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  1. Title: Paris, France, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Paris en 1789, ce plan a ete dresse sous la direction de M.M. Armand Renauld inspecteur en chef des Beaux Arts et des Travaux Historiques, Hochereau conservatoeur du plan de Paris par Lucien Faucou, sous-conservateur de la Bibliotheque et des Collections Historiques de la ville de Paris: collaborateurs M.M. Laporte dessinateur, Bibert, dessinateur, Bizard, geom`etre, Wuhrer graveur, Sulpis graveur : Ce plan a ete execute conformement de la decision pris par le Counsil Municipal. It was published by Conseil Municipal 30 Dec. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. 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, bridges, drainage, quays, built-up areas and selected buildings, churches, parks, gardens, election district boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by form lines. Includes table of election districts.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: Florida and Georgia, ca. 1807 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Floride et de la Georgie, P.F. Tardieu, sculpsit ; P.J. Valet, scripsit. It was published by P.G. Chanlaire and E. Mentelle ca. 1807. Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. 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, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also names of states, Indian territories, cities, towns, and swampland. Map covers also part of South Carolina, Louisiana and the Bahamas. 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: Carte Generale de L'Afrique (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic continental map of Africa from 1829, originally created by Edme Mentelle. 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 scanned and georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Bonne projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa from the Oscar I. Norwich Collection at Stanford University. 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 821.44 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. Mentelle, Edme, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Carte Generale de L'Afrique (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bm864yd2626. The Oscar I. Norwich Collection consists of over 300 maps published from the 15th to the early 20th century. More information about this collection can be accessed here: http://purl.stanford.edu/qb438pg7646. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa/default-exhibit. 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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  4. Title: Atlas des commençans : admis par la Commission d'instruction publique, pour l'enseignement de la cosmographie et de la géographie dans les lycées et les écoles secondaires

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    Summary: With this is bound the author's Atlas des commençans, à l'usage des écoles centrales...Partie ancienne. 1803. 1 volume plate : maps (part color) ; 26 cm. Historical Atlases

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  5. Title: Carte générale et détaillée de l'Afrique : d'après les observations les plus récentes et les voyageurs les plus estimées : indiquant les routes de Mungo-Park, de Bruce, d'Hornemann, de Brown, de Brisson et de Barrow

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Atlas universel de géographie physique et politique, ancienne et moderne. Paris : P. G. Chanlaire & E. Mentelle, 1807. P. G. Chanlaire was located at rue Geoffroy-Langevin No. 7 from 1807. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  6. Title: Nile River Delta Region, Egypt, 1821-1823 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte ancienne et comparee de la Basse Egypte, redige par M. le Colonel Jacotin et par M. Jomard, Membre de l'Institut ; d'apres la Grande Carte Topographique levee pendant l'expedition de l'Armee Francaise par les ingenieurs geographes, les ingenieurs militaires et les ingenieurs des ponts et chaussees ; Blondeau Sct. It was published by Impr. Royale between 1821 and 1823. Scale 1:500,000. Covers the Nile River Delta Region, Egypt. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Egypt Red Belt 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, canals, cities and other human settlements, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Harvard Map Collection copies contain manuscript historical annotations and corrections.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: A new map of antient Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Illyricum, and the isles adjoyning, 1719 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of antient Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Illyricum, and the isles adjoyning : dedicated to His Highness William, Duke of Glocester. It was published by: Printed at the Theater in 1719. . Map in English. 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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  8. Title: Nieuwe Kaart van het Eyland Japan, 1724-1726 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieuwe Kaart van het Eyland Japan. It was published by: J. van Braam et G. onder de Linden Amsterdam between 1724 and 1726. Scale ca. 1:2,500,000. Map in Dutch. 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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  9. Title: Coasts, Mediterranean Sea Region, 1763 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la mer Mediterranee : appuyee sur les observations astronomiques, combinees avec les itineraires anciens et modernes, par M. Bonne, Mtre. de Mathemat., Membre de la Societe literaire militaire, Ingenieur-Geographe. It was published by Chez Lattre in 1763. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]. Covers Mediterranean Sea region, part of the Black Sea, and coasts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. 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, shoreline features, and more.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: Les royaumes de Suéde, de Danemark et de Norwege

