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  1. Title: Malta, ca. 1716 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieuwe afteekening van de eylanden van Gozo en Melite of Malta : met desselfs haven, stad, kasteelen en sterktens, geleegen in de Middelandsche Zee. It was published by Gerard van Keulen, boek en zee kaert verkooper, and de Nieuwen brug, met previlegie, ca. 1716. Scale [ca. 1:62,000]. Map in Dutch. Covers Malta.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, built-up areas, fortification, shoreline features, harbors, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also index and three insets: map of the harbor of Valletta, 'Gesigt van t' inkoomen van de haven van Malta', and 'Gesigt van Capo La Marza aen de Golf van Malia in Sicilia'.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: Wassende graade Kaart van alle bekende zeekusten op den geheelen aardbodem: door voogt geogmetra; by Johannes van Keulen.

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    Summary: Prime meridian: [Ferro]. 1 map: col.; 51 x 60 cm.

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  3. Title: Pas-kaart vande zee kusten van Niew Nederland anders genaamt Niew York tusschen Renselaars Hock en de Staaten Hoek

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    Summary: door C.J. Vooght geometra. Inset title: Noord Rivier anders R. Manhattans off Hudsons Rivier genaamt in t'groodt Inset title: Versche Rivier in t'groodt Relief shown pictorially. Marine chart showing the coast from Sandy Hook to Buzzard'd Bay and including Long Island. Insets show the Hudson River from its mouth to the Mohawk River and the lower part of the Connecticut River. From Keulen's "De Uchtende zeefakkelj.." which was published between 1681 and 1696. 1 map; 53 x 61 cm.

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  4. Title: Plan af Helsingfors

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:8,500. Facsimile. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Includes indexes and inset of Helsinki region. 1 map : color ; 39 x 53 centimeters Scale approximately 1:8,500 General Map Collection

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  5. Title: La Ville d'Orléans avec ses environs, ca. 1720 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: La Ville d'Orléans avec ses environs. It was published by: chez Mr. de Beaurin ca. 1720. Scale approximately 1:8,000, 140 toises = 3,4 cm. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) 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: Strasbourg, France, 1734 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Strasbourg ville ancienne celebre et tres fortifiee [sic] du Roy. de France dans la Basse Alsace sur le Rhin = Strasburg eine Uhralte sehr Beruhmte u. nun auch ungemein fortificirte Statt dem Konig in Franckr gehorig in Unter Elsas am Rhein ligend, gravee aux depens de Matth. Seutter, S.C.M. Geogr. a Augsb. = verfertigt u. verlegts M. Seutter, I.R.K. ; Ioh. Thomas Kraus., delin. It was published by M. Seutter in 1734. Scale [ca. 1:11,853]. Covers Strasbourg, France. Map in French and German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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, ground cover, and more. Includes note, ill., and a view. 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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  7. Title: Gibraltar, 1756 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan geometral de Gibraltar : avec les nouveaux ouvrages de cette ville faits par les Anglois, les attaques des Espagnols commencees au mois de Fevrier 1727 et les lignes faites apres la levee du siege par ordre du Roy Catholique Philippe V pour empecher la communication de Gibraltar d'avec l'Espagne, construit d'apres plusieurs plans parle Chevalier de Beaurain Geographe Ordinaire du Roy. It was published by Le Chevalier de Beaurian in 1756. Scale [ca. 1:14,286]. Covers Gibraltar. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 30N 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, ground cover, coastal features, and more. Relief is shown by hachures; depths by soundings and shading. Includes index, text, and views: Vue de la Montagne de Gibraltar du cote d'Orient -- Vue de la ville et de la Montagne de Gibraltar du cote d'Occident. 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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  8. Title: Carte topographique du cours du Rhin depuis Basle jusqua Mayence : dans laquelle sont compris le Sundgau, la Haute et Basse Alsace, les Evéchés de Vorms et de Spire, une partie du Palatinat et de l'Archevéché de Mayence, le Bas Comté de Catzenellenbogen, le Territoire de Francfort, le Landgraviat de Hesse-Darmstadt, le Marquisat de Bade, le Territoire d'Hanau, l'Ortenau, le Brisgau, etc.... Sur laquelle on a tracé les Mouvements et les Positions des Armées F[ran]coises et Allem des Pendant les Campagnes de 1674, 1675

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Shows locations of French and German troops during the campaigns of 1674 and 1675.; Publication date from previous call number. sheets 66 x 113 centimeters or smaller Scale not given General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Carte topographique de l'isle Minorque

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    Summary: Title from cartouche; map has title: Mapa isla de Minorca. Relief shown pictorially. Text in German and French. Includes text, illustrations, and 2 bar scales.

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  10. Title: Palaestina seu Terra olim Sancta tum duodecim tribubus distributa, tum a Davide et Salomone ... et Terra Gosen ...

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Title in upper margin: La Palestine ou la Terre Sainte, distribuée en XII. Tribus, etendue par le rois David et Salomon ... / dessinée par S.I.C. Harenberg, et donnée au public par les Heritiers de Homann. An. 1744. From one of Homann's Heirs Atlases, published as from 1744 and until 1750. After 1750 this map was replaced in the subsequent atlases by another Palestine map of Harenberg, published until 1793.

