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  1. Title: Global GIS : international river basins of the world

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    Summary: This datalayer is a polygon coverage representing the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database dataset: international river basins of the world. This version of the datalayer was published as part of the USGS Global GIS : global coverage database (2003). Does not cover Antarctica. The USGS Global GIS database contains a wealth of USGS and other public domain data, including global coverages of elevation, landcover, seismicity, and resources of minerals and energy at a nominal scale of 1:1 million. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and The American Geological Institute (AGI) announced a cooperative agreement that will focus on making the USGS Global Geographic Information System (GIS) database readily available to educators and the general public in the form of a DVD based world atlas.

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  2. Title: Ecuador, 1892 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carta geografica del Ecuador, por Teodoro Wolf ; publicada por orden del supremo gobierno de la republica y trabajada bajo las presidencias de los EE. se?ores D.J.M. Placido Caama?o y D. Antonio Flores. It was published by Instituto geografica de H. Wagner & E. Debes in 1892. Scale 1:445,000. Covers coastal Ecuador and portions of Colombia and Peru. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, railroads, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Includes also insets: La region oriental del Ecuador -- Archipielago de Galapagos, and table of altitudes of cities, villages and other inhabited spots, and, a table administrative divisions and subdivisions of Ecuador. 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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  3. Title: Map of the rail roads in the United States in operation and progress : to accompany a report from the Treasury Department

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Insets: Map of Florida.--Map of Texas. 100 x 108 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,180,000 General Map Collection

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  4. Title: Asia : concinnata secundum observationes Academiae Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullas alias, et juxta annotationes recentissimas

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Date from previously assigned call number on verso. Relief shown pictorially. 44 x 57 centimeters Scale approximately 1:22,000,000 Ames Library of South Asia Maps

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  5. Title: Literary map of Princeton, New Jersey

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    Summary: Shows Princeton authors' names color-coded to indicate alumni, former residents, faculty members, and former visiting faculty members. Authors' names are arrowed-in to col. ill. of the buildings that they inhabited. Accompanied by typewritten letter from Ms. Carol Rigolot of the Council of the Humanities to Mr. Paul M. Douglas, Wakefield, RI. [1] sheet ; 28 x 22 cm. Includes text, lists of authors' names, and col. ill. Historic Maps copy lacks accompanying letter.

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  6. Title: A chart of Basses Strait between New South Wales and Van-Diemen's Land, 1800 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A chart of Basses Strait between New South Wales and Van-Diemen's Land : surveyed by Lieut. Flinders of His Majesty's ship Reliance, by order of His Excellency Governor Hunter, 1798-9. It was published by: A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place in 1800. Scale ca. 1:1,130,000. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the GCS GDA 1994 (EPSG: 4283) 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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  7. Title: India, 1804 (Image 3 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 3 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the central west portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  8. Title: India, 1804 (Sheet 4 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 4 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  9. Title: India, 1804 (Image 2 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 2 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  10. Title: India, 1804 (Sheet 5 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 5 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the central east portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  11. Title: India, 1804 (Image 6 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 6 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  12. Title: India, 1804 (Image 1 of 6) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Mark Wood Esq., M.P. colonel of the Army in India, late Chief Engineer and Surveyor General, Bengal, this map of India, compiled from various interesting and valuable materials, is inscribed in grateful testimony of his liberal communications, by ... A. Arrowsmith ; George Allen sculp. It was published by A. Arrowsmith in 1804. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. This layer is image 1 of 6 total images of the six sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map. Covers primarily India and adjacent portions of Asia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also notes on the navigability of rivers.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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  13. Title: Africa 1825 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic paper map of Africa. This is a continental map of Africa originally created and published by Aaron and Samuel Arrowsmith in 1825. The features illustrated on this map includes: rivers, lakes, and coastal islands. 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 was georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Sinusoidal projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa from the Oscar I. Norwich Collection at Stanford University. 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 937.096 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. Arrowsmith, Aaron, Arrowsmith, Samuel, and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Africa 1825 (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repositiory. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zt453th4315. The Oscar I. Norwich Collection consists of over 300 maps published from the 15th to the early 20th century. More information about this collection can be accessed here: http://purl.stanford.edu/qb438pg7646. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa/default-exhibit. 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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  14. Title: Africa, 1811 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa, A. Arrowsmith. It was published by A. Arrowsmith, Soho Square. Additions to 1811. Scale [ca. 1:6,750,000]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. Covers also a small portion of Europe and the Middle East.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes.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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  15. Title: Central America & Caribbean Region, 1803 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of the West Indies and Spanish Dominions in North America, by A. Arrowsmith ; Jones, Smith & Co., sc. Beaufort Buildgs., Strand. It was published June 1st, 1803, by A. Arrowsmith, No. 24 Rathbone Place in 1803. Scale [ca. 1:2,775,525]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southeast portion fo the map. Covers primarily Central America and the Caribbean region.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, mines, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths shown by soundings. Includes notes.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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  16. Title: Africa, 1811 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa, A. Arrowsmith. It was published by A. Arrowsmith, Soho Square. Additions to 1811. Scale [ca. 1:6,750,000]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map. Covers also a small portion of Europe and the Middle East.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes.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: Central America & Caribbean Region, 1803 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of the West Indies and Spanish Dominions in North America, by A. Arrowsmith ; Jones, Smith & Co., sc. Beaufort Buildgs., Strand. It was published June 1st, 1803, by A. Arrowsmith, No. 24 Rathbone Place. Scale [ca. 1:2,775,525]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southwest portion fo the map. Covers primarily Central America and the Caribbean region.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, mines, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths shown by soundings. Includes notes.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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  18. Title: Africa, 1811 (Image 2 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa, A. Arrowsmith. It was published by A. Arrowsmith, Soho Square. Additions to 1811. Scale [ca. 1:6,750,000]. This layer is image 2 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. Covers also a small portion of Europe and the Middle East.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes.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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  19. Title: Central America & Caribbean Region, 1803 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Chart of the West Indies and Spanish Dominions in North America, by A. Arrowsmith ; Jones, Smith & Co., sc. Beaufort Buildgs., Strand. It was published June 1st, 1803, by A. Arrowsmith, No. 24 Rathbone Place. Scale [ca. 1:2,775,525]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northeast portion of the map. Covers primarily Central America and the Caribbean region.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, mines, and more. Relief shown by hachures, depths shown by soundings. Includes notes.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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  20. Title: Africa, 1811 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Africa, A. Arrowsmith. It was published by A. Arrowsmith, Soho Square. Additions to 1811. Scale [ca. 1:6,750,000]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. Covers also a small portion of Europe and the Middle East.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes.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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