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  1. Title: Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1799 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: This chart of Cape Cod and Harbour is dedicated to the Boston Marine Society by their friend & brother, John Foster Williams. It was published in 1799. Scale [ca. 1:6,450]. Covers Cape Cod from Truro to Provincetown including Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts. 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 is a nautical chart showing coastal features such as anchor points, currents, points, inlets, coves, and more. Shows also land features: windmills, lighthouse, and buildings pictorially. Harbor depths are shown by soundings. Includes text 'Directions for sailing by Cape-Cod Light-House and into Cape-Harbour.' 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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  2. Title: Old Northwest and Great Lakes Region, 1785 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of the north west parts of the United States of America, [by] John Fitch. It was published in 1785. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. Covers the Old Northwest from the Great Lakes to Kentucky and the Mississippi River to the Allegany River and a portion of Lake Ontario. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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 human settlements, forts, Native American lands, roads, drainage, proposed state boundaries, and more. Relief shown by landform drawing. Includes descriptive notes. 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 purposes.

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  3. Title: A map of the back settlements.

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    Summary: London.;1 map;19 x 23 cm.;ca. 1:6,336,000

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  4. Title: A chart of the northern part of the Bay of Bengal : between Point Palmiras and the Aracan shore

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:880,000 (E 85°50'00"--E 93°15'00"/N 23°30'00"--N 19°10'00"). Depth shown by soundings. Inset: Chittigong River. Includes table: Astronomical Observations. Includes 4 coastal profiles. 56 x 87 centimeters Scale approximately 1:880,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  5. Title: Geological map of Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior, Michigan; by J. W. Foster & J. D. Whitney; S. W. Hill and W. Schlatter, assistants.

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights and hachures; depths shown by soundings. Shows mineral lands, mines, and furnaces. Appears in: Jackson, Charles T. Report of the geological and mineralogical survey of the mineral lands of the United States in the state of Michigan. Washington, 1849. between p. 624 and 625. 1 map: hand col.; 28 x 56 cm.

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  6. Title: Drew's new and correct plan of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark : including the latest improvements. ; Drew's new and correct plan of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark : including the latest improvements.

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    Summary: London (England)--Maps

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  7. Title: Foster and Gunnell's mining map of Southern Oregon : showing rincipal quartz and placer mines, wagon roads, saw mills, post offices, etc., as compiled from United States Geological Survey, official and private surveys, and from data obtained from the official records of Josephine and Jackson Counties, Oregon

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Blueline print. 57 x 87 Centimeters Scale approximately 1:190,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Map no. 4 from the Coo-che-to-pa Pass to the Wahsatch Mountains: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. J.W. Gunnison, top. eng, assisted by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3rd artillery; R.H. Kern, topographer in the field.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, railroads, trails, Indian territories, etc. From: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Includes proposed railroad lines. 1 map; 78 x 57 cm

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  9. Title: Re-examination of the outlet of the south channel of the river St. Clair

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    Summary: 1 map ; 393 x 484 mm. In: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Third Congress. Part 3. Map 25 to illustrations accompanying the Report of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers. "Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 1, 1st. session, 33rd Congress."

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  10. Title: Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri river and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah, made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ...; by Capt. Howard Stansbury aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison ... and Albert Carrington; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss.; Map of a reconnaissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri river and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah, made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, by Capt. Howard Stansbury aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison ... and Albert Carrington; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Outline color. 1 map: hand col., dissected into 18 sections and mounted on linen; 71 x 174 cm, folded to 25 x 29 cm

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  11. Title: Telegraph and Rail Road map of the New England States

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    Summary: Description derived from published bibliography.; Inset: Map of Boston showing the entrance of the Rail Roads. Circle, diameter 22 cm. 78 x 82 centimeters Scale approximately 1:775,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Map of the surface deposits of Polk County, Iowa, 1897

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    Summary: 1 map

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  13. Title: A map of the Britisch [sic] Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch settlements adjacent thereto

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prevailing wind directions in the lower latitudes are also shown. Includes illustrations, inset views and detail maps.

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  14. Title: A map of the Britisch [sic] Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch settlements adjacent thereto

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations, 22 inset views and detail maps. Back key state 1; a close copy of C&M key state 2; cf. Babinski.

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  15. Title: A map of the British Empire in America : with the French, Spanish and Hollandish settlements adjacent thereto

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    Summary: Caption title: Carte particuliére de l'Amérique Septentrionale. Relief shown pictorially. Publication date from Babinski. Detached from: Atlas nouveau toutes les parties du monde ... Amsterdam : J. Cóvens & C. Mortier, [1683-1761]. Insets: Fall of Niagara -- Quebec -- New York -- Mexico -- Placentia -- Annapolis Royal -- Boston -- New York -- Charleston -- Bermuda -- S. Augustine -- Providence -- Havana -- S. Jago -- Kingston Hr -- Port Antonio -- Port Royal in Martinica -- Barbadoes -- Antigua -- Cartagene -- Porto Bello. State 1 of the Covens & Mortier key map, a close copy of the key map to Henry Popple's 1733 Map of the British Empire in America (key state 1); cf. Mark Babinski, Henry Popple's Map of the British Empire in America.

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  16. Title: Nouvelle carte particulière de l'Amérique où sont exactement marquées une partie de la baye d'Hudson le pays des Kilostinons, la source de la grande riviere de Mississippi, le pays des Illinois &c.

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    Summary: Inset: Endoresement by Edmund Halley. From Covens, J. & Mortier, C. Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde... Amsterdam, 1683-1761. v. 9, no. 41. In lower right margin: J. 1 map: hand col.; 55 x 50 cm

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  17. Title: A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Described in Babinski's Henry Popple's 1733 map of the British Empire in America, p. 12. Key map to Henry Popple's 1733 map of the British Empire in America. Includes notes, dedication and compass rose. Insets: Fall of Niagara -- Mexico -- Quebec -- New York -- Placentia -- Annapolis Royal -- Boston -- New York -- Charleston -- Bermuda -- S. Augustine -- Providence -- Havana -- S. Jago -- Kingston -- Port Antonio -- Port Royal in Martinica -- Barbadoes -- Antigua -- Cartagene -- Porto Bello.

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  18. Title: This map of the city of New York and island of Manhattan : as laid out by the commissioners appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is respectfully dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and commonnalty thereof

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Reduced to 1/2 scale and lith. by G. Hayward for D.T. Valentine's manual, 1853." Oriented with north toward upper right corner.

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  19. Title: Map of Africa Showing its most Recent Discoveries (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of a continental map of Africa from 1881. This map shows the expedition routes of Stanley and Livingstone and contains an inset depicting the Island of St. Helena (place where Napoleon was buried). This map was georeferenced using a Sinusoidal 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 1539.89 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation. Mitchell, S. Augustus, Wellington, Williams, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013) Map of Africa Showing its most Recent Discoveries (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/px984sn6906. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  20. Title: Cincinnati, Ohio, 1893 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Cincinnati and vicinity : compiled for Williams' Cincinnati directory, by E.F. Layman, civil engineer; engraved by the Henderson-Achert-Krebs Lithographing Co. It was published by Williams & Co. in 1893. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. Covers also parts of Kentucky below the Ohio River.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Ohio South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3402). 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 and stations, selected buildings, city ward boundaries, drainage, parks, cemeteries, and more. Includes 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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