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Isle de Fer and Paris.; From: Bonne's Atlas encyclopédique : contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age ..., volume 2, page 79. 34 x 24 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,500,000 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Carte de l'Isle O-Taïti

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. Includes insets: Baye Matavai, dans O-Taïti -- Plan des havres, situés au côté nord d'Eimeo -- Carte des Marquises de Mendoce. In upper left corner: Cook 1er. voyage. In upper right corner: 125. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  12. Title: Carte de la rivière de Cook, dans la partie n.o. de l'Amérique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Also shows route of Cook's 3rd voyage. Drawn by: Bonne fils. Engraved by: André. Includes inset: Plan du havre de Samganoodha, dans l'isle de Oonalaska. Above neat line at left: Cook, 3e. voyage. Above neat line at right: 126. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  13. Title: Carte des Isles des Amis

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    Summary: Map of the Isles des Amis [i.e. Friendly Islands] in the Tongan Island group. The map includes insets of a chart of Tongatapu Bay and other islands within this group. Decorative features include a compass star and a fleur de lis indicating North. Relief is shown by hachures and soundings. At upper left corner of sheet: Cook 3e. voyage. At upper right corner of sheet: 129. Insets: Plan du havre de Tongataboo -- Mangeea I. -- Toobouai I. -- Wateeoo I. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  14. Title: Carte des Isles de la Societé

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    Summary: Copper engraved map of the western Society Islands known today as Maupiti, Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Four inset maps to upper right and lower left corners, three of bays on the islands and a fourth of the principal bay on Christmas Island. Decorative features include a large compass rose. Relief is shown by barymetric soundings and reefs. In upper left margin: Cook 1er. voyage. In upper right margin: 127. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  15. Title: L'ancien et le nouveau Méxique, avec la Floride et la basse Louisiane: partie occidentale; par M. Bonne.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris, de Fer. Top margin: "Longitude du Méridien de l'Ille de Fer." Bottom margin: "Longitude du Méridien de Paris." In margin at upper right: 117. In margin at lower right: "Andre sculp." Rigobert Bonne's Atlas Supplement was publishedin Paris in 1787. 1 map: colored; 35 x 24 cm

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  16. Title: Nlle. Galles Mérid.le [i.e. Nouvelle Galles Méridionale], ou, Côte orientale de la Nouvelle Hollande

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    Summary: Plate 137 from Atlas Encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du Moyen Age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [vol. 2 1788]. Vegetation and relief on some maps shown pictorially and by soundings. "Cook 1er Voyage." Main map shows track of Captain Cook's first voyage along the east coast of Australia in the Endeavour (Pt. Hicks 20 April 1770 - Cape York Aug. 1770). Van-Diemen inset shows tracks of HMS Adventure under the command of Tobias Furneaux when separated from James Cook during his second voyage in February - May 1773.

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  17. Title: Détroit de Magellan : avec les plans des principaux ports, bayes, &c. de ce détroit

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Includes 16 insets. In upper margin: Voyages des Capits. Byron, Wallis et Carteret, 124. Plate 124 probaby from: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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  18. Title: L'ancien et le nouveau Méxique avec la Floride et la basse Louisiane : partie occidentale

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris. "117." Historic Maps copy is western sheet of a 2 sheet map and does not include Florida or Louisiana. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  19. Title: Carte des Isles Sandwich

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Also shows route of Cook's 3rd voyage. In upper left corner: Cook 3e. voyage. In upper right corner: 128. Prime meridian: Paris. Includes inset: Plan de la Baye de Karakakooa. Probaby issued in: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen âge, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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  20. Title: Extrémité méridionale de l'Amérique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Includes insets: Canal de Noël (scale [ca. 1:350,000]) -- Partie e. de la Terre de Feu, le Détroit de Le Maire et partie o. de la Terre des Etats, par J. Cook 1769 (scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]) -- Plan de la Baye du Bon Succès (scale [ca. 1:148,000]) -- Partie de la Terre des États (scale [ca. 1:300,000]) -- Suite de la côte au nord du Cap des Vierges (scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]). In upper left corner: Cook 2e. voyage. In upper right corner: 123. Also shows route of Cook's 2nd voyage. Plate 123 probaby from: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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