentissimi Angliae Regni urbs celeberrimi nominis ab Academiae conditore Cantabro cognominata a granta fluuio vicino cairgrant saxonib Grauntecestre et Grantebrige iam olim nuncupata. It was published by George Braun & Franz Hogenberg in 1584. Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. Covers Cambridge, England. Map in Latin and English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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 pictorially, ground cover, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index. 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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  18. Title: A new map of North America, shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains, & c.: Dedicated to his Highness William Duke of Glocester; Delin M. Burg[hers] sculpt. Univ. Oxon.

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    Summary: From his A new sett of maps... Oxford, theatre, 1700 pl. 39; see Phillips no. 564, note with no. 3489 and BM cat. v. 1. col. 436. Relief shown pictorially. 1 map; 36 x 49 cm.

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  19. Title: Karte des Nordens von America, ca. 1791 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte des Nordens von America : zur Beurtheilung der Wahrscheinlichkeit einer nordwestlichen Durchfahrt. It was published by: Carl Jäck? ca. 1791. Scale ca. 1:9,500,000. Map in German. 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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  20. Title: Paraiba, Brazil, ca. 1643 (Image 2 of 9) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: [De Capitanie van Rio Grande, Paraiba, Itamarca, Paranambuca, Camera de Ciriânhaija in de Capitanie Paranambuca, Camera de Porto Calvo in de Capitanie Paranambuca, Camera d'Alagoas in de Capitanie de Paranambuca, Capitanie Ciriji]. It was published ca. 1643. Scale varies. This layer is image 2 of 9 total images of the 9 sheet source map, representing the southern-most portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the SAD 69 / Brazil Polyconic 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 pictorially. Includes also roads, native settlements, plantations, sugar mills, churches, forts, harbors, etc. 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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