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  1. Title: North America.

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    Summary: Henry Stevens and Roland Tree, Comparative cartography, exemplified in an analytical & bibliographical description of nearly one hundred maps and charts of the American continent published in Great Britain during the years 1600 to 1850, no. 62a.; Greenwich, Ferro.;Relief shown by hachures.;1 map, hand colored;51 x 61 cm.;ca. 1:9,000,000

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  2. Title: Poland divided into its dismembered provinces

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Includes table of Prussian, Austrian and Russian dominions and year separated from Poland. On verso: 17. 49 x 60 centimeters Scale [1:2,000,000] General Map Collection

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  3. Title: The United States of America, confirmed by treaty, 1783 : contain New England ... ; New York ... ; Virginia ... ; Carolina ... : united 4th July 1776

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Probably issued in: A general atlas : being a collection of maps of the world and quarters, the principal empires, kingdoms &c. London : R. Wilkinson, 1808.

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  4. Title: A new map of Europe divided into its empires, kingdoms, states &c.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes table of statistics. 102 x 116 centimeters Scale approximately 4,524,000 General Map Collection

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  5. Title: A new map of North America agreeable to the latest discoveries

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    Summary: 20 x 25 centimeters Scale approximately 1:40,000,000 General Map Collection

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  6. Title: Annapolis Royal Region, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1744 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan du Port Royal dans l'Accadie : appelle aujourd par les Anglois Annapolis Royal, par N.B. Ing. de la M. ; Dheulland sculp. It was published chez Rolin in 1744. Scale [ca. 1:70,000]. Map in French. Covers Annapolis Basin, Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Royal Region, Nova Scotia, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the UTM Zone 20N NAD83 (meters) 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 harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as drainage, ground cover, fortifications, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Depths shown by shading and soundings. 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: Quebec, Canada, 1744 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan du bassin de Quebec et de ses environs, par N. B. ingenieur de la marine ; D. Heulland, Sculp. It was published chez Rolin in 1744. Scale [ca 1:34,000]. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 19N NAD 1983 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, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Depths are shown by shading. 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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  8. Title: Calecut nuova tavola

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    Summary: Map of southern India and the Maldives. Relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuouamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano da Ieronimo Ruscelli ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

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  9. Title: India tercera nuova tavola

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    Summary: Map of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuouamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano da Ieronimo Ruscelli ... In Venetia : Appresso Giordano Ziletti, 1564.

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  10. Title: Natolia nuova tavola

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    Summary: Map of Turkey with relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso: Nataliæ nova tabula, vigesimaquinta additarum, & 41. in ordine. From: Geographia Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini. Venetiis : apud Vincentium Valgrisium, 1562.

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  11. Title: Tabula Europae X

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    Summary: Map of Greece with relief shown pictorially. Text on verso: Decima et vltima Europae tabula. From: Geographia Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini. Venetiis : apud Vincentium Valgrisium, 1562.

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  12. Title: Carta marina nuova tavola

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    Summary: World map with relief shown pictorially. From: La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo ... Nuovamente tradotto di Greco in Italiano da Girolamo Ruscelli ... In Venetia ... Vincenzo Valgrisi MDLXI.

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  13. Title: Orbis descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Latin text on verso. From: La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino / nuovamente tradotto di Greco in Italiano ... In Venetia : Appresso Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561.

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  14. Title: Rhode Island, 1795 (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 Rhode Island, taken mainly from surveys by Caleb Harris ; Harding Harris, delineavt. ; Saml. Hill, sculpt. It was published in 1795 by Carter & Wilkinson. Scale [ca. 1:160,000]. 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, drainage, county and town boundaries and more. Relief shown by hachures. 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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  15. Title: Russia in Europe with its dismemberments from Poland in 1773, 1793 and 1795

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    Summary: January, 1907.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. 24 x 30 centimeters on sheet 34 x 28 centimeters Scale approximately 1:10,250,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Liverpool, England, 1766 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of Liverpool : with the docks, Williamson, Liverpool, print. It was sold at R. Williamson's shop ... in 1766. Scale [ca. 1:6,650]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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 and industry, cemeteries, parks, docks, wharves, ground cover, and more. Includes also text below map describing the town, including markets, members of parliament &c.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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  17. Title: Norfolk

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    Summary: Dated from the earliest atlas in which the map was issued in this state. Differs from previous states by changes in placenames. Shows boundaries, rivers, roads, woods, parks and settlements. Relief shown pictorially. London meridian.

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  18. Title: France

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. At top of map: Of France "Pag. 79." Probably issued in: Geography rectified, or, A description of the world ... London : Printed by R.R. for Robert Morden and Thomas Cockerill ... , 1700.

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  19. Title: The North Riding of York Shire

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    Summary: Dated from notes on Hodson p. 103 which say spelling Teises R. is 1695 edition. Shows boundaries, rivers, roads, woods, parks and settlements. Relief shown pictorially. London meridian. From Camden, William. Britannia, or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland ... 1695. First state, produced prior to changes before 1722.

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  20. Title: Westmorland

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From: Camden's Britannia, newly translated into English ... [London] : Printed by F. Collins, for A. Swalle ... and A. & J. Churchil ... , 1695. First state, produced prior to changes before 1722. Historic Maps copy 1 is uncolored.

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