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  1. Title: Map of the lands included in the Central Park, 1856 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the lands included in the Central Park : from a topographical survey, June 17th 1856. It was published by: s.n in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:3,500]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 18N (EPSG: 32618) 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: Sanitary & Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York Prepared for the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens Association. Under the direction of Egbert L. Viele, Topographical Engineer. Entered ... 1865 by Egbert L. Viele ... New York. Ferd. Mayer & Co. Lithographers, 96 Fulton St. N.Y. (with 1 inset map and 3 profiles) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of New York City. The map shows all the original water courses of Manhattan Island, with the street grid superimposed on top. Also, three different kinds of land are shown: Marsh, Made Land, and Meadow. Sewer lines are indicated. The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  3. Title: Topographical atlas of the City of New York including the annexed territory, showing original water courses and made land

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    Summary: Ground characteristics map. Covers Manhattan and the Bronx, Roosevelt Island, Ward's Island and Randall's Island in New York city. Shows streams, ponds and wetlands, reservoirs and landfill. Also shows location of piers, streets and railroad lines. Also shows buildings. Shows relief throughout by hachures and gradient tints. Also shows relief on ancillary map profiles. Supplementary statements of responsibility at lower left and right of map. Publisher inferred by cataloger from statement of responsibility. Printer's ink on paper. Includes color key. Sheets numbered at upper right. Includes three ancillary maps: "Section across Central Park, Section from 50th Street to Brooklyn Heights, Section from Hoboken to Brooklyn."

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  4. Title: Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York

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    Summary: Ground characteristics map. Covers Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, Ward's Island and Randalls Island, New York (N.Y.). Shows streams, ponds and wetlands, reservoirs and landfill. Also shows location of piers, streets, aqueduct and sewers. Shows relief by hachures and gradient tints on main map, by cross-sectional map profile on ancillary maps. Date of situation 1864. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 ..." "Prepared for the Council of Hygiene and Public Health" on pasted label. Includes color key. Includes three ancillary map profiles: "Section across Central Park, Section from 50th Street to Brooklyn Heights, Section from Hoboken to Brooklyn."

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  5. Title: [Map of St. Paul] : prepared specially for R.L. Polk & Co.'s city directory, 1912.

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    Summary: 63 x 85 centimeters on sheet 69 x 105 centimeters Scale [1:19,200]. Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  6. Title: Curtice's standard guide map of the city of St. Paul : prepared specially for R.L. Polk & Cos. city directory, 1897

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    Summary: 62 x 84 centimeters Scale 1:19,200. 1600 ft. to an in. Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  7. Title: Curtice's standard guide map of the city of St. Paul : prepared specially for R.L. Polk & Cos. city directory, 1896

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    Summary: 62 x 84 centimeters on sheet 72 x 103 centimeters Scale [1:19,200]. Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  8. Title: Curtice's standard guide map of the city of St. Paul : prepared especially for R.L. Polk & Cos. city directory, 1893

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    Summary: 62 x 83 centimeters Scale 1:19,200. 1600 ft. to an in. Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  9. Title: Curtice's standard guide map of the city of St. Paul : prepared especially for R.L. Polk Cos. city directory, 1891

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    Summary: 63 x 83 centimeters on sheet 67 x 102 centimeters Scale [1:19,200]. Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  10. Title: R.L. Polk & Co.'s directory map of the city of St. Paul, Minn

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    Summary: 62 x 82 centimeters Scale [1:19,200] Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  11. Title: Curtice's new pocket map of Saint Paul

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    Summary: Shows election district and city and ward boundaries.; Partially hand colored. 58 x 81 centimeters No scale given Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  12. Title: R.L. Polk & Co.'s city directory map of St. Paul, Minn

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    Summary: From: R.L. Polk & Co.'s St. Paul city directory / R.L. Polk & Co. 1884.; Includes street index. 45 x 55 centimeters Scale approximately 1:15,840 Minneapolis and St. Paul Maps and Atlases

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  13. Title: New Jersey

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "69." From: Our U.S.A. / text by Frank J. Taylor ; maps by Ruth Taylor. Boston, Mass. : Little Brown & Co.,1935.

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  14. Title: Jerusalem, 1868 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, surveyed by C.W. Wilson, CE, in 1864-5 and engraved under the direction of Colonel J. Cameron; the hills by D. Law. It was published by Ordnance Survey Office in 1868. Scale 1:10,000. Covers Jerusalem. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Israel Transverse Mercator (ESRI: Israel_TM_Grid) 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, and more. Relief is shown by hachures 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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  15. Title: Map of Detroit.

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    Summary: Map of the city of Detroit. In printed paper covers. "Christian Endeavor International Convention, 1899." "Compliments of Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co." Includes text and ill. Text., ill., and index on verso. Shows street railroads. "Copyright 1897-1899 by Silas Farmer." 1 map: col.; 35 x 44 cm., folded in cover 12 x 8 cm.

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  16. Title: New map and guide of the city and environs of Detroit.

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows wards and streetcar lines. "Copyright 1895 by Silas Farmer." Includes street index and guide to "latest changes in street names." "Information indexed, a dictionary of Detroit and its environs" and ill. on verso. 1 map: col.; 69 x 73 cm. folded to 13 x 10 cm.

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  17. Title: [United States Relief Map, 1899]

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    Summary: 1 map ; 53 x 81 cm Relief shown by hypsometric tints and contours.

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  18. Title: Linguistic stocks of American Indians north of Mexico

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    Summary: 1 map : col. ; 51 x 43 cm Includes inset of the Aleutian Islands. Bureau of ethnology. Seventh annual report, plate I.

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  19. Title: Geological map of the Black Hills of Dakota

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    Summary: 1 in. = 4 miles. (W 104°45ʹ--W 102°15ʹ/N 44°45ʹ--N 43°30ʹ). Relief shown by contours, hachures and spot heights. "Field work 1875. Publication 1879." "Geology of the Black Hills by Henry Newton, E.M."--Upper right margin. 75 x 89 centimeters Scale [1:253,440] 1 inch = 4 miles General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Map of the United States

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    Summary: 1 map : col., mounted on cloth ; 49 x 71 cm "Julius Bien, Lithographer." "The base chart was engraved for the Statistical Atlas of the United States." "To accompany report on the lands of the arid region of the U.S." "For explanation see chapter on "Land Grants in aid of Internal Improvements."

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