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  1. Title: Southern, Central, & Eastern Africa, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Afrique meridionale : ou pays entre la ligne & le cap de Bonne Esperance et l'isle de Madagascar, par la veuve de Nicolas Visscher avec privilege. It was published by Chez Henry de Leth, Marchand de l'Estampes pres de la Boursse ca. 1730. Scale [ca. 1:12,250,000]. Covers portions of Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa. Map in French and Dutch.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. Includes notes and insets: [Cabo de Bon Esperanca], Elevation du port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Esperance and Plan du port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Esperance.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: Southern South America, Argentina, Chile, ca. 1710 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Paraguay, du Chili, Détroit de Magellan, & Terre de Feu, dans l'Amérique Méridionale, par la veuve de Nicolas Visscher. It was published by the widow of Nicolas Vissher, avec privil. ca. 1710. Scale [ca. 1:9,250,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic 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 names of indigenous peoples, geographic discovery notes, and inset: Carte particulière du Détroit de Magellan. 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 de l'Afrique meridionale: ou pays entre la ligne & le cap de Bonne Esperance et l'isle de Madagascar; par la veuve de Nicolas Visscher avec privilege.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Insets: Cabo de Bon Esperanca [in Dutch]-- Elevation du port et Mont Table au cap de Bonne Esperance -- Plan du port et Mont Table au cap de Bonne Esperance. 1 map; 48 x 57 cm

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  4. Title: Europae in tabula geographica delineatio, ca. 1709 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Europae in tabula geographica delineatio : admentem novissimorum eorumque optimorum geographorum emendata, indicibus utilissimis aucta et adusum tyronum imprimis geographicorum variis compendiosae methodi adminiculis accomodata. It was published by: ex officina Petri Schenkii ca. 1709. Scale ca. [1:10,500,000]. 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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  5. Title: Exactissima totius archipelagi nec non Graeciae tabula, ca. 1684 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Exactissima totius archipelagi nec non Graeciae tabula : in qua omnes subjacentes regiones et insulae distincte ostenduntur. It was published by: N. Visscher ca. 1684. Scale approximately ca. 1:2,150,000. 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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  6. Title: Exactissima totius archipelagi nec non Graeciae tabula, ca. 1690 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Exactissima totius archipelagi nec non Graeciae tabula : in qua omnes subjacentes regiones et insulae distincte ostenduntur. It was published by: N. Visscher ca. 1690. Scale approximately 1:2,150,000. 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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  7. Title: Totius Regni Hungariae et adjacentium regionum tabula, ca. 1686 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Totius Regni Hungariae et adjacentium regionum tabula. It was published by: Nicolaus Visscher ca. 1686. Scale approximately 1:2,100,000. 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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  8. Title: Great Britain, ca. 1695 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Magnae Britanniae Tabula : comprehendens Angliae, Scotiae, ac Hiberniae Regna, in omnes suascujusque Provincias peraccurate et distincte divisa / per Nicolm. Vissche, Amst. Bat. It was published by P. Schenk Jur. ca. 1725. Scale [ca. 1:2,300,000]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also ornate title cartouche with Hercules clubbing the hydra and dedication to King William III: 'Guilielmo III D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regi; religionis et libertatis oppressae liberatori ac defensori.' 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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  9. Title: Czech lands, ca. 1730 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Regnum Bohemiae eique annexae provinciae ut Ducatus Silesiae, Marchionatus Moraviae et Lusatiae, vulgo die Erb-Landeren, auctore Nicolao Visscher Amstelodami, Cum Privilegio Ordinum Holl. & Wesfrisiae. It was published by by Hendrik de leth ca. 1730. Scale ca. 1:950,000. 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also cartouche decorated with the coat of arms of Bohemia and mythological figures. Bar scale on lower left illustrated with surveyor's tools. 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: Great Britain, ca. 1712 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Magnae Britanniae pars meridionalis in qua regnum Angliae tam in septem antiqua Anglo-Saxonum regna quom in omnes Hodiernas regiones accurate divisum hic ostenditur quam tabula ab archetypo Vischeriano desumptam exhibet, Ioh. Bapt. Homan. It was published by Ioh. Bapt. Homan ca. 1712. Scale ca. 1:1,370,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also decorative cartouche, bar scales include 'milliaria anglica et italica', 'milliaria germanica' and 'milliaria gallica.' Ilustration of a meeting of Parliament, bottom center of 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 originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  11. Title: New England and Middle Atlantic States, ca. 1684 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula : multis in locis emendata, per Nicolaum Visscher. It was published by N. Visscher ca. 1684. Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000]. Covers the northeast Atlantic States from Maine to Virginia, and a portion of Canada. In Latin and Dutch. 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes decorative cartouche and inset view of Manhattan: Nieuw Amsterdam op t eylant Manhattans. 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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  12. Title: Nouvelle carte géographique du grand royaume de Moscovie representant la partie meridionale &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.

