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  1. Title: Northern Vermont, ca. 1790 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic paper manuscript map of northern Vermont by James Whitelaw, ca. 1790. Scale not given. Covers northern Vermont including Grand Isle, Franklin, Orleans, Essex, Chittenden, Lamoille, Caledonia, Washington, Addison, Orange counties, and a portion of Rutland and Windsor counties. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, selected buildings (residences, mills, forts, etc.), township and county boundaries, and more. 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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  2. Title: Vermont, 1796 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A correct map of the State of Vermont, from actual survey : exhibiting the county and town lines, rivers, lakes, ponds, mountains, meetinghouses, mills, public roads, &c., by James Whitelaw, Esqr., surveyor general ; engraved by Amos Doolittle. It was published in 1796 by James Whitelaw. Scale [ca. 1:245,000].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, selected buildings (residences, meeting houses, mills, forts, schools, etc.), town grant dates, county and town boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes note.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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  3. Title: A map of the state of Vermont

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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:792,000]; 1 map; 34 x 25 cm Vermont--Maps--Early works to 1800

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  4. Title: Vermont, 1810 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A correct map of the State of Vermont, from actual survey : exhibiting the county and town lines, rivers, lakes, ponds, mountains, meetinghouses, mills, public roads, &c., by James Whitelaw, Esqr., late surveyor general ; engraved by Amos Doolittle, Newhaven, 1796, and by James Wilson, Vermont. 2nd ed., with many alterations and additions, published Sept. 1810. Scale [ca. 1:240,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System (Meters) (FIPS 4400). 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, drainage, selected buildings (residences, meeting houses, mills, forts, schools, etc.), town grant dates, county and town boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes note and table of population by county according to the 1810 Census of Vermont. 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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  5. Title: The Irish or St. George's Channel

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Includes ill., notes and views. In margin: Chart no. 14. Insets: Firth of Clyde -- Douglas Bay -- Belfast Lough -- Maryport -- North Rocks -- Lough Strangford -- Carlingford Lough -- Lough Foyle -- Manchester ship canal -- Milford Haven -- Lundy Island -- Tuskar Rocks -- Holyhead Bay. Historic Maps copy has stamp: Corrected to 1896. James Imray & Son, 89, Minories, London. Historic Maps copy has label on verso: Chart no. 14. Irish Channel. Historic maps has ms. annotations.

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  6. Title: State of Michigan compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources by C. Roser, principal draughtsman G.L.O.

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    Summary: At head of title: Department of the Interior. General Land Office. J.A. Williamson, Commissioner. Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. 1 map: col.; 75 x 63 cm.

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  7. Title: Pass charta öfver Finska Wiken, 1790 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Pass charta öfver Finska Wiken : på. Kongl. Maijts. Allernådigste befallning. It was published by: utgifven af Joh. Nordenankar in 1790. Scale approximately 1:441,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 35N (EPSG: 32635) coordinate system. Includes six insets. 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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  8. Title: A plan of the Indian antiquities discovered on the Western waters, 1785 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the Indian antiquities discovered on the Western waters. It was published by: no publisher in 1785. Scale [1:7,920].. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 17N (EPSG: 32617) 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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  9. Title: Stockholm, Sweden, 1771 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundritning ofver Stockholms stad.med Kongl. May[tts] allern ?digste privilegio utgifven ar. 1771, och underdanigst tillagnad Hans May[tt] Konung Gustaf III af Jonas Brolin, ingenieur i Kongl. Landtmaleri Cont.; graverad af Carl Bergquist och Fred. Akrel. It was published by Jonas Brolin in 1771. Scale [ca. 1:21,500]. 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, ground cover, and more. Includes indexes.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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  10. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 4 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 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  11. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. 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 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  12. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 1 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 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  13. Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1797 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: An accurate plan of the town of Boston and its vicinity : exhibiting a ground plan of all the streets, lanes, alleys, wharves, and public buildings in Boston, with the names and description thereof, likewise all the flats and channels between Boston and Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester with the two bridges and causeway, and the boundary lines beween Boston and the above mentioned towns from ... by Osgood Carleton ; I. Norman, sc. It was published and sold by Osgood Carleton in 1797. Scale [ca. 1:4,170]. This layer is image 3 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 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, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected public buildings, city ward boundaries, wharves, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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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  14. Title: Charta öfver Stora Kopparbergs Höfdingedöme eller Dararne

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    Summary: 1 map : facsimile, color ; 56 x 58 centimeters, on sheet 65 x 65 centimeters Scale 1:460,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: A chart of Ceuta and Tetuan bays : in which are pointed out, the most advantageous places of rendezvous for the purposes of victualling & watering a fleet

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. Insets: A plan of the Zaffarine Islands / surveyed by Capt. W. Wolseley, of the Royal Navy (Scale [ca. 1:15,840]) -- View of Gibraltar as seen over Ceuta from the anchorage in Ceuta Great Bay -- Appearances of the Zaffarine Islands.

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  16. Title: Geographische Karte vom Vorgebirge der Guten Hoffnung : nebst den da umher liegenden Colonien der Hollander und den von den Hottentotten bewohnten Gegenden

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Insets of False Bay and profiles of coastline. In lower right margin: neue Reisebeschreibungen, 1st. Band. From: Andreas Sparmanns ... Reise nach dem Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung ... Berlin : Haude und Spener, 1784.

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  17. Title: Cape of Good Hope and Cape Town Region, South Africa, Nautical Chart, 1822 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic, paper map entitled: Survey of the Cape of Good Hope, by Lieut. A.T.E. Vidal of H.M.S. Leven, assisted by Captn. Chas. Lechmere, R.N. Lieut T. Boteler, and Mr. H.A. Gibbons, Admlty. Midn. under the direction of Captn. W.F.W. Owen, 1822. J. & C. Walker sculpt. It was published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographical Office of the Admiralty, 4th March 1828. Scale [ca. 1:153,512]. Covers the Cape Peninsula region, including False Bay and Cape Town, South Africa. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'WGS 1984 UTM 34S' 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 coastal features such as beacons, rocks, channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, anchorage points, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, drainage, land cover, selected buildings, towns, and more. Relief shown by contours; depths by soundings. Includes notes, table of heights, and two views. 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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  18. Title: Atlas of meteorology.

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    Summary: Historical Atlases

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  19. Title: Hinterindien

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    Summary: At head of map: Berghaus' Atlas von Asia. No. 8. "Zum Anerkenntniss seiner grossen Verdienste um die Kunde des Indo-chinesischen Halbinsellandes gewidmet von Verfasser." Relief shown by hachures. Plate 8 from: Atlas von Asia. Gotha : J. Perthes, 1832.

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  20. Title: Abris der Gegend um Prag - und der am 6. May. 1757. daselbst vorgefallenen Schlacht

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. 28 x 35 centimeters, on sheet 40 x 35 centimeters Scale not given. City Maps

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