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  1. 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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  2. Title: North America, 1856 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mitchell's new national map exhibiting the United States : with the north American British provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, together with Cuba and other West India Islands, engraved by W. Williams, map engraver, Philadelphia. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. This layer is image 2 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 North America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables and inset maps: Map of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Capt.n Cook in 1778 -- Map of the world on the Mercator projection exhibiting the American continent as its centre -- Map of the world on the Globular projection exhibiting the eastern and western Hemispheres.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: North America, 1856 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mitchell's new national map exhibiting the United States : with the north American British provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, together with Cuba and other West India Islands, engraved by W. Williams, map engraver, Philadelphia. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. 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 North America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables and inset maps: Map of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Capt.n Cook in 1778 -- Map of the world on the Mercator projection exhibiting the American continent as its centre -- Map of the world on the Globular projection exhibiting the eastern and western Hemispheres.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: North America, 1856 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mitchell's new national map exhibiting the United States : with the north American British provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, together with Cuba and other West India Islands, engraved by W. Williams, map engraver, Philadelphia. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. This layer is image 4 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 North America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables and inset maps: Map of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Capt.n Cook in 1778 -- Map of the world on the Mercator projection exhibiting the American continent as its centre -- Map of the world on the Globular projection exhibiting the eastern and western Hemispheres.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: North America, 1856 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mitchell's new national map exhibiting the United States : with the north American British provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, together with Cuba and other West India Islands, engraved by W. Williams, map engraver, Philadelphia. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1856. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. This layer is image 1 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 North America Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, railroads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes tables and inset maps: Map of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Capt.n Cook in 1778 -- Map of the world on the Mercator projection exhibiting the American continent as its centre -- Map of the world on the Globular projection exhibiting the eastern and western Hemispheres.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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  6. Title: New Orleans, Louisiana, 1849 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of New Orleans, drawn and eng.d by W. Williams. It was published by W. Williams in 1849. Scale [ca. 1:31,680]. Covers also an adjacent portion of Jefferson Parish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Louisiana State Plane Coordinate System, South NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 1702). 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, canals, levees, drainage, selected public and industrial buildings, cemeteries, city municipality and Parish boundaries, and more. Includes a list of references. 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: Map of Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:17,600,000 (E 66°--E 124°/N 42°--S 1°). Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington."Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Likely removed from: Mitchell's new general atlas / S. Augustus Mitchell. 27 x 31 centimeters Scale approximately 1:17,600,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  8. Title: Map of North America showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions; constructed and engraved by W. Williams, Philadelphia.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows major cities, political divisions including Russian America, Danish America, British America, and Central America. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania". Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. From: Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps Of The Various Countries Of The World, Plans Of Cities, Etc. In right upper margin: 3. 1 map: col.; 31 x 26 cm.

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  9. Title: A new map of the United States : upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c., showing also Canada and the island of Cuba

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    Summary: Compiled, drawn & engraved by W. Williams, practical geographer and engraver, Philadelphia.; Insets: Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c. -- Map of the island of Cuba -- City & harbor of Havana -- Map of the Niagara River and Falls.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.; Removed from: Baldwin, Thomas. A new and complete gazetteer of the United States. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & co., 1854. 60 x 72 centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,300,000; Scale approximately 1:9,500,000 General Map Collection

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  10. Title: Map of the Western States : engraved to accompany Appleton's traveller's guide.

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    Summary: Longitude given on top of map is from Greenwich; given on bottom of map is from Washington. Removed from: Williams, Wellington. Appleton's southern and western travellers' guide. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1850. 31 x 43 centimeters Scale [1:3,168,000] General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Map of the southern and south-western states : engraved to accompany Appleton's traveller's guide

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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress, 1849, by W. Williams in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania.; Removed from: Appleton's southern and western travellers' guide / W. Williams (New York : D. Appleton & Co., 1850, c1849).; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; Insets: Map of the state of Texas -- Map of eastern Virginia &c. 30 x 44 centimeters Scale approximately 1:4,130,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Map of the Mississippi R : from the Falls of St. Anthony to St. Louis [and] from St. Louis to Memphis

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    Summary: Shows river, neighboring states, and selected cities, roads, and rail lines. 20 x 16 centimeters Scale not given. General Map Collection

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  13. Title: Plan of Charleston S.C.

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    Summary: At head of title: No. 44. References : [Directory of points of interest lower left corner]. Removed from: Williams, Wellington. Appleton's southern and western travellers' guide. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1850. 22 x 20 centimeters Scale not indicated. City Maps

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  14. Title: Plan of Cincinnati and vicinity

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    Summary: "Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1849 by W. Williams ... Pennsylvania." Indexed. At head of title: No. 34. Removed from: Williams, Wellington. Appleton's southern and western travellers' guide. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1850. 21 x 21 centimeters Scale approximately 1:27,000 City Maps

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  15. Title: Plan of New Orleans

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    Summary: Covers also a portion of Layfayette. Shows names of streets, number of municipalities, drainage, and other points of interest. North oriented to the right. Includes list of references. Removed from: Williams, Wellington. Appleton's southern and western travellers' guide. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1850. 18 x 20 centimeters Scale approximately 1:31,680 City Maps

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  16. Title: Survey for a ship canal to connect the Lakes Erie & Ontario, Lockport route; Surveyed under the direction of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. Top. Engs., by Lieuts. T.F. Drayton & J.G. Reed; drawn by Lieut. J.G. Reed.; Survey for a ship canal to connect Lakes Erie and Ontario Lockport route

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. "Map no. 3." Shows canal survey from Kempville (Olcott)on Lake Ontario through Lockport to Tonawanda on the Niagara R. Map drawn in 3 segments. Direction arrows pointing south. 1 map on 2 sheets; sheets 67 x 85 cm

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  17. 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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  18. Title: Road map of Tuscola County, Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Includes index to roads. Illustrations, location map, and map of public hunting lands on verso. Scale approximately 1:150,000

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  19. 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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  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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