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  13. Title: Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula : multis in locis emendata

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Covers New England and Middle Atlantic region southward to Hampton Roads. Shows colony names, colonial town names, and names of Amerindian tribes. Meridians numbered 297 to 312 from west to east. Differs from other issue in having different areas indicated by hand coloring. Includes view of "Nieuw Amsterdam op t'eylant Manhattans", ill. of Amerindian figures in cartouche, ill. of Amerindian settlements (stockades) and animals in map area, and coat-of-arms. Date of publication from Burden.

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  14. Title: Indiae orientalis nec non insularum adiacentium nova descriptio

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:150,000. Relief shown pictorially."Cum privilegio ordinum Hollandia et Westfrisiæ." From: Atlas minor : seu universi terrarum orbis geographicum compendium recentiffimas, & a. / Carolus Allard. Amstelodami : ex officinaô Caroli Allard, [1696?]. 47 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:150,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  15. Title: Portugalliæ et Algarbiæ regna

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiæ et West-frisiæ." Probably issued in: Atlas minor, sive, Geographia compendiosa ... Amstelaedami : Ex officina Nicolai Visscher, [1690?]

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  16. Title: Superioris Alsatiæ nec non Brisigaviæ et Suntgaviæ geographica tabula : in qua subjacentia territoria distincte ostenduntur

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    Summary: Map of the Rhine River Valley. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privil. ordin. general Belg. Foedn." Probably issued in: Atlas minor, sive, Geographia compendiosa ... Amstelaedami : Ex officina Nicolai Visscher, [1690?]

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  17. Title: Nova tabula geographica complectens Borealiorem Americæ partem : in qua exacte delineatæ sunt Canada sive Nova Francia, Nova Scotia, Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium, Pensylvania, Virginia, Carolina, et Terra Nova : cum omnibus littorum, pulvinorumque profunditatibus

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    Summary: Shows part of eastern north America; relief shown pictorially; depths shown by soundings. "Cum privilegio ordinum generalium Fœderati Belgii."

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  18. Title: Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula : multis in locis emendata

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Scale: Milliaria Germanica communia. Includes latitude and longitude. Fourth state includes to the left of the view: "cum Privil. Ordin.: General: Belgii Faederati." First printed map to show the correct shape of Manhattan. Shows locations of New England and the Middle Atlantic states, known towns and American Indian settlements. Includes images of wildlife. Covers New England and Middle Atlantic region southward to Hampton Roads. A map in the Van der Donck-Jansson-Visscher series of maps of the middle colonies. Inset view: Nieuw Amsterdam op t eylant Manhattans [ca. 1650]. Includes index for inset. Inset is of New Amsterdam, looking southeast, from Governors Island. Authorship of both map and view has been attributed to Augustine Herrman. Historic Maps copies 1 and 3 are uncolored.

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  19. Title: Insula Ceilon olim Taprobana incolis Tenarisin et Lankawn

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. 48 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:860,000 General Map Collection

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  20. Title: Asiae nova delineatio

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale not given; (E 25°01'00"--E 146°19'00"/N 77°03'00"--S 9°48'00"). Relief shown pictorially. Map of Asia from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Persia, India, China, Japan to Southeast Asia with the north coast of Australia."Spectatmo. consultmoq. viro, D. Henrico Spiegel vrbis Amstelaedamenin consuli et senatori, nec non in consessu indicae orientalis assessori gravissimo tabulam hane D.D. N: Visscher." Title in cartouche. Date from previous call number. On verso:"16." 42 x 53 centimeters Scale not given. Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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