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  1. Title: Jerusalem, 1868 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, surveyed by C.W. Wilson, CE, in 1864-5 and engraved under the direction of Colonel J. Cameron; the hills by D. Law. It was published by Ordnance Survey Office in 1868. Scale 1:10,000. Covers Jerusalem. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Israel Transverse Mercator (ESRI: Israel_TM_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, fortification, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. 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: San Francisco Bay Area, California, Nautical Chart, 1877 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California, from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by R.D. Cutts, asst. & A.F. Rodgers, sub-asst. ; topography by R.D. Cutts, asst., A.M. Harrison & A.F. Rodgers, sub-assts. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. Comdg. James Alden, U.S.N. assist. It was published by The Survey in 1877. Scale 1:50,000. 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 hachures and spot heights; depths by sounding, shading, and contours. Includes inset map: Sub-sketch of entrance to San Francisco Bay (Scale 1:400,000), and inset views: View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz N.E. by E. 1/2 (by compass 10 miles) -- View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay from Yerba Buena Id. -- View of the entrance to San Pablo Bay from near Angel Id. Also includes text and tables. 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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  3. Title: Boundary lines between northern New England states and Canada, 1843 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the boundary lines between the United States and the adjacent British provinces : from the mouth of the river St. Croix to the intersections of the parallel of 45 degrees of north latitude with the river St. Lawrence near St. Regis, shewing the lines as respectively claimed by the United States and Great Britain under the Treaty of 1783, as awarded by the King of the Netherlands, and as settled in 1842 by the Treaty of Washington, compiled by Lieut.T.J. Lee, topl. engineers and W.M.C. Fairfax, civil engr. It was published in Mar. 1843 by the United States House of Representatives. Scale [ca. 1:1,020,000]. Shows in different colors: claimed boundaries of 1783, boundary awarded by the King of the Netherlands, and boundary under the Treaty of 1842. Covers northern Maine and portions of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). 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, boundaries between the United States and Canada, and more. Inset: Rouse's Point and its vicinity on Lake Champlain. Scale 1:33,780. 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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  4. Title: Geologische schetskaart van Nederlandsch Oost-Indie

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by bathymetric tints and isolines. Wall map. Historic Maps copy has label affixed to verso of map: Geological map of Dutch East Indies. London : Edward Stanford Ltd., cartographers to His Majesty ... London agents for the sale of Ordnance maps.

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  5. Title: Plan of the Pan-American Exposition : to be held at Buffalo, New York May 1-Nov. 1, 1901 (plan revised to April 15, 1901)

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    Summary: A map (revised as of April 15, 1901) of the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition, planned for May 1 to November 1, 1901 in Buffalo, New York ; the last and most accurate of a series of maps issued by the Pan-American Exposition Company. Title, cartographer, and date from map ; publisher and printer from lower right margin. 51 x 34 centimeters Scale 1:4000 City Maps

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  6. Title: Carte régionale de la Province de Québec : comprenant les comtés de St. Maurice, Maskinongé, Berthier, Joliette, Montcalm, L'Assomption, Jacques-Cartier, Hochelaga, Laval, Terrebonne, Soulanges, Vaudreuil, Deux-Montagnes, Argenteuil et Ottawa

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    Summary: Limites de comté ; Routes ; Chemins de fer ; Cadastre ; Ponts ; Chenal ; Hydrographie. Names of counties and townships indicated. 78 x 113 centimeters Scale 1:253,440 General Map Collection

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  7. Title: Bridgman's new sectional and township map of Indiana from the latest official and other authentic sources for school, library or office

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    Summary: Shows counties, townships, sections and railroads. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes 'Geological map of Indiana'; List of territorial and state governors, 1787-1893; 'State items'; 'The United States General Land Office township system'; Population graph, 1920-1890; 'State institutions'; 'Comparative areas' map of Indiana and England; map of 'Congressional districts of Indiana'; 'Rank and populations of largest cities'; 'Hypsometric map of Indiana'; 'Civil government' chart and 'Concise county gazetteer.' Scale approximately 1:264,000. E.C. Bridgman.