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  11. Title: A map of the North-Pole and the parts adjoining

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "To the Right Honble. Charles Fitz Charles Earle of Plymouth ... This map is humbly dedicated by M. Pitt." Includes illus. and inset of "Nova Zembla." From: The English atlas. Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Printed at the Theater, for Moses Pitt ..., 1680-82.

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  12. Title: Africae nova descriptio

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Abstract: 1631 version of Willem Jansz. Blaeu's 1617 map, one of the better known and more decorative 17th century maps of Africa. Notes: Relief shown pictorially. Includes images of galleons, sea monsters, and various animals. Nine city views within decorative border at top: Tanger Tangiers -- Ceuta -- Alger Algiers -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair Cairo -- Mozambique Island of Mozambique -- S. Georgius della Mina St. George of the Mine Castle in Elmina, Ghana -- Canaria Canary Islands. Ten illustrations of figures in regional dress within decorative border at left and right: Marocchi Moroccans -- Senagenses Senegalese -- Mercatores in Guinea traders in Guinea -- Cab: lopo Gonsalvi Accolae locals of Cape Lopez in Gabon -- Miles Congensis Congolese -- Aegyptij Egyptians -- Abissini Ethiopians -- Cafres in Mozambique -- Rex in Madagascar king in Madagascar -- Cap: bonae Spaei habitatores inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope. Latin text on verso with "F" at bottom right. Scale approximately 1:30,000,000

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  13. Title: Antwerp, Belgium, ca. 1675 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Marchionatus Sacri Romani Imperii : Nobili?imo, Ampli?imo, Prudenti?imoq[ue] Senatuj Urbis Antverpi?, nec non Marchionatus Sacri Imperij, Viris Consultissimis Sapientissimisq[ue], hanc Novam et a quamplurimis mendis expurgatam totjus Territorij Tabulam lubenti?imo devoti?imoq[ue] animo offert, dedicat, consecrat Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ; CI Vissher excudebat. It was published by Nicolaus Jansenius Piscator ca. 1675. Scale [ca. 1:23,000]. Covers Antwerp, Belgium. Map in Latin and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Belge Lambert 1972' 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, ground cover, and more. Includes text, inset map: [Antwerp and greater Belgium], and views: Templi D. Viriginis Mari? vera delineatio --- St. Michiels Kercke -- Mari? Poort -- Kerck der Augustin? -- Bursa -- Antwerpen [Northern view] -- Antwerpen [Southern view] -- Domus Hans? Teutonic? -- Kerck der Carmeliten -- S[t] Ioris Poort -- Kercke der Iesuiten -- Domus Senatoria Antwerpiensis -- Antwerpen [view from the Sheldt River].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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  14. Title: World Map, 1654 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, autore N.I. Piscator, from the Frederik de Wit's untitled Dutch Sea Atlas. It was published by F. de Wit in 1654. Scale [ca. 1:100,000,000]. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) 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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  15. Title: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

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    Summary: Includes ornate border panels of engraved figures of Roman emperors, views of Rome, Amsterdam, Jerusalem, Tunis, Mexico, Havana, Pernambuco in Brazil, and San Salvador. Map of the world showing the allegorical figures of the four continents, and north and south polar views. Marco Polo's 'Beach' still shown as part of Magallanica sive Terra Australis Incognita. Relief shown pictorally. Nicolaus Johannes or Joannis Piscator was Visscher's latinised name.

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  16. Title: Germaniae: post omnes in hoc forma; Claes Janssen Visscher.; Germania;Germany

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Border of map includes views of cities, costumes, and arms of German principalities. Illustrations include cherubs with fruit and a chalice around the title cartouche and ships on the ocean. From "Atlantis maioris appendix", Johannes Janssonius, 1630. 1 map; 34 x 46 cm.

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  17. 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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  18. Title: Nobilis Hannoniae com. descriptio; Auctore Iacobo Surhonio.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Engraving of Hannonii man and woman along right map border and two coats of arms above the title cartouche. Insets: views of Mons and Valenchiennes. The title cartouche states that the map was originally printed by Visscher in Harrlem in 1630. 1 map; 38 x 49 cm.

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  19. Title: Lutetia Parisiorum urbs, toto orbe celecerrima notissimaque, caput regni Franciae.

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    Summary: Paris (France)--Aerial views--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles

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  20. Title: London; Visscher delineavit.

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    Summary: Alternate title: View of London by C. J. Visscher, A.D. 1616. Title from title sheet: View of London, A.D. 1616. By Nicholas John Visscher. "A facsimile of the probably unique example of the original edition in the King's Library, British Museum." Has watermark. Panorama. "Reproduced by the Typographic Etching Company"--sheet 1. Includes 2 texts in Latin and 2 coats of arms. Accompanied by title sheet with text. 1 l. 1 view on 4 sheets; 43 x 216 cm, sheets 59 x 80 cm

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