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  1. Title: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and vicinity, Landowners, 1681 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Fac-simile of a portion of Holme's map of the Province of Pennsylvania : with names of original purchasers from William Penn 1681. It was published by L. H. Everts & co. ca. 1884. Scale not given. Facsimile of a map published in 1681. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). 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. Cadastral map showing townships, landowner names, property boundaries, drainage, and more. 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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  2. Title: Grade "A" Restaurants in Manhattan

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    Summary: This point shapefile displays restaurants in Manhattan that received a grade of "A" from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Restaurant Inspection. The points were extracted from the DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results dataset as current on 3/6/2015. Note that the locations were established with the LION geocoder in ArcMap, and some locations, espcially those in parks, piers, and side streets, on the dataset are not reflected in this file.

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  3. Title: London, England, 1822 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of London and its environs : from an original survey extending 8 miles east and west, 6 1/4 miles north & south, in which all new and intended buildings, improvements, &c. are carefully inserted, drawn by Mr. Thompson. It was published by Reeves & Hoare May 5, 1822. Scale [ca. 1:17,150]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, selected buildings, built-up areas, parks, docks, city and borough boundaries, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes 'Explanation of Colours'. 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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  4. Title: Map of the State of Florida, showing the progress of the surveys, accompanying annual report of the Surveyor General for 1856.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Approved October 1st, 1856, John Westcott, Surveyor General." "Sen. ex doc. no. 5 3rd sess. 34th Cong." 1 map; on sheet 71 x 67 cm.

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  5. Title: San Francisco Bay Area, California, Nautical Chart, 1889 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: San Francisco entrance, California, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ; eng.d by J. Enthoffer, E.A. Maedel, J.J. Young, W.A. Thompson, H.M. Knight, A. Peterson, and J.G. Thompson; red.r dr.ng by A. Lindenkohl, C. Junken, E. Molkow, E.J. Sommer. It was published by U.S.C. & G.S., printed March 15, 1889, corrected to April 12, 1889. Scale 1:40,000. Covers the San Francisco Bay Area. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California Zone III State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0403). 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 coastal features such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, wharves, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, railroads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by contours and spot heights; depths by soundings. Includes notes, tables, and list of authorities. 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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  6. Title: Rhode Island, 1887 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. It was compiled and published by J.C. Thompson in 1887. Scale 1:95,000. Source map and image missing bottom panels, including part of title; description based partly on published bibliography. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). 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.), selected private residences, town and county boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes population statistics from the census of 1875 and 1885. 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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  7. Title: Map of the cessions and reservations of the Upper and Lower Sioux Indians

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    Summary: Map showing tribes in North Dakota and South Dakota, including Devil's Lake Reservation and Lake Traverse Reservation, and lands described as having been ceded by tribes in the upper Mississippi Valley, including parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri. Shows Public Land Survey System townships. Map detached from a United States Senate document in the United States congressional serial set (Serial Set 3593 S.doc.68): Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians : letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report concerning the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians, in conformity with the requirements of the Indian appropriation Act of June 7, 1897.; "January 17, 1898.--Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. February 2, 1898.--Ordered reprinted with map."--Page [1] of associated Senate document.; "To accompany statement concerning Sissetons and Wahpetons." 46 x 42 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,800,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Map of Lake Bonneville: (a water body of the Quaternary Period); by G.K. Gilbert; assisted by Gilbert Thompson ... [et al.]; drawn by Gilbert Thompson and J.H. Renshawe.

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and shading. Shows ancient and modern water surfaces. "Report on Lake Bonneville"--top right margin. Includes note. "To accompany: Lake Bonneville / by G.K. Gilbert. (Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; v.1) 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 69 x 44 cm

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  9. Title: [Map of Texas and Indian Territory]

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 62 x 48 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,000,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Plan of the City of New York and of the island as laid out by the Commissioners : altered and arranged to the present time

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    Summary: Covers Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) below 90th Street. Shows some existing and proposed streets; also buildings, piers. 61 x 39 centimeters Scale approximately 1:16,000 City Maps

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  11. Title: Ancient shorelines of southwestern Lake Michigan

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    Summary: Includes ill., text, graphs showing Lake-level fluctuations over the past 4,700 years and a timeline showing historical events since 1166 B.C. tied to specific beach ridges.; Poster 2.1.; The map below was created by tracing beach ridges from a series of aerial photographs of northern Lake and Porter Counties taken in 1938. Scale approximately 1:59,000.

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  12. Title: Plat of a survey of land "for military purposes" around Fort Brady Sault St. Marie, Mich.; made by G. C. Westcott under the direction of H. Brady, November 1846.

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    Summary: Oriented with north toward the upper left. From: Report of the Secretary of the Treasury communicating a report from the acting commissioner of the General Land Office...Feb. 1, 1847. Washington, 1847 (S. Doc 221, 29th Congress, 2nd Session) Includes text. 1 map; 21 x 21 cm

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