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  1. Title: South America, 1739 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Perou, pour servir a l'histoire des Incas et a celle de l'etat present de cette province, dressee par Philippe Buache, sur les observations astronomiq[es] faites aux environs de l'equateur et communiquees a l'Academie depuis l'an 1736 jusqu'en 1739 par M.M. Godin, Bouguer et de la Condaminede l'Acad. R[le] des Sciences Assujetie por les autres parties aux observations du P. Feuillee et de M. Frezier aux routes et remarques geographiques de divers voyageurs. It is part of a two sheet map set: [Carte du Peru]. It was published sur le Quay de la Megisserie avec privilege du Roy in 1739. Scale [ca. 1:195,000]. Covers the territory of the former Inca Empire, South America. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the northern portion of the map. Map in French and Spanish. 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 75 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, 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 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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  2. Title: South America, 1739 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie meridionale du Perou : pour servir a l'histoire des Incas et a celle de l'etat present de cette province, dressee par Philippe Buache. It is part of a two sheet map set: [Carte du Peru]. It was published sur le Quay de la Megisserie avec privilege du Roy in 1739. Scale [ca. 1:195,000]. Covers the territory of the former Inca Empire, South America. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the southern portion of the map. Map in French and Spanish. 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 75 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, 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 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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  3. Title: Tunisia Railroads, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Railroads is a line theme representing railroads in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.

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  4. Title: Tunisia Miscellaneous Population Settlements, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Miscellaneous Population Settlements is a point theme representing settlements in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  5. Title: Tunisia Water Course, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Water Course is a line theme representing rivers and streams in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  6. Title: Tunisia Built-up Areas (polygons), 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Built-up Areas (polygon) is a polygon theme representing built-up areas in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.

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  7. Title: Tunisia Coast Lines, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Coast Lines is a line theme representing coastlines and shorelines in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  8. Title: Tunisia Roads, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Roads is a line theme representing roadways in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.

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  9. Title: Tunisia Railyards, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Railyards is a point theme representing Railyards in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.

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  10. Title: Tunisia Political Boundaries, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Political Boundaries is a line theme representing political boundaries in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  11. Title: Tunisia Built-up Areas (points), 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Built-up Areas is a point theme representing built-up areas in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organisations worldwide.

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  12. Title: Tunisia Airports, 2008

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    Summary: Tunisia Airports is a point theme representing airports and airfields in Tunisia. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.

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  13. Title: Carte geologique detaillee de la France [a 1/80 000]: Chatellerault

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures, and spot elevation. Principal meridian: Paris. The coordinates on map are given in grades and degrees. The longitude is given in centesimal values (100 grades = 90 degrees).The geographic coordinates were converted to the Greenwich meridian. Topography is based on : "Carte Levée par les officiers du Corps d'Etat-Major et publiée par le Dépôt de la Guerre en 1848. Révisée en 1907." Includes index to adjoining sheets. The Service de la carte geologique de la France was integrated to Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières to become the only France Service geologique national. Relief shown by hachures. Principal meridian: Paris. Longitude is given in centesimal values (100 grades = 90 degrees) .The Service de la carte geologique de la France was integrated to the BRGM to become the only France Service geologique national. Based on "Carte topograqphique de l'etat major." South Decimal Degree 46.6131 North Decimal Degree 46.9729 France. Bureau de recherches geologiques et minieres [BRGM]. Carte geologique 1:80.000 CG-132(1952) West Decimal Degree 0.2342 France. Service de la carte geologique de France East Decimal Degree 1.0752

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  14. Title: Middle East, Tigris and Euphrates River Region, 1779 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: L'Euphrate et le Tigre, par le Sr. d'Anville ; Guill. De La Haye. It was published in 1779. Scale [ca. 1:2,400,000]. Cover the Euphrates and Tigris River region including portions of Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. Map in French and Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the a modified 'Europe Lambert Conformal Conic' projection with a central meridian of 44 degrees East 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, 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 as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Islamic Heritage Project. Maps selected for the project represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes. The Islamic Heritage Project consists of over 100,000 digitized pages from Harvard's collections of Islamic manuscripts and published materials. Supported by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and developed in association with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.

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  15. Title: Insula Ceilon et Madura

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:960,000 (E 77°00'00"--E 82°00'00"/N 9°54'00"--N 5°52'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Date from previous call number. In Latin. 49 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:960,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  16. Title: Regnum Priami vetus adiectis his locis quæ etiam post Troica innotuere

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    Summary: Map of Turkey and the island of Lesbos. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuil. Reg. Christ." Date from Tooley's dict. of mapmakers. From: Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde ... / par le Sieur Sanson d'Abbeville ... A Paris : Chez l'autheur ; et Pierre Mariette, 1652 or later eds.

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  17. Title: Ager Parisiensis vulgo l'Isle de France

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 55 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Decorative title cartouche depicting two cherubs presenting the escutcheon of France. This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636, 1637, and 1680. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  18. Title: Rwanda Geomorphology : Landform and Lithology

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    Summary: Rwanda geomorphology : landform and lithology from The Multipurpose Africover Database for the Environmental Resources produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scale of the dataset: 1:350,000. The landform and lithology has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images acquired mainly in the year 1999. the landform classes have been developed using the ITC (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation) and SOTER (Soil and Terrain Database) methods.

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  19. Title: Rwanda Thematic Agriculture Aggregation Landcover

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    Summary: Rwanda thematic agriculture aggregation landcover from The Multipurpose Africover Database for the Environmental Resources produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scale of the dataset: 1:100,000. This dataset is a reaggregated version of the original national Africover landcover multipurpose database. It contains all cultivated land. The land cover has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images (Bands 4,3,2) acquired mainly in the year 1999. The land cover classes have been developed using the FAO/UNEP international standard LCCS classification system.

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  20. Title: Rwanda Thematic Grassland Aggregation Landcover

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    Summary: Rwanda thematic grassland aggregation landcover from The Multipurpose Africover Database for the Environmental Resources produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scale of the dataset: 1:100,000. This dataset is a reaggregated version of the original national Africover landcover multipurpose database. It contains all natural vegetation with a herbaceous component. The land cover has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images (Bands 4,3,2) acquired mainly in the year 1999. The land cover classes have been developed using the FAO/UNEP international standard LCCS classification system.

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