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  8. Title: Railroad distance & township map of Indiana

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    Summary: Shows railroads, counties, townships, cities, towns, and railroad stations.; Includes Description on Indiana; 1870 census figures for counties, cities, and larger towns; Laws of Indiana; and Literary Institutions of the state along both sides of the map.; W. Roberts, sc, NY.; Entered according to Act of congress, by E.C. Bridgman, in the year 1871, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Scale approximately 1:675,000.

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  9. Title: North Central Madagascar, 1888 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Itinerari di due viaggi al Madagascar eseguiti dall'inge. E. Cortese nel 1887. It was published by Societa geografica italiana in 1888. Scale 1:1,000,000. Covers the north central part of Madagascar. Map in Italian. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' 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 the travel routes of Emilio Cortese, drainage, cities, towns, villages, and other human settlements, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes inset: Carta dell Isola di Madagascar. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  10. Title: Geologic atlas of Goodhue County, Minnesota, C-12, Part B, Plate 10, Sinkholes, Sinkhole Probability, and Springs and Seeps

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    Summary: Maps showing distribution of karst (carbonate rock with caves, springs) units and features and karst hydrology in carbonate rocks susceptible to being dissolved by acidic ground water, scale 1:100000, Goodhue County.

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  11. Title: Geologic atlas of Fillmore County, Minnesota, C-8, Part B, Plate 8, Sinkholes and Sinkhole Probability

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    Summary: Map showing location of sinkholes and likelihood of future sinkhole development, scale 1:100,000, Fillmore County.

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  12. Title: Geologic atlas of Olmsted County, Minnesota, C-3, Plate 7, Sinkhole Probability

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    Summary: Map showing location of sinkholes and likelihood of future sinkhole development, scale 1:100,000, Olmsted County.

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  13. Title: Geologic atlas of Winona County, Minnesota, C-2, Plate 5, Sinkhole Probability

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    Summary: Map showing location of sinkholes and likelihood of future sinkhole development, scale 1:100,000, Winona County.

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  14. Title: Plano del Río "Ucayali" : desde la boca del Río "Pachitea" hasta su confluencia con el Río "Marañón" formando el Río "Amazones" y parte de este hasta "Iquitos"

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    Summary: Longitud oeste de Pari?s. 137 x 60 centimeters Scale 1:500,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Vias de comunicacion entre Paita, Eten y la parte naveable del río Alto Marañón

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading.; Includes charts "Distancias Aproximadas" and "Tiempo Aproximado." 74 x 98 centimeters Scale [1:500,000] Escala de 2 milímetros por 1 kilómetro. General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Map of Ohio showing original land subdivisions 1922

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    Summary: Scale [1:380,160] : Published originally to accompany: Original Ohio land subdivisions ... Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey / by C.E. Sherman. by C.E. Sherman ; W.D. Turnbull, chief draftsman. OSU's copy 1 gift of Dale Bertsch.

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  17. Title: New map of the city of Norwich

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    Summary: Scale [ca. 1:9,000]; 1 map; 41 x 69 cm Norwich (Conn.)--Maps

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  18. Title: Superior National Forest, Minnesota, 4th principal meridian, 1934

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:250,000. "F.A. Silcox, forester." 50 x 81 centimeters 1:250,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  19. Title: Ohio, Indiana, and vicinity showing Scioto and Miami Rivers in relation to present and proposed waterways within the region

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    Summary: Scale approximately1:31 680. "March 20, 1916." "Map no. 1." Includes legend. report of C.E. Sherman.

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  20. Title: Profile and map of the Ohio Canal : showing progress and cost of improvements

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:276,000. Shows Ohio Canal from Dresden to Cleveland. "Scale distorted." Oriented with north to right. Includes "Table of Distances" on right margin. compiled under the direction of Chas. E. Perkins, Chief Engineer, Public Works of Ohio ; A.H. Sawyer, Draftsman.

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