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  1. Title: Oceania and Australasia, 1773 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of part of the South Sea, shewing the tracts & discoveries made by His Majestys Ships Dolphin, Commodore Byron & Tamer, Capn. Mouat, 1765, Dolphin, Capn. Wallis, & Swallow, Capn. Carteret, 1767, and Endeavour, Lieutenant Cooke, 1769 ; engraved by W. Whitchurch. It was published by W. Strahan & T. Cadell in 1773. Scale [ca. 1: 50,000,000]. Covers Oceania and Australasia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 160.0000 degrees west. 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. Note: The central meridian of this map is not the same as the Prime Meridian and may wrap the International Date Line or overlap itself when displayed in GIS software.This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, tracks of exploration voyages (the Dolphin by Samuel Wallis & John Byron, the Tamer (i.e. Tamar) by Patrick Mouat, the Swallow by Philip Carteret, and the Endeavor by James Cook), shoreline features, and more. Includes note. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  2. Title: Stockholm, Sweden, 1784 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city of Stockholm, Thos. Kitchin sculpst. It was published by T. Cadell March 26, 1784. Scale [ca. 1:23,600]. Covers a portion of Stockholm, Sweden.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rikets Koordinatsystem 1990 (ESRI: 'RT90 25 gonV' ) 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. Includes index.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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  3. Title: Map of the Gulf of Mexico, the islands and countries adjacent; c for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America by Thos. Kitchin Senr., hydrographer to his Majesty.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Appears in William Robertson's The history of America, 6th ed., London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1792. Prime meridian: Ferro. "Vol. I." outside upper right margin. 1 map; 30 x 47 cm.

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  4. Title: Map of Kansas

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    Summary: Includes rivers & streams, the 6th Principal Meridian, existing & projected railroads, the Union Pacific Railway Eastern Division land grant, counties, and county seats & other towns. Probably from: Facts and figures about Kansas. -- Lawrence, Kan. : Blackburn, 1870. 30 x 40 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  5. Title: Galignani's plan of Paris and environs drawn by Achin.

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    Summary: Includes inset of area map and inset showing principal objects of curiosity in Paris. 1 map;: hand col.; 42 x 54 cm., folded to 15 x 8 cm.

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  6. Title: Dublin, Ireland, 1797 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the city of Dublin : as surveyed for the use of the division[a]l justices to which have been added plans of the canal harbour and its junction with the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal, and every projection and alteration to the present time, 1797, published by W. Faden, geographer to the King & to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ; engraved by S.J. Neele. It was published by W. Faden in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:7,250]. Covers Dublin, Ireland.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish Grid (Transverse Mercator 1965 (TM-65)) 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, canals, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, parks, city wards, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index to wards and ill. 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: Lower Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1792 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of New York, Tiebout, sculpt. It was published by T. & J. Swords for the New-York directory, and register, for the year 1792. Scale [ca. 1:12,500]. Covers lower Manhattan and portions of Brooklyn. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, city wards, selected public buildings, selected private buildings with names of property owners, ferry lines, wharves, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index to points of interest. 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: Plan of Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1859 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Part of a plan presented to the Commissioners for the improvement of the Back Bay, [by] T. & J. Doane's Office, published in 1859. Scale [1:2,400]. It shows a plan for a 36 acre lake and surrounding area, Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts. This is an updated version of the 1854 ed. 'Amended for the use of the City: Boston, Janr. 5th, 1859.' The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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 roads (with street and alley dimensions), drainage, property lots with dimensions, land ownership boundaries with names of landowners, parks, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  9. Title: Brookline, Massachusetts, 1855 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Brookline, Mass. It was surveyed by T. & J. Doane and published by L.H. Bradford & Co. in 1855. Scale [1:9,600]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). 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 roads, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. It includes tables of population and public street lengths. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts 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 (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  10. Title: Geologic map of the Riverside West / south 1/2 of Fontana quadrangles, San Bernardino and Riverside County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base maps from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles RIVERSIDE WEST, CA 1967, DMA 2551 IV NW -- Series V895, PHOTOREVISED 1980; FONTANA, CA 1967, DMA 2552 III SW -- Series V895." "First printing, August 2004." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. Includes "pertinent references."

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  11. Title: Maxwell's directory map of the city of Los Angeles and Southern California

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    Summary: California, Southern--Maps

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  12. Title: New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The Picayune's map of New Orleans, Alf. F. Theard, del. It was published by The [Daily] Picayune in 1906. Scale not given. Covers also adjacent portions of Jefferson and St. Bernard Parishes. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Louisiana State Plane Coordinate System, South NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 1702). 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 roads, railroads, canals, levees, drainage, selected public and industrial buildings, cemeteries, Parish boundaries, ferry routes, and more. Includes legend to points of interest. 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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  13. Title: Geologic map of the Arvin & Tejon Hills quadrangles

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle... Arvin, CA 1992. DMA 2245 III NE - Series V895; Tejon Hills, CA 1955. Photorevised 1968, photoinspected 1973. DMA 2254 III SE - Series V895" "First printing, November 2008." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 &15 minute quadrangles and index to sources of geology (1952). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Kurt Neher honorary map." Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1976. 8

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  14. Title: Geologic map of the Venice and Inglewood quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Venice, CA 1964; photorevised 1981. DMA 2351 IV NW - series V895. Inglewood, CA 1964; photorevised 1981. DMA 2351 IV NE - series V895." "First printing, May 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1990. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1989.

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  15. Title: Geologic map of the Mississippi Creek & Mustang Peak quadrangles, Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Mississippi Creek, CA 1996. Photorevised 1971. NIMA 1758 II NW - Series V895. Mustang Peak, CA 1955. Photorevised 1971. DMA 1758 III NE - Series V895. "First printing, July 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1993.

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  16. Title: Geologic map of the Crevison Peak and Howard Ranch quadrangles, Merced, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus Counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Crevison Peak, CA 1955 photorevised 1971, AMS 1758 II NW -- Series V895; Howard Ranch, CA 1999, NIMA 1758 II NE -- series V895." "First printing, August 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology. John Cooper memorial map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1975.

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  17. Title: Geologic map of the Mercey Hot Springs quadrangle, Fresno and San Benito counties, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Mercey Hot Springs, CA 2000. NIMA 1857 III NE--Series V895." "First printing, June 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1972. Mel Erskine honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1972.

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  18. Title: Geologic map of the San Luis Dam and Volta quadrangles, Merced County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle San Luis Dam, CA 1969, photoinspected 1978, DMA 1758 II SE--Series V895; Volta , CA 1960, photoinspected 1971, AMS 1758 III SW--Series V895." "First printing, July 2007." Includes location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1974. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1999.

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  19. Title: Geologic map of the Wilcox Ridge quadrangle, Stanislaus County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr.; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Wilcox Ridge CA 1956, photorevised 1971, AMS 1758 IV SE, series V895." "First printing, August 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent 1975. Darrel S. Cowan honorary map. Includes "pertinent references", most recent published in 1974.

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  20. Title: Geologic map of the Cosio Knob quadrangle, Monterey County, California

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    Summary: by Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. ; edited by John A. Minch. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Topographic base map from available USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle Cosio Knob CA 1949. Photorevised 1984. DMA 1756 II SW - series V895." "First printing, February 2007." Includes quadrangle location map, index to adjacent 7.5 minute quadrangles, and index to sources of geology, most recent field work 2003. Includes "pertinent references", most recent 1979.

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