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  1. Title: Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region, 1897 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: W. & A.K. Johnston's war map of the Northwest Indian frontier. It was published by W. & A.K. Johnston in 1897. Scale [ca.1:430,000]. Covers the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, and more. Shows contested border region and areas of active hostilities. Relief shown by shading. Includes also inset maps: British Baluchistan -- India.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: Burma

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:3,225,000 or 50.9 mi. = 1 in. Includes insets of the southern tip of Burma, and of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. 57 x 31 centimeters Scale 1:3,225,000; 509 miles = 1 inch Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  3. Title: Imperial map of the world in hemispheres

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    Summary: Originally published on one sheet. Inset: Parallels of latitude and circles -- Comparative lengths of the principal rivers of the western hemisphere -- North polar regions -- Comparative lengths of the principal rivers of the eastern hemispheres -- Longitudes or meridians and zones -- Hemisphere showing greatest amount of land -- [Comparative heights of mountains of] South America, North America, Antarctica & Oceania, Europe, Africa, Asia -- South polar regions -- Hemisphere showing greatest amount of water. Double hemispherical world map with routes of principal railways; relief shown by spot heights. W. & A. K. Johnston Ltd. operated as a limited company from 1901. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  4. Title: Africa

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    Summary: Map of Africa showing railways, steamer routes and submarine telegraph lines. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. W. & A.K. Johnston Limited established as limited company in 1901. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers, vol. 2, p. 448. Originally published on one sheet.

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  5. Title: Imperial chart of the world on Mercator's projection

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    Summary: Originally published on one sheet. Inset: Chart showing rain, winds, isothermal lines and ocean currents. W. & A. K. Johnston Ltd. operated as a limited company from 1901. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  6. Title: Map to illustrate the Near Eastern question

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    Summary: Map of Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula; relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Map includes areas labeled "Occupied and administered by Austria under Treaty of Berlin" and "Ceded to Bulgaria by Imperial firman, issued 6th April, 1886." Insets: Europe in 1815 (scale [ca. 1:25,344,000]). -- Europe in 1875 (scale [ca. 1:25,344,000]). -- The Bosporus & Constantinople (scale [ca. 1:316,800]). W. & A.K. Johnston Ltd. operated as a limited company from 1901. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  7. Title: India

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:4,457,000 ; 700 miles to an in. (E 68°--E 92°/N 38°--N 2°). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Two plates mounted on linen; possibly from Keith Johnston's General Atlas. In upper right corner: 33. Date from previous call number. Contents: Insets: Calcutta and environs -- Bombay island & town -- Madras and environs -- South-easterns provinces of India. 60 x 87 centimeters Scale 1:4,457,000; 700 miles to an inch Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  8. Title: Map of Cook's tours in central Europe.

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    Summary: Has blue pencil marks showing traveler's circular route through London, Geneva, Bern, Koln and Brussels. 1 map: col.; 46 x 32 cm.

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  9. Title: Wisconsin, Michigan

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Map of Wisconsin and Michigan states. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Inset map shows Wisconsin, Michigan and the Great Lakes. In right-hand margin: 43D. Probably issued in an edition of W. & A.K. Johnston's World-wide atlas of modern geography.

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  10. Title: Johnston's plan of Edinburgh & Leith in 1851

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale 1:4,873 ; approximately 13 in. to a mile. Manuscript additions showing boundaries, and property belonging to Heriot's Hospital. 1 map : color ; 124 x 160 cm. Scale 1:4,873 ; approximately 13 inch to a miles General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Geological map of the state of Pennsylvania : constructed from original surveys made between 1836 and 1857 (Scanned Map)

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the paper map entitled: Geological map of the state of Pennsylvania : constructed from original surveys made between 1836 and 1857. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format. This map comes in two sheets, the second Sheet is a supplement titled, Geolocial Sections Across Pennsylvania, to illustrate the Geological Map of the State.

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  12. Title: Scotland, ca. 1859 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Scotland. It was published by: William Blackwood & Sons ca. 1859. Scale [ca.1:633,600]. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid (EPSG: 27700) 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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  13. Title: Palestine or the Holy Land by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London (1861) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Israel Palestine, originally created by A.K. Johnston in 1861. The original map appears in "The Royal Atlas Of Modern Geography Exhibiting, In A Series Of Entirely Original And Authentic Maps, The Present Condition Of Geographical Discovery And Research In The Several Countries, Empires, And States Of The World By Alexander Keith Johnston ... With A Special Index To Each Map. William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London. MDCCCLXI." 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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  14. Title: Turkey in Asia, Asia Minor, and Transcaucasia. By Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Turkey (and other parts of the Middle East), originally created by A.K. Johnston in 1861. The original map appears in "The Royal Atlas Of Modern Geography Exhibiting, In A Series Of Entirely Original And Authentic Maps, The Present Condition Of Geographical Discovery And Research In The Several Countries, Empires, And States Of The World By Alexander Keith Johnston ... With A Special Index To Each Map. William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London. MDCCCLXI." 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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  15. Title: Persia and Afghanistan by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London (1861) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Persia and Afghanistan originally created by A.K. Johnston in 1861. The original map appears in The Royal Atlas Of Modern Geography Exhibiting, In A Series Of Entirely Original And Authentic Maps, The Present Condition Of Geographical Discovery And Research In The Several Countries, Empires, And States Of The World By Alexander Keith Johnston ... With A Special Index To Each Map. William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London. MDCCCLXI." 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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  16. Title: India (Southern Sheet)

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 ; (E 67°45'00"--E 91°06'00"/N 35°40'00"--N 5°19'00"). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset: South-eastern provinces of India (Hindu-Chinese countries or Further India). Scale one half that of general map. Year from previous call number. 33 x 44 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  17. Title: India (North Sheet)

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 ; (E 67°45'00"--E 91°06'00"/N 35°40'00"--N 5°19'00"). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset: South-eastern provinces of India (Hindu-Chinese countries or Further India). Scale one half that of general map. Year from previous call number. 33 x 44 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  18. Title: Nile River & Red Sea Region, ca. 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and lower Nubia, by Keith Johnston. It was published by William Blackwood & Sons ; W. & K. Johnston, ca. 1870. Scale [ca. 1:2,854,868]. Covers the Nile River and Red Sea regions.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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, railroads, canals, wells, and more. Covers the Nile River and Red Sea regions.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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  19. Title: Preliminary report on the geology of east central Minnesota, including the Cuyuna iron-ore district, Bulletin 15, Plate 4

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    Summary: Map and sections showing the geology and workings of the Pennington, Armour No. 1, and Armour No. 2 Mines, Cuyuna Iron-ore District, Minnesota, surveyed in July, 1915, scale 1 inch = about 130 miles.

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  20. Title: Preliminary report on the geology of east central Minnesota, including the Cuyuna iron-ore district, Bulletin 15, Plate 1

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    Summary: Map of East Central Minnesota showing location of rock outcrops (location of rocks exposed at the land surface), scale 1 inch = 10 miles.

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