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  1. Title: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, 1817 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the state of Louisiana with part of the state of Mississippi and Alabama Territory, by Maxfield Ludlow ; engraved by W. Charles and J.G. Warnicke. It was published in 1817. Scale [ca. 1:504,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images, representing the southwest portion of the four sheet source map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Plate Caree 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, names of selected landowners, roads, territorial, county, and township and range boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset: Map shewing the landing of the British Army and its several fortifications in the Mississippi, the works they erected on their retreat and also the lines of Genl. Jackson, 1815.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of North America 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: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, 1817 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the state of Louisiana with part of the state of Mississippi and Alabama Territory, by Maxfield Ludlow ; engraved by W. Charles and J.G. Warnicke. It was published in 1817. Scale [ca. 1:504,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images, representing the northwest portion of the four sheet source map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Plate Caree 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, names of selected landowners, roads, territorial, county, and township and range boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset: Map shewing the landing of the British Army and its several fortifications in the Mississippi, the works they erected on their retreat and also the lines of Genl. Jackson, 1815.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of North America 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: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, 1817 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the state of Louisiana with part of the state of Mississippi and Alabama Territory, by Maxfield Ludlow ; engraved by W. Charles and J.G. Warnicke. It was published in 1817. Scale [ca. 1:504,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images, representing the northeast portion of the four sheet source map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Plate Caree 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, names of selected landowners, roads, territorial, county, and township and range boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset: Map shewing the landing of the British Army and its several fortifications in the Mississippi, the works they erected on their retreat and also the lines of Genl. Jackson, 1815.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of North America 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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  4. Title: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, 1817 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the state of Louisiana with part of the state of Mississippi and Alabama Territory, by Maxfield Ludlow ; engraved by W. Charles and J.G. Warnicke. It was published in 1817. Scale [ca. 1:504,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images, representing the southeast portion of the four sheet source map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Plate Caree 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, names of selected landowners, roads, territorial, county, and township and range boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset: Map shewing the landing of the British Army and its several fortifications in the Mississippi, the works they erected on their retreat and also the lines of Genl. Jackson, 1815.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of North America 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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  5. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Marshall County Sheet

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    Summary: Shows soil types classification by colors and symbols. 'Field Operations, Bureau of Soils, 1904.' 'Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y.' Scale 1:63,360. 1 inch = 1 mile. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils; soils surveyed by Frank Bennett and Charles W. Ely.

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  6. Title: Iowa, 1856

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    Summary: 1 map

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  7. Title: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1850 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the city of Portsmouth, N.H., from original surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling. It was published in 1850 by C.W. Brewster. Scale 1:3,960. Covers Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and portion of Kittery, Maine. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the New Hampshire State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 2800). 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, school districts, selected buildings labeled with owners' names, wharves, cemeteries, and more. Includes inset: Sketch of Portsmouth Harbor from the best authorities. Scale [ca. 1:80,000]. Also includes note on population in 1840 and 1850 and two inset views: River view of Portsmouth from Freeman's point -- Portsmouth Navy Yard from Central Wharf. 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 map purposes.

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  8. Title: Vigo County

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    Summary: Shows dirt roads and improved public roads, railroads, school houses, cemeteries, and churches. Detached from: Soil survey of Clay, Knox, Sullivan, and Vigo counties, Indiana / Chas. W. Shannon. In 36th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. Scale approximately 1:63,360 C.W. & M.E. Shannon, 1911.

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  9. Title: Sullivan County soil map

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    Summary: Shows dirt roads and improved public roads, railroads, schools, cemeteries, churches, and coal mines. Detached from: Soil survey of Clay, Knox, Sullivan, and Vigo counties, Indiana / Chas. W. Shannon. In 36th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. Scale approximately 1:63,360 C.W. & M.E. Shannon, 1911.

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  10. Title: Clay County soil map

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    Summary: Shows dirt roads and improved public roads, railroads, schools, cemeteries, churches, and mines. Detached from: Soil survey of Clay, Knox, Sullivan, and Vigo counties, Indiana / Chas. W. Shannon. In 36th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. Scale approximately 1:63,360 C.W. & M.E. Shannon, 1912.

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  11. Title: Knox County

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    Summary: Shows soil types, dirt roads, improved roads, railroads, schools, cemeteries, and churches. Detached from: Soil survey of Clay, Knox, Sullivan, and Vigo counties, Indiana / Chas. W. Shannon. In 36th Annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana. Scale approximately 1:86,000 C.W. & M.E. Shannon, 1912.

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  12. Title: Pike County soil map

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    Summary: Shows railroads and 3 classes of roads. Detached from: A soil survey of Vanderburgh, Gibson, and Pike, and parts of Warrick and Spencer counties / Chas. W. Shannon. In 34th Annual report of the [Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. 'U.S. topographic sheets; state geological maps; field work 1909.' Scale approximately 1:126,720 C.W. and M.E. Shannon.

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  13. Title: Gibson County soil map

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    Summary: Shows public roads and railroads. Detached from: A soil survey of Vanderburgh, Gibson, and Pike, and parts of Warrick and Spencer counties / Chas. W. Shannon. In 34th Annual report of the Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. 'U.S. topographic sheets; State geological maps; field work 1909.' Scale approximately 1:126,720 C.W. and M.E. Shannon.

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  14. Title: Vanderburgh County soil map

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    Summary: Shows railroads and public roads. Detached from: A soil survey of Vanderburgh, Gibson, and Pike, and parts of Warrick and Spencer counties / Chas. W. Shannon. In 34th Annual report of the Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. Scale approximately 1:126,720 C.W. Shannon.

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  15. Title: Monroe County soil map.

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    Summary: Shows dirt roads, improved roads, railroads, school houses, and churches. Detached from: Soil survey of Monroe, Brown, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Washington, and Jackson counties / C.W. Shannon and L.C. Snider. In 32nd Annual report of the Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. Scale approximately 1:63,360

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  16. Title: Paris region, France, 1880 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Environs de Paris, Ch. Picquet. It was published by Ch. Piquet, Geographie ordinaire du Roi et de S.A.S. Monseig.r le Duc d'Orleans in [1880]. Scale [1:25,000]. Covers the Paris, France Region. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N 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 roads, railroads, drainage, villages and towns, built-up areas, selected buildings and names of landowners, ground cover, 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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  17. Title: Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Juehne's Worlds Fair map of St. Louis : compiled and revised from latest official data by Chas. Juehne. It was published by Chas. Juehne ca. 1904. Scale [ca. 1:25,000].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Missouri East State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in meters) (Fipszone 2401). 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, railroads, street railways, drainage, selected public buildings, cemeteries, parks, and more. Includes also street index and World's Fair building index.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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  18. Title: Coast, North Africa, Tunisia and Algeria, 1829 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte comparee des regences d'Alger et de Tunis, dressee par le Chev. Lapie, Geographe du Roi ; les noms anciens ont ete revus par ... Hase ; les noms arabes par ... Taubert ; grave par Flahaut ; ecrit par Lallemand. It was published by Chez Ch. Picquet, Quai Conti, no. 17 in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:1,632,653], 16 km=9.8 cm. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Covers the coast of North Africa including Tunisia, Algeria and portions of Morocco and Libya. Map in French. 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 by hachures.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: Coast, North Africa, Tunisia and Algeria, 1829 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte comparee des regences d'Alger et de Tunis, dressee par le Chev. Lapie, Geographe du Roi ; les noms anciens ont ete revus par ... Hase ; les noms arabes par ... Taubert ; grave par Flahaut ; ecrit par Lallemand. It was published by Chez Ch. Picquet, Quai Conti, no. 17 in 1829. Scale [ca. 1:1,632,653], 16 km=9.8 cm. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers the coast of North Africa including Tunisia, Algeria, and portions of Morocco and Libya. Map in French. 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 by hachures. 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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  20. Title: Tonkin Region, Vietnam, 1883 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Tonkin, par Ch. Lassailly, geographe ; grave par F. Dufour. It was published by Challamel aine editeur in 1883. Scale 1:2,500,000. Covers the Tonkin region, Northern Vietnam and a portion of China. Map in French.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, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets: Riviere de Hue, Indo-Chine, Itineraires de Marseilles a Saigon